Short Description

Three-year postgraduate dental program preparing specialists to manage oral health at population level through community-based prevention, promotion, research, and public oral health service planning.

Description

Program builds advanced competence in community oral health assessment, epidemiology, oral disease prevention, health promotion, dental public health research, program design, service delivery management, and policy-based oral health planning. Focus includes biostatistics, outreach strategies, planning/management of public oral-health systems, and oral-health evaluation frameworks. Graduates become dental public-health specialists capable of leading population-level interventions

Curricular Structure (Table)

(Framework follows the national MDS structure; KU uses NMC-approved curriculum components.)

Core Study Domains

Assessment Framework

Features

– Nationally regulated 3-year specialist program
– Heavy orientation toward population-level oral health
– Integration of dentistry, epidemiology, and biostatistics
– Fieldwork: camps, outreach clinics, surveys, community assessments
– Research-driven curriculum with mandatory thesis
– Training in health-program planning & management
– Exposure to public health policy and community-level implementation
– Builds capacity for leadership positions in oral-health sectors

Admission Process (Point Format)

– BDS or equivalent from a recognized institution
– NMC registration (foreign candidates must be registered in their own country plus obtain NMC registration)
– Minimum 1-year work experience
– Must sit for MECEE-PG
– Must score ≥50% in MECEE-PG to enter merit list
– Merit list ranking determines institutional seat allocation
– Document verification + program enrollment at KUSMS

Job Prospects

– Community dentistry specialist
– Public health dental officer
– Community program manager
– Public health inspector
– Oral health promotion expert
– Researcher (public health, epidemiology, biostatistics)
– Faculty in dental colleges
– NGO/INGO program specialist
– Government oral-health service planner
– Consultant for community oral-health programs
– Private or institutional dental practitioner (preventive focus)