PROGRAM SPECIFICATION SPECIMEN MASTER OF DENTAL SURGERY (MDS) (Basic Oral Health Sciences) Course Title Course Duration Type of Study Study System Process of Teaching Total Credit Hours Sub-Specialties: Community Dentistry Science of Dental Materials Oral Biology Oral Pathology 4 years program Taught & Research Semester system Multimedia/ Power Point/ White Board/ Online 75 Credit Hours Credit Hours Distribution Study Hours Distribution Teaching Hours Distribution Modules Detail with Credit Hours Teaching Institution Degree Awarding Institution Degree plan Semester 1: Semester 2 to 8: Details in Table-1 Details in Table-2 Details in Table-3 DIKIOHS-DUHS DUHS APPENDIX I 12 Credit hours 9 Credit hours each Eligibility /Admission Criteria Fee Structure BDS, 1 Year House Job, GAT, Domicile Of Sindh, Entrance Test & Interview Semester system
Table 1: Study hours distribution Semester Spring semester Summer semester Fall semester Total Duration 18 weeks 12 weeks 18 weeks Preparation Leave 1 week --- 1 week Study duration 16 weeks 07 weeks 1 week 04 weeks 16 weeks Examination 1 week Internship Synopsis Defense Summer Vacation 1 week Tentative Dates (16 weeks) 01-Jan-2011 07-May-2011 25-June-2011 01-Jul-2011 01-Aug-2011 22-Apr-2011 24-June-2011 30-June-2011 30-Jul-2011 21-Nov-2011 Mid-Term Exam (1week) 26-Feb-2011 04-Mar-2011 --- 24-Sep-2011 30-Sep-2011 Semester Examination (1 week) 30-Apr-2011 --- 28-Nov-2011 06-May-2011 --- 03-Dec-2011 Admissions None First semester teaching and examination 18 weeks Inter semester break (Summer vacation) 04 weeks Second semester teaching and examination 18 weeks Session break 01 weeks Retake Examinations (12-Dec-2011-24--Dec-2011) 02 weeks Winter Vacations (25-Dec-2011 31-Dec-2011) 01 week
Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) Basic Oral Health Sciences BATCH-4 (FOUR YEAR PROGRAM) 2011-15 Table-2 Distribution of Credit Hours Semester Course Work Journal Club Academic Credits Research Credits Total No. of Cr Hrs Undergraduate Teaching Credits Clinical/Field/ Lab/Departmental Term Paper Master Thesis I 12 -- -- -- -- -- 12 II 03 01 01 02 02 -- III 03 01 01 02 02 -- IV 03 01 01 02 02 -- V 03 01 01 02 02 -- VI 03 01 01 02 02 -- VII 03 01 01 02 02 -- VIII -- 01 -- 02 -- 06 Total No of Cr Hrs 30 07 06 14 06 12 75 NOTE: This distribution may be followed from batch-4 onwards and NOT BE APPLICABLE to earlier MDS batches (that is, 2 and 3). The earlier MDS Batches may follow the same credit hours distribution, that is, 4 CH Course work + 4 CH s + 4 CH Research work.
MODULES DETAIL WITH CREDIT HOURS Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences Dow University of Health & Sciences, Karachi MDS- Community Dentistry BATCH-4 Year SEMESTER COURSE COURSE TITLE TYPE OF COURSE 1st Year 2 nd Year I II III IV Cr Hrs General Anatomy Core 1 General Physiology Core 1 General Pathology Core 1 Science of Dental materials Core 1 Research methodology/ biostatistics Core 2 Molecular biology/ genetics Core 2 Fundamentals of epidemiology Core 2 Structural, ultra structural & molecular pathology Core 1 techniques Behavioral sciences Core 1 Project Management 1 Advanced Biostatistics 1 Dental health professional education 1 Research work 2 Health management and administration 2 Oral Epidemiology 1 Prevention & control of oral diseases 2 Health promotion and education 1 Sociology & Behavioral sciences applied to dentistry 1 Public oral health practices 1 V Ethics and Jurisprudence 1 3rd Year Conservative dentistry 1 Special need dentistry 1 Health economics 1 VI VII Occupational hazards in Dentistry 2 Preventive and interceptive orthodontics 1 4 th Year VIII 3 Research 6 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS (MDS COMMUNITY DENTISTRY (BASIC) 75 Total Cr. Hrs 12
Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences Dow University of Health & Sciences, Karachi 4 th Year MDS Oral Biology (Tentative Schedule) Batch IV (2011-2015) YEAR SEMESTER COURSE COURSE TITLE TYPE OF COURSE CREDIT HOURS TOTAL CREDIT HOURS I Basic medical & oral health sciences 04 Research Methodology & Biostatistics 02 Molecular Biology & Genetics 02 12 1st Year 2 nd Year 3rd Year 4 th Year II III IV V VI VII VIII Fundamentals of Epidemiology 02 Structural, Ultra Structural & Molecular Pathology 01 Behavioral Sciences 01 Forensics Odontology & Jurisprudence 01 Advance Biostatistics 01 Oral Physiology 01 Radiology & Imaging 01 General Embryology 01 General Histology 01 Molecular Technique 01 Oral Epidemiology 01 Oral Embryology 01 Tooth Morphology I 01 Oral Anatomy & Histology I 01 General Anatomy 01 Oral Anatomy & Histology - II 1 Tooth Morphology - II 1 Occupational Hazards in Dentistry 1 Comparative Dental Anatomy 01 Current Research Oral Biology 01 Research work 03 Final Thesis Submission 05 Total Credit Hour 75 Prepared by: Dr. Amynah Tariq MDS Program Coordinator & Supervisor DIKIOHS, DUHS
MDS ORAL PATHOLOGY PROGRAM OUTLINE Year Semester Course Course title Type of course Credit hours General Anatomy Core 1 General Physiology Core 1 I General Pathology Core 1 Science of Dental materials Core 1 Research methodology/ biostatistics Core 2 Molecular biology/ genetics Core 2 Fundamentals of epidemiology Core 2 Structural, ultra structural & molecular pathology techniques Core 1 Behavioral sciences Core 1 1st Year Oral Pathology I Major 01 Forensic Odontology Major 01 Microbiology I (Bacteriology, Virology) Major 01 II Synopsis Submission Journal Clubs Teaching & Assignments Oral Surgery Oral Diagnosis & Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Microbiology I (Bacteriology, Immunology) 1 Molecular Pathology 1 III Radiology & Imaging 1 Molecular Pathology 1 Oral Pathology 1 General Pathology 2 Journal Club 1 Research Term Paper 1 Work 2 Total credit hours 12 9 9 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year IV V VI VII VIII Microbiology II (Virology & Mycology & Parasitology) Major 1 Systemic Pathology I Major 1 General Pathology: I Major 1 Journal Club 1 Research Term Paper 1 Work 2 Radiology & Imaging 1 Hematology 1 Histopathology 1 Chemical Pathology 1 Systemic Pathology II Major 2 General Pathology-II Major 1 Systemic Pathology II Major 2 Thesis Writing 1 Work shop 1 Systemic Pathology 1 Histopathology 1 Chemical Pathology 1 Diagnostic Microbiology 1 Hematology Major Chemical Pathology Minor 03 Diagnostic Microbiology Major Histopathology 1 Molecular Pathology 1 Hematology 1 Microbiology 1 Critical Reading & Writing 1 Bibliographic Data Base 1 Term Paper 2 Undergraduate Teaching 1 Research 5 Work shop 1 Systemic Pathology 1 Histopathology 1 Chemical Pathology 1 Diagnostic Microbiology 1 FINAL THESIS SUBMISSION Research 9 Total Credit Hour 75.0 9
Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences Dow University of Health & Sciences, Karachi MDS- Science of Dental Material BATCH-4 Year SEMESTER COURSE COURSE TITLE TYPE OF COURSE Cr Hrs MDS 701 (a) General Anatomy Core 1 Total Cr. Hrs 1st Year I MDS 701 (b) General Physiology Core 1 MDS 701 (c) General Pathology Core 1 MDS 701 (d) Science of Dental materials Core 1 MDS 703 Research methodology/ biostatistics Core 2 MDS 705 Molecular biology/ genetics Core 2 12 MDS 707 Fundamentals of epidemiology Core 2 MDS 7 Structural, ultra structural & molecular pathology Core 1 techniques MDS 711 Behavioral sciences Core 1 II DM/NED 702 Fundamentals of Materials Science Engineering Major 1 DM/NED 704 Applied Chemistry(ORGANIC/INORGANIC) Major 2 Research work 2 2 nd Year III IV V DM/NED 706 Polymers / CAD/CAM Major 1 DM/NED 710 Introduction to Physical Metallurgy Major 2 DM/NED 723 Nanostructure Materials / Smart Materials Major 1 DM/NED 714 Surface Engineering & Coating Techniques Major 1 DM/NED 720 Corrosion Science Major 1 DM/NED 713 Materials Characterization Techniques Major 1