Master of Dental Surgery [MDS]

Master of Dental Surgery [MDS] at AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, is a postgraduate dental programme for BDS graduates who want to specialise in one of the clinical dental disciplines the institute offers at this level. Residents work through supervised patient care in their chosen department's dental clinics alongside academic duties such as case seminars, assisting with teaching and contributing to departmental research and audit work, which is standard postgraduate dental training at a teaching hospital. Training builds both the diagnostic judgement and the hands-on procedural skill the chosen dental speciality needs, with residents taking on progressively more independent patient management over the course. The programme suits BDS graduates who have already decided on a dental specialisation and want that training at an institute attached to a large multi-speciality hospital rather than a stand-alone dental college. AIIMS Rishikesh sets the sanctioned intake for MDS seats every admission year, and the seat matrix broken down by category is published in the institute's own admission notice for that session, which candidates should check rather than assume matches an earlier year.