Dental education in India

Abstract

The authors discussed about various aspects of dental education in India, such as the admission procedure, the dental curriculum followed, clinical settings, classroom settings, faculty training in India, the attitudes and mindset of the dental students' and research in dental school setting. They have also discussed about the increasing number of the private dental colleges in the country, and the significant role of caste reservation in the admission process. Admission process is through common entrance exams (government or private) at state and national levels. The authors however recommended that separate exams for students interested in dentistry should be considered rather than common entrance exams for all health professions. Also, the Scoring system as practiced in United States for dental admission should be encouraged, rather than the ranking system followed here.