SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH (Declared as Deemed to be University Under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956) Village: Piparia, Taluka: Waghodia, Dist: Vadodara, State - GUJARAT. Pin - 391760 Phone: 02668-245262 / 64 / 66, Telefax: 02668-245292 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.sumandeepuniversity.co.in REVISED REGULATIONS AND CURRICULUM FOR MASTER OF DENTAL SURGERY COURSE 1 Our Vision: SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH should be a world class centre of excellence for learning and innovation, driven by social sensitivity and state-of-the-art technology. The University is amongst the top rated Educational Institute offering contemporary education, high quality research, and training and consultancy services in Health sciences to suit the ever changing needs of society. Our Philosophy: • To train the students through Evidence Based Education System • To encourage Research in all the disciplines in health sciences • To set the Benchmark in Educational Standards, Policies and Practice • To function with spirit of humanity, liberty, integrity, responsibility and togetherness • To encourage new ideas and inculcate spirit of Entrepreneurship • To create and maintain National as well as Global identity • To create a rewarding sense of belonging for mutual growth • To develop a sense of partnership amongst all • To strive hard towards creating human centered development and building knowledge-centered society and nation Our Strength: • First Largest and Recognized Deemed Health University of Gujarat State. 2 • First University in India to introduce Evidence Based Education System in Dental Curriculum. • First deemed university of Gujarat State to start Dental Postgraduate courses (MDS) in all specialty of Dentistry. • Largest Dental Hospital of Gujarat state having 400 hi-tech dental chairs. 3 SECTION CONTENT PG NO. SECTION I Master of Dental Surgery 5 Rules and Regulations SECTION II Goals and objectives of MDS course 27 SECTION III Teaching and learning activities 31 SECTION IV M. D.S Course Syllabus: Branch I – Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge 37 Branch II – Periodontology 84 Branch III – Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 109 Branch IV – Conservative Dentistry and 146 Endodontics Branch V – Orthodontics & Dentofacial 173 Orthopedics Branch VI – Oral and Maxillofacial 211 Pathology and Oral Microbiology Branch VII – Public Health Dentistry 234 Branch VIII – Pediatric Dentistry 254 Branch IX – Oral Medicine & Radiology 278 SECTION V ETHICS IN DENTISTRY 214 4 MASTER OF DENTAL SURGERY COURSE RULES & REGULATIONS 1. SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT: 1.1 These Regulations shall be called “THE REGULATIONS FOR THE MASTER OF DENTAL SURGERY PROGRAMS OF THE SUMANDEEP VIDYAPEETH, PIPARIAVADODARA”. 1.2 The Regulations and the Syllabus are as prescribed in these Regulations and are subject to modifications by the Academic Council of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth from time to time. 2. ELIGIBILITY: To be Eligible for Admission for the Degree of Master of Dental Surgery, the Candidate shall – 2.1 Hold a Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.) of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth or of any other University duly recognized by the Dental Council of India. 2.2 Be registered with the State Dental Council and must have obtained provisional or permanent registration. 2.3 Have undergone compulsory rotatory internship of a year in an approved/recognised dental college. 2.4 Qualify in Merit the NEET Qualifying examination for the said academic year and be granted admission by the common counselling procedure. 2.5 In the case of a foreign national who has qualified the said NEET examination, the candidate shall obtain on payment of the prescribed fee for registration to the Dental Council of India, a temporary registration for the duration of the post-graduate training restricted to the dental college/institution to which he or she is admitted for the time being exclusively for postgraduate studies, provided further that temporary registration to such foreign national shall be subject to the condition that such person is duly registered as medical practitioner in his/her own country from which he/she has obtained his/her basics dental qualification and that his/her degree is recognized by the corresponding state dental council or concerned authority. 2.6 NEET eligibility percentile SELECTION OF CANDIDATE FOR POST-GRADUATE COURSES – 5 2.6.1 The candidate has to secure the following category wise minimum percentile* in NEET for admission to postgraduate courses held in a particular academic year. General 50th Percentile Person with locomotory disability of 45th Percentile lower limbs Scheduled castes, Scheduled 40th Percentile Tribes, Other Backward Classes *It can vary as declared by National Board of Examination for THAT particular year. 2.6.2 A candidate who has failed to secure the minimum percentile as prescribed in these regulations, shall not be admitted to any post-graduate courses in any academic year. 6 2.6.3 Minimum 5% seats of the annual sanctioned intake capacity shall be filled up by candidates with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 50% to 70%: A. Provided that in case any seat in this quota remains unfilled on account of unavailability of candidates with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 50% to 70% then any such unfilled seat shall be filled up by persons with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 40% to 50% – before they are included in the annual sanctioned seats for general category candidates: B. Provided further that this entire exercise shall be completed by each dental college/institution as per the statutory time schedule for admissions. 