WHAT TO DO AFTER BDS?

The first career option after BDS is to prepare for NEET exams and to do a three years course of MDS. Focus hard on preparing for exams and try to get a PG seat in a government college. There are many private colleges too that offer MDS courses in all branches of dentistry.  MDS gives you a maturing curve and makes you a specialist in that branch.  If you want to be that dentist who can even treat complicated cases with ease then you are about to fulfill your wish. You can become a good consultant after MDS and you can join academics or can practice.

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If you do not want to study further and your clinical skills are good then you can open your dental clinic and can earn a sizable income even in your initial days. Before opening a dental clinic, you should work in a private clinic or a hospital for at least 1 or 2 years to gain the practical knowledge and experience of running a dental clinic. It is also good if you can do some hands-on courses like rotary endo course, implant course, cosmetic dentistry course before opening the clinic.

Always survey for the location, prices prevalent in nearby clinics, and the competition before opening a dental clinic. Work sincerely and be proactive in the promotion of your clinic and you can earn a handsome income. By the time your batch mate clears MDS, you will be a multi-specialist in 3 years. After a few years, you can turn your clinic into polyclinic or group practice as well. This is one of the best and most conventional career options after BDS as you are your own boss here.

You can apply for government jobs offered by state governments. It gives you a chance to get a handsome salary as well as job security and insurance for life long. All multi-specialty hospitals have a dental department and you can apply there too. You can get a job in the Indian army, navy, railways, or in state government jobs. But it is not easy to get a government job, so don’t be dependent.

You can join the Army dental corps and can work as a dental surgeon in a military hospital. It has both short commission and long commission jobs. Moreover, it also gives you an opportunity to do MDS through the army after joining the long commission. It serves the dual purpose of serving the country as well as fulfilling the passion of dentistry. You are an officer here and no work carries more pride and honor than working for Indian Armed Forces.

Do you think BDS was a forced error and now you want to rectify it, then you can do MBA in Hospital Administration and can get a job in a hospital as an administrator. This will open a new profile for you. If you pursue MBA in marketing then you can get a job in a company of dental materials and equipment that prefers to hire dentists with the degree of MBA.

Dentists who do an MBA in any stream will open new job horizons for them. You can become a speaker in the field of practice management too. You can do a Master’s in Rural Health too. After doing all these 2-year courses, you would earn decent in India or abroad. A Diploma in Hospital Administration, Hospital Management or Health Management services, or any other such course will open a gateway for you if you want to practice in Canada or any other country.

Do you hate being in this field, then you can change it by doing post-graduation in MPH. You will stay connected to dentistry, yet not have worked as a clinician. Nowadays there are many jobs in public health especially after covid times both in government as well as the private sector. You can completely turn towards public health and work as an epidemiologist, researcher, etc. You can merge the two qualifications beautifully and can work with NGOs concerned with oral hygiene, smile, oral diseases, etc. The main attraction of doing MPH is the availability of many career options in foreign countries. MPH in India or DPH in the US are good options. If you don’t like clinical dentistry, then MPH looks worth a shot.

In today’s era of selfies, people are getting more and more conscious about their looks and can spend any amount of money. It has opened a new job option for dental surgeons as the demand for clinical cosmetologists has increased. One can do a fellowship of 1 year or can do some diploma course in dermatology to expertise in such treatments. Botox, fillers, hair transplants, etc. are trending nowadays.

Fresh graduates with a passion for teaching can go back and join a dental college as a tutor or demonstrator, and here your preparation for PG exams as well as teaching can go hand in hand. It is one option after BDS and if you love teaching you can pursue it even after doing MDS. This is one of the career options after BDS but doesn’t expect a good salary in this job. If you just need experience and improve your clinical and academic knowledge, you can use this platform. If you want to choose teaching as your career, then you should definitely go for MDS.

It is not necessary to teach in dental college. You can teach anything in which you are good. You can teach even dental photography if you are good at that. What matters is your passion and perfection.

