Understand Who are Dental Surgeons
To guarantee accurate treatment you must be sure of the authenticity of your dentist. That can be easily done if you know of the degree a dentist should posses. Avoid unscrupulous quack doctors. Equivalent to the degree of MBBS is the bachelor degree in dentistry is known as BDS (Bachelor degree of Dental Surgery). The master degree in dentistry is known as MDS which is the specialization done in various disciplines within dentistry itself. A brief overview of the various disciplines-
- Orthodontia-concerned with correction of crooked and misaligned teeth to produce a harmonious smile.
- Conservative dentistry and endodontics-saving tooth from extraction and its preservation through (root canal treatment) apicectomy. Crown or cap, filling, veneering laminates, bleaching etc.
- Prosthodontia-the making of artificial teeth (dentures) fixed bridge, crown or cap, removal dentures, complete dentures (dentures for both toothless upper and lower jaw), laminate veneers, artificial facial parts etc, are among the few of its spectrum of reconstructive work.
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery other than tooth extraction this discipline encompasses surgery of the face and jaws, fixing of jaw fractures, removal of cyst and tumour etc. And surgical reconstructions.
- Pedodontia-this comprises a special branch of dentistry dealing specially with baby and child teeth. That's real gentle dental care !
- Periodontia a discipline devoted to the diagnosis. Treatment and prevention of germ disease to ensure long service life for a teeth.
- Oral medicine and diagnosis-diagnosing disease of the oral cavity
- Oral pathology-the discipline that welds the microscope and makes the all important diagnosis for cyst, tumour and cancer and makes the treatment plan.
M.D.S. degree is awarded separately for each of the above disciplines. Remember to approach each specialist for your very special needs, fore.g. an endodontist should be preffered for an RCT, a prosthodontist for your bridges and dentures N.B.- BDAS, BMS, DMS, MBS, BDSA etc degrees which many quacks have are not recognized as medical or dental degrees by the Govt. of India medical and dental council. Ask for the registration number when in doubt. You can run a search in the dental council website.
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