3. AGE LIMIT: There is No Upper Age Limit. 4. PHYSICAL FITNESS CERTIFICATE: 4.1 Every candidate before admission to the course shall submit to the Principal of the Institution a Certificate of Medical Fitness from an authorized Medical Officer that the Candidate is physically fit to undergo the M.D.S course and does not suffer from any contagious disease or Psychiatric problems. 4.2 Students with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 50% to 70% should produce the Disability Certificate issued by the duly constituted District Medical Board. 4.3 Disabled students should also produce FITNESS CERTIFICATE as described in 4.1. 5. ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE: The candidate who has passed the NEET qualifying examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations, before seeking admission to KMSDCH, shall obtain an Eligibility Certificate from the Sumandeep Vidyapeeth by remitting the prescribed fees along with the filled application form and required documents. 6. CUT OFF DATES FOR ADMISSION: The academic session shall commence from 1st of May and the cut-off date for admission, even for stray vacancies, in the Master of Dental Surgery course shall be 31st of May, every year. 7 The Candidates admitted up to 31st May, shall be registered for the MDS Course in that academic year. 7. ENROLLMENT: A candidate admitted to the Master of Dental Surgery Course (M.D.S.) in any one of the affiliated institutions of the Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia shall submit the prescribed application form for Enrollment, duly filled along with prescribed fee and filled in Declaration Form to the Registrar of this University through the Principal of the affiliated institution within 15 days from the joining to the Master of Dental Surgery course. The candidate who fails to submit the Enrollment form in stipulated time period will get an Extension of One term i.e. Six months. 8. DURATION OF THE COURSE: 8.1 The Period of certified study & training of the Master of Dental Surgery Postgraduate Degree Course shall be three complete years including period of examination. 8.2 Time period required for passing out MDS course shall be a maximum of six years from the date of admission in the said course. 8.3 No exemption shall be given from this period of study and training for any other experience gained prior to the admission to the MDS course, except PG diploma holders in the same specialty 8.4 Provided further that the duration of the post-graduate course for the post-graduate Diploma holders shall be of two years in the respective specialty. The syllabus and curriculum shall be the same as MDS Course in the concerned specialty except that they are not required (i) to undergo study and training in Basic Sciences and (ii) pass the PART – I examination of MDS Course. However, they have to submit the dissertation work, as part of the post- graduate programme. 8.5 A candidate who wishes to study in a second specialty shall have to undergo the full course of three years duration in that specialty. 9. COMMENCEMENT OF THE COURSE: Academic year for the Master of Dental Surgery course shall commence from 1st May of each year. 10. POST GRADUATE GUIDE: 8 10.1 The qualifications required to be a postgraduate teacher are as laid down by the Dental council of India. 10.2 The postgraduate teacher will be a registered post graduate teacher of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth. 10.3 A Professor who is a recognized postgraduate teacher can register maximum two post graduate students in each academic year of MDS course. 10.4 Not more than 6 active postgraduate students should be registered under each Professor who is a post graduate teacher during the 3 years MDS course. 10.5 A Reader who is a recognized postgraduate teacher can register maximum of one post graduate students in each academic year of MDS course. 10.6 Not more than 3 active postgraduate students should be registered under each Reader who is a post graduate Teacher during the 3 years MDS course. 10.7 The post graduate teacher will register the post graduate student in the same specialty in which he/she is trained. 10.8 The postgraduate teacher shall always certify the clinical/ practical work, library and main Dissertation, research project and any other activities conducted by post graduate student under them. 10.9 No postgraduate teacher shall enroll candidates for a discipline other than the subject of his/her Specialty for the post-graduate programme and no teacher shall be recognized as Postgraduate teacher for more than one specialty.