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Bachelor of Dental Surgery or BDS course offers a wide range of career opportunities to dental graduates. The salary offered to BDS graduates vary depending on various factors such as experience, skills, company, location, specialisation and others. Dentists have various options available. From working in government hospitals to private clinics, they can also set up their own clinics.
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BDS graduates may start with less salary but as they gain experience and higher studies like MDS or other advanced degrees, the BDS salary increases significantly. After completing BDS, graduates can pursue various job profiles. They can work as dental technician, prosthodontist, dental surgeon, dental hygienist, dental consultant, lectures and others.
Pursuing BDS course is highly competitive. Candidates need to qualify NEET UG and appear for the NEET counselling process. The duration of the course is 5 years. Students who opt for BDS must understand the salary landscape. Read this article to know more about the BDS course, roles, career options, BDS salary in India and many more.
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The salary of BDS doctors in India vary based on factors such as experience, specialization, location, type of company and various others. A dental professional usually earns between Rs 3,00,000 to Rs 9,00,000 per annum. Meanwhile doctors working in private and government hospitals have different pay scales. Public hospitals often pay less salaries than private ones. Dentists enjoy access to modern medical facilities in the private hospitals. Dental graduates can also travel abroad to earn more than their domestic counterparts. In the table below, we have provided the salary of BDS graduates in India.
State | Name of the Hospital | Ownership | Median salary of placed graduates per annum (Amount in Rs.) 2021-22 |
Maharashtra | Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai | Government | 270000 |
Maharashtra | Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur | Government | 700000 |
Karnataka | AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Private | 360000 |
Karnataka | KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Belgaum | Private | 250000 |
Delhi | Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi | Government | 1435000 |
Punjab | Christian Dental College, Ludhiana | Private | 400000 |
Haryana | Post Graduate Institute of Dental Science, Rohtak | Government | 850000 |
Karnataka | JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore | Private | 370000 |
Maharashtra | Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Pune | Private | 379500 |
Karnataka | Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore | Government | 530000 |
Karnataka | Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere | Private | 410000 |
Tamil Nadu | Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Kancheepuram | Private | 420000 |
Tamil Nadu | Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Kancheepuram | Private | 180000 |
Kerala | Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram | Government | 320000 |
Gujarat | Government Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad | Government | 672000 |
Puducherry | Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry | Government | 400000 |
Karnataka | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Private | 390000 |
Karnataka | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal | Private | 380000 |
Karnataka | Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore | Private | 600000 |
Maharashtra | Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune | Private | 655000 |
Tamil Nadu | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai | Private | 400000 |
Tamil Nadu | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai | Private | 520000 |
Maharashtra | Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai | Government | 990000 |
Karnataka | SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad | Private | 480000 |
Tamil Nadu | SRM Dental College, Ramapuram | Private | 300000 |
Tamil Nadu | SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, Kattankulathur | Private | 660000 |
Telangana | Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad | Private | 180000 |
Chandigarh | Panjab University, Chandigarh | Government | 360000 |
Delhi | Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi | Government | 1300000 |
Haryana | Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad | Private | 390000 |
Maharashtra | Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha | Private | 750000 |
Odisha | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar | Private | 1116000 |
Odisha | Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar | Private | 540000 |
Tamil Nadu | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore | Private | 1200000 |
Tamil Nadu | Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai | Private | 600000 |
Tamil Nadu | Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai | Private | 755000 |
Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh | Government | 1500000 |
Uttar Pradesh | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Government | 960000 |
Uttar Pradesh | King George's Medical University, Lucknow | Government | 850000 |
Karnataka | MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore | Private | 318000 |
Tamil Nadu | Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Salem | Private | 489600 |
Uttar Pradesh | Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad | Private | 480000 |
Rajasthan | Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur | Government | 0 (Zero) |
Uttar Pradesh | Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow | Private | 430000 |
Haryana | Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala | Private | 450000 |
Karnataka | Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur | Private | 430000 |
Maharashtra | Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Karad | Private | 925000 |
Maharashtra | Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni | Private | 320000 |
Punjab | Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh | Private | 360000 |
Gujarat | Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad | Government | 300000 |
Rajasthan | Geetanjali University, Udaipur | Private | 264000 |
Uttar Pradesh | Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad | Private | 480000 |
Uttar Pradesh | Rama University, Kanpur | Private | 150000 |
Rajasthan | Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur | Private | 180000 |
Madhya Pradesh | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University, Bhopal | Private | 700000 |
Bihar | Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna | Private | 360000 |
Uttar Pradesh | ITS Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Ghaziabad | Private | 440000 |
Uttar Pradesh | Inderprastha Dental College and Hospital, Ghaziabad | Private | 0 (Zero) |
