Oral Pathology is a branch of dentistry, which involves the study and research on the cause and effect of oral diseases. Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Oral Pathology is a three-year post graduate degree course during which a student learns various areas of Oral Pathology, including Periodontology, Prosthodontics and Crown, Oral Pathology & Microbiology etc. Anyone with a BDS degree from an institute recognized by Dental Council of India along with permanent registration with any of the state dental councils or the DCI itself, can aspire to take admission in this programme.
Institutes offering MDS (Oral Pathology) offer admission to candidates on the basis their performance in entrance exams, which may be conducted at the state or the national level. After completion of this post graduate programme, one can get into a government health institution or a private hospital, or else one can contribute in the field of research by getting into a research faculty at a University or Medical institute. Here, we have given the list of colleges offering MDS (Oral Pathology) course in India.