COMPARISON OF DENTAL CURRICULUM IN INDIA VERSUS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Abstract

As the importance of good dental care becomes increasingly paramount in a globally connected society, it is imperative that the dental curriculum keep up pace with it.This means that the large numbers of Indian dental graduates who pass out every year are in sync with latest in the dental world.Hence this study aims to compare the dental curriculum of the traditional Indian BDS undergraduate program with those of the developed countries (restricted to American and British universities).It goes onto highlight the strengths of each of curriculums studied. Additionally it identifies specific features of other curriculums which could be incorporated into the Indian dental curriculum.