Telangana | Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Narketpally | Private | 360000 |
Karnataka | Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bangalore | Private | 800000 |
Karnataka | KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sullia | Private | 240000 |
Maharashtra | Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune | Private | 1000000 |
Andhra Pradesh | Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram | Private | 300000 |
Karnataka | AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Private | 180000 |
Karnataka | Al-Badar Rural Dental College and Hospital, Gulbarga | Private | 125000 |
Maharashtra | ACPM Dental College, Morane | Private | 286000 |
Kerala | Annoor Dental College and Hospital, Muvattupuzha | Private | 116000 |
Punjab | Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana | Private | 0 (Zero) |
Karnataka | Bapuji Educational Association College of Dental Sciences, Davangere | Private | 355230 |
Karnataka | Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Coorg | Private | 340000 |
Karnataka | DA Pandu Memorial RV Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore | Private | 350000 |
Rajasthan | Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur | Private | 0 (Zero) |
Karnataka | Dayanand Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore | Private | 612000 |
Kerala | Government Dental College, Kottayam | Government | 300000 |
West Bengal | Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Science and Research, Kolkata | Private | 504000 |
Karnataka | S Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kalaburagi | Private | 0 (Zero) |
Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar | Private | 1080000 |
Puducherry | Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Pillaiyarkuppam | Private | 450000 |
Uttar Pradesh | Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly | Private | 0 (Zero) |
Uttar Pradesh | Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies, Modinagar | Private | 220000 |
Karnataka | KLE Societys Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore | Private | 300000 |
Kerala | KMCT Dental College, Kozhikode | Private | 500000 |
Tamil Nadu | Madha Dental College and Hospital, Kundrathur | Private | 52000 |
Puducherry | Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Mahe, Pondicherry | Private | 240000 |
Madhya Pradesh | Mansarovar Dental College, Bhopal | Private | 660000 |
Kerala | Mar Baselios Dental College, Thangalam | Private | 300000 |
Karnataka | Maratha Mandals Nathajirao G Halgekar Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum | Private | 500000 |
Telangana | Meghna Institute of Dental Sciences, Nizamabad | Private | 300000 |
Kerala | Noorul Islam College of Dental Science, Aralumoodu | Private | 200000 |
Kerala | PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuram | Private | 165250 |
Tamil Nadu | Priyadarshini Dental College and Hospital, Pandur | Private | 0 (Zero) |
Kerala | Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Perumthuruthy | Private | 460000 |
Tamil Nadu | RVS Dental College and Hospital, Kannampalayam | Private | 3200000 |
Karnataka | RajaRajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Kumbalgodu | Private | 400000 |
Tamil Nadu | Rajas Dental College and Hospital, Kavalkinaru | Private | 450000 |
Uttarakhand | Seema Dental College and Hospital, Rishikesh | Private | 400000 |
Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon | Private | 0 (Zero) |
Andhra Pradesh | G Pulla Reddy Dental College and Hospital, Kurnool | Private | 120000 |
Chhattisgarh | Government Dental College, Raipur | Government | 400000 |
West Bengal | Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata | Government | 0 (Zero) |
Delhi | ESIC Dental College and Hospital, Rohini | Government | 1476000 |
Gujarat | Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar | Government | 400000 |
Maharashtra | YMT Dental College and Research Institute, Kharghar | Private | 300000 |
Maharashtra | Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai | Private | 400000 |
Maharashtra | Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir's Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hiray Dental College and Hospital, Panchavati | Private | 126000 |
Maharashtra | Yogita Dental College and Hospital, Khed | Private | 204000 |
Maharashtra | VSPM's Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur | Private | 210000 |
Karnataka | Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shimoga | Private | 420000 |
Punjab | Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Science and Research, Amritsar | Private | 375000 |
Karnataka | The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore | Private | 800000 |
Karnataka | Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Private | 200000 |
Kerala | Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Ernakulam | Private | 265000 |
Andhra Pradesh | Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada | Government | 420000 |
Andhra Pradesh | Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Amalapuram | Private | 510000 |
Telangana | MNR Dental College and Hospital, Sangareddy | Private | 300000 |
Tamil Nadu | Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Chennai | Private | 144000 |
Tamil Nadu | JKK Nattraja Dental College and Hospital, Komarapalayam | Private | 150000 |
Madhya Pradesh | People's Dental Academy, Bhopal | Private | 216000 |
Madhya Pradesh | Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore | Private | 920000 |
Kerala | MES Dental College, Malappuram | Private | 162000 |
Telangana | Sri Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad | Private | 420000 |
Telangana | Malla Reddy Dental College for Women, Hyderabad | Private | 135600 |
Karnataka | Government Dental College, Bangalore | Government | 530000 |
Madhya Pradesh | Govt. Dental College, Indore | Government | 1280000 |
Maharashtra | Govt. Dental College, Mumbai | Government | 270000 |
Maharashtra | Govt. Dental College, Nagpur | Government | 700000 |
Maharashtra | Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Mumbai | Private | 800000 |
#N/A | Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences | #N/A | 850000 |
#N/A | S B Patil Institute of Dental Sciences and Research | Private | 400000 |
BDS has a good scope and opportunities in both government and private sectors. Dental professionals can opt for jobs in government hospitals or set up their own private clinic with a desire to help people and to maintain financial stability. The demand for qualified dentists is always on the rise. The companies offer decent salary packages in the field of dental science. However, the salary of dental doctors greatly depends upon expertise, location, specialization and type of hospital they are working in. The dental profession is not limited to pursuing a career as a dentist. There are various areas of employment available after the completion of the BDS courses. The dental graduates can have plenty of opportunities to make a successful career both financially and personally.
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