Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) is a 4 year under graduate course offered in the field of dentistry. A Bachelor of Dental Surgery student has to deal with various areas such as Human Physiology, Materials used in Dentistry, Human Oral Anatomy, Physiology, Histology & Tooth Morphology, Oral Pathology & Oral Microbiology, Orthodontics, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and so on.

The candidates those who have completed their 10+2 standard with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as compulsory subjects and have secured good rank in any of the dental entrance exam opted by the particular college / university can get admission to its BDS course. One can find many medical colleges in the country offering BDS course. Following is the list of BDS colleges in the state of A.P.

B.D.S Colleges in northern part of Andhra Pradesh

• Mamata Dental College, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh
• M.N.R Dental College and Hospital, Medak, Andhra Pradesh
• Meghna Institute of Dental Sciences (MIDS), Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh

B.D.S Colleges in eastern part of Andhra Pradesh

• Lenora Institute of Dental Science (LIDS), East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
• St. Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
• Dr. Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh
• Sree Sai Dental College and Research Institute, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
• Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
• Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
• Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
• U.H.S Dental College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
• GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• P.M.S College of Dental Science and Research, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• Vishnu Dental College,West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh

B.D.S Colleges in southern part of Andhra Pradesh

• Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
• C.V.S Krishnamurthy Teja Institute of Dental Science and Research, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

B.D.S Colleges in western part of Andhra Pradesh

• Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Venkata Sai Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• G. Pulla Reddy Dental College and Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
• S.V.S Dental College, Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Rangareddi District, Andhra Pradesh
• Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh

B.D.S Colleges in central part of Andhra Pradesh

• Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
• Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh

Top B.D.S Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

Among the various colleges offering the aspirants with BDS course, some of the top ones are Army College of Dental Sciences, GITAM Dental College and Hospital and Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery.