Category: BDS Courses

Becoming A Prosthodontist – What to Expect

Prosthodontics is a major dental specialty. A prosthodontist specializes in making prosthesis and fake teeth. He/she focuses on restoring damaged and missing teeth with certain custom-made appliances like dentures, veneers, crowns, bridges. He/she is also the one to perform the popular ‘Dental Implant Surgery’. They could also help in treating facial anatomy abnormalities i.e. head & neck deformities.

Why to Visit a Prosthodontist?

A smile, healthy mouth and creating lost tooth have much value and importance, a Prosthodontist understands that. People respect & expect a great deal from Prosthodontists because of the type of surgeries they perform. Today’s world doesn’t have a shortage of look-conscious patients. It is really beneficial to consult a specialist when you have ‘reasonable doubt’ in your mind.

A general dentist could perform reconstructive work after a month-long course. But it really depends on your choice. Do you prefer a specialist with appropriate skills & knowledge or do you want a general treatment? A Prosthodontist’s experience is necessary during delicate surgeries.

What Prosthodontists Perform

A Prosthodontist performs a number of vital surgeries that are prominent in the profession. They go through a training procedure that gives them precise ways to deal with esthetic procedures. Some major services offered by them are:

  • Cosmetic dentistry
  • Replacing lost tooth
  • Special treatment of geriatric patients
  • Dental implant surgeries
  • Complex care management
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Maxillofacial prosthetic features like oral cancer reconstruction
  • Treating children with cleft palate/missing teeth
  • Treating sleep disorders and snoring
  • Complete & removable partial dentures

3 Tips To Perform Better In BDS Exams

BDS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery is one of the main dental courses in India. A good tip is not to take all the tips you find too seriously (No, that doesn’t mean that you can close this tab! Let me explain!).

There is plenty of advice for students on the internet – take a break every 45/ 40-90/ 40-50 minutes, cramming a couple of days before the exams don’t help (Not suggesting you to, but isn’t it what all students do?), and so on. You need to figure out what works for you.

Example: Whether you decide to revise till late in the night, or wake up early in the morning to do so when the exam is the next/same day depends on whether you are an owl or a lark.

Do use old examination papers (Question papers) to discover significant questions. A number of questions repeatedly appear over the years. Old question papers also throw light on important areas other questions may be asked from.

Try to keep your life sorted during exams – stress-inducing heartbreaks, arguments/ conflicts with loved ones, etc. are unbelievably distracting. During exams, try to be in a relaxed state of mind (Meditate if needed.) and approach studying with pure concentration. If you have a gymming habit, it would help, since exercise helps relieve stress.

For more tips for BDS students, read this article by our writer.

Removable Prosthodontics Courses After BDS At Dr. Bhutani Dental Academy

‘Removable Prosthodontics’ are good options for patients who cannot medically or financially afford dental implants. This includes people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, or those taking medications that make the bone healing difficult.

For such patients, removable prosthodontics are a good option. The teeth and associated soft tissues are replaced with a prosthesis that can be removed, i.e., dentures. Constructing dentures takes skill both on the part of the dentist as well as the technician.

At Dr. Bhutani Dental Courses, our practical-oriented diploma courses after BDS work to improve your dentistry skills.
Our courses are of varying duration – we have long-term, short-term and weekend crash courses. Clinical training is assured in both short-term and long-term courses. Our highly-qualified faculty, each professor with one to two decades of clinical and teaching experience, would train you on case selection.

Both flexible and complete dentures would be covered during the course. Cast RPDs (Removable partial dentures) and acrylic RPDs would be a part of the curriculum too. Not to forget, all our courses include several practical procedures and demonstrations on patients. Our aim is not just to impart knowledge, but also to improve your working skills.

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