Being a dentist in a foreign country is very lucrative as you earn a lot of money in dentistry in these countries. You have to give exams to be eligible for practice in these countries. So first thing is to choose the country you want to work in and understand their eligibility criteria. If you want to settle in the US, then you have to give the exams called NBDE and after passing it, you can do DDS.

There are different rules and exams for various countries like the USA, Australia, Canada, Singapore, etc. but it is worth doing all this labor as you earn much more in a foreign country than in India. It seems very tempting but it is a very costly and difficult option. I am not demotivating the young aspirants, if you are able to clear the exams and can afford high fees then you must go as life is super easy and cool after that.

Do you want to be known as a researcher and develop advanced dental materials or do you want to carry out some large-scale surveys, then you can do MS in bio-materials or you can do PhD. There are many pharmaceutical industries that are looking for research-oriented people.

There is a great opportunity to work with the various companies of dental materials who are involved in the continuous research process. Clinical research and pharmacovigilance are presently in high demand because of understandable concerns in drug safety and patient safety. Reputed national research institutes like ICMR, AIIMS, National Institute of epidemiology call for dentists to participate in research projects as research associates.

After doing BDS, if you are confident of your skills, then you can apply for a job in a gulf country and can easily get a salary of around 1 lakh or more after having job experience of 2 years. You have to clear the MOH(Ministry of Health) exam which is not difficult.  They provide a good salary and reimburse travel expenses, your accommodation and food too. If you go to any Gulf country after MDS, then your salary is around 5 lakhs. So the choice is yours.

You can also think of going to the Maldives and you can easily get a good salary for your undemanding practice. After earning from these countries, you can think of coming back to your home town and opening your own practice.

It’s a world of the internet and you all know that content is king. If you love to create something new with words, videos or images then you can choose it as your career option. Firstly, you can create a blog for dental students and dentists and share your articles or news, but post videos and cases after doing thorough research. Secondly, you can also start educating people about dentistry through your blogs. You can teach, learn and earn.

Health care companies are looking for good content writers who can write engaging content on the internet. It can be an excellent career option for you as can get paid by youtube, Google sponsors if you can really become an influencer. You can become a full-time blogger, or you choose this career option along with your full-time job.

Health and nutrition go hand in hand. You have the clinical knowledge of the human body and if combined with the knowledge of healthy eating it can be a great combination. You can go for a course in nutrition and dietetics offered by various prestigious institutions. This gives you an opportunity to work as a dietician in any hospital.

Even if you become a multi-millionaire, everything is less in front of civil services. If you want to work for a larger public base, then you may try UPSC. You never know that one day you may be making government policy decisions ( you may become Health Secretary one day….). UPSC offers a wide range of opportunities for fresh dental graduates. You can join civil services such as IAS, IRS, IPS, or IFS. This is a highly prestigious and powerful job if you want to bring about the social reforms

If you are interested in forensics, then forensic dentistry can be a good career option for you after BDS. You can do MSc in Forensic Odontology or MDS in Forensic Dentistry and can get a job in forensic labs, research institutes, or in forensic wings of crime investigation agencies. It is an interesting career option after BDS where you can help in solving crimes.

After completing your BDS, you can opt for a career as a medical or dental transcriptionist. Knowledge of medical terminologies is a key factor in your career as a transcriptionist. A good grasp of language, good listening skills, typing skills, and knowledge of medical terms will help you in this job.

Dental transcriptionists convert oral dictations of dentists and other medical staff into neat, easily understandable, and consistently formatted records. They make consultation notes, reports, operative notes, and discharge summaries. Usually, medical transcriptions are used in the settlement of insurance or in legal proceedings. The Healthcare industry is going through a massive change and it can be a good option after BDS.

If you work hard, then dental tourism can be a good option after BDS. As we all know that dental treatments are very costly in the USA, Canada, the UK, and European countries. If you market properly and get international patients then think how much you can earn even from a single patient. You can make a plan of opening a dental tourism company in India and you can earn a lot.