<Li> Oral Public Health </Li> <P> In India, training in dentistry is through a 5 - year BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) course, which includes 4 years of study followed by one year of internship . As of 2010, there were a total of 291 colleges (39 run by the government and 252 in the private sector) offering dental education . This amounts to an annual intake of 23,690 graduates . </P> <P> Post graduate training is for three years in the concerned speciality . Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) is offered in the following subjects - </P> <Ul> <Li> Prosthodontics </Li> <Li> Periodontics </Li> <Li> Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery </Li> <Li> Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics </Li> <Li> Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics </Li> <Li> Oral Pathology & Microbiology </Li> <Li> Community Dentistry </Li> <Li> Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry </Li> <Li> Oral Medicine Diagnosis and Radiology . </Li> </Ul>

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