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Respected Sir, I am pursuing BDS from India and after completing it I want to pursue PhD in Dentistry so I want to know can I pursue PhD in Dentistry after completing BDS from India? Which Universities in India offer this course? Please provide the full details about the same.

No. You can't apply for Ph.D (Dentistry) just after completing BDS. For Ph.D (Dentistry), You should complete MDS with any specialization.

Specialization In MDS
- Endodontics
- Oral Surgery
- Prothodontics
- Orthodontics
- Pedodontics
- Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

Institutes Offering Ph.D (Dentistry) In India
- AIIMS, Delhi
- Santosh University, UP
- Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamilnadu
- Babu Banarasi Das University, UP
- Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, UP
- Gujarat University, Gujarat
- Rajiv Gandhi University, Karnataka
- Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Haryana
- People's University, Madhya Pradesh
- Kerala University, Kerala

Employment Areas
- Dental Clinics
- Dental Equipment Manufacturer
- Pharmaceutical Companies
- Dental Hospitals
- Research Institutes
- Educational Institutes

Originally Posted by shaziaali

Respected Sir, I am pursuing BDS from India and after completing it I want to pursue PhD in Dentistry so I want to know can I pursue PhD in Dentistry after completing BDS from India? Which Universities in India offer this course? Please provide the full details about the same.

No, you are not eligible for Ph.D course because you have completed BDS course. Only MDS degree holder candidates are eligible for Ph.D course in Dentistry.

List of the college for Ph.D course in Dental:-

1. ESIC Dental College & Hospital, Phone: +91-11-27861033, Rohini, North Delhi,

2. Harsaran Dass Dental College, Contact No: 0522 - 2274030. Location: 26th Km. Stone, Delhi-Hapur Bypass , NH-24 Kazipura Turn , Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India - 201302

3. I.T.S Centre for Dental Studies & Research (I.T.S-CDSR), Delhi- Meerut Road , Murad Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India - 201206 Contact Email: [email protected]

4. I.T.S. Centre for Dental Studies & Research, Delhi- Meerut Road , Murad Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India - 201206 Contact Email: [email protected]

5. Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital, 46/1, Site IV Industrial Area, Sahibabad Ghaziabad, U.P. - 201 010 India Phone: +91-120-417670

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