BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)
The course of studies for BDS is four academic years. The duration of the academic session shall be 9 months including preparatory holidays and examinations.
The BDS curriculum is so arranged that it should produce a dental surgeon, capable of:
- making an accurate oral and dental examination and diagnosis,
- giving local anaesthetic,
- performing an operation on the teeth and jaws, and
- taking a good roentgenogram.
He/She should be proficient in:
- dental laboratory techniques,
- advice on operative dentistry,
- dento-legal work, and
- looking after community dental health.
| Subjects | Lecture Hours | Practical/Clinical Hours |
| Anatomy, Histology, etc. | 100 | 300 |
| Physiology & Biochemistry | 50 | 150 |
| Dental Materials & Dental Technology | 50 | 200 |
| Pakistan Studies | 25 | —– |
| Islamic Studies | 25 | —– |
| Oral & Dental Anatomy, Oral Physiology, Histology & Tooth Morphology | 45 | 100 |
| General & Dental Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 60 | 100 |
| General Pathology & Microbiology | 50 | 150 |
| Surgery | 60 | 200 |
| Medicine | 60 | 200 |
| Oral Medicine | 65 | 100 |
| Oral Pathology & Bacteriology | 65 | 100 |
| Prosthetics | 110 | 40 |
| Pre-Clinical Prosthetics (2nd year) | 70 | 510 |
| Clinical Prosthetics (3rd & 4th years): complete dentures, immediate dentures, crown & bridge work, orofacial prosthetics | 260 | 250 |
| Conservative Dentistry | 110 | 40 |
| Pre-Clinical Operative Dentistry | 125 | 30 |
| Clinical Conservative Dentistry | 30 | 15 |
| Endodontics | 20 | 15 |
| Periodontia | 260 | 45 |
| Paedodontics | 100 | 100 |
| Community Dentistry | 100 | 30 |
| Orthodontia & Radiology | 55 | 40 |
| Orthodontia | 15 | 160 |
| Radiology | 140 | 20 |
| Oral Surgery, Anaesthesia, Dental Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Medical / Dental Ethics & Dental Practice Management | (40+20+5+2+3 hours)70 | 330 |
