Bachelor of Dental Surgery

• Five-and-a-half-year Tribhuvan University program producing clinically competent dental surgeons skilled in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and management of oral diseases, supported by integrated medical sciences and mandatory clinical internship.

• Includes comprehensive training in basic medical sciences, clinical medical sciences, and advanced dental sciences.
• Builds core competencies in examination, diagnosis, preventive dentistry, patient management, dental procedures, and restorative techniques.
• Clinical exposure begins in the early years and intensifies through pre-clinical labs, OPD postings, specialty rotations, and a full-year rotatory internship.
• Emphasizes ethics, communication, medico-legal responsibilities, community engagement, and emergency dental care.
• Graduates are eligible for the Nepal Medical Council Licensing Examination (NMCLE).

Curricular Structure in Table

Features
• 5.5-year full-time program under Tribhuvan University
• Strong integration of medical and dental sciences
• Intensive pre-clinical laboratory training
• Full clinical rotations across all dental specialties
• Mandatory 1-year internship
• Eligibility for the NMC Licensing Examination
• Scholarship provisions under National Medical Education Act

• +2 Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) with 50% aggregate or 2.4 CGPA
• A-Level or equivalent must meet PCB equivalency and 50% requirement
• Health-science diplomas with PCB (50%) and council registration are accepted
• Entrance exam: MECEE-BL
• Passing requirement: minimum 50th percentile
• Marking: +1 correct, –0.25 wrong
• After selection, required documents:
– SEE/SLC certificate
– +2 transcript & character certificate
– Citizenship/Passport
– Entrance admit card
– Reservation documents
– Equivalence certificate (if foreign board)
• Scholarship distribution as per National Medical Education Act

Job Prospects
• Dental surgeon in hospitals, clinics, and teaching hospitals
• Community oral-health officer
• Dental emergency and trauma-care provider
• Dental clinician in prosthodontics, restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontics, and oral surgery
• Teaching assistant in dental colleges
• Dental public-health program implementer
• Research assistant in oral-health studies
• Consultant for NGO/INGO oral-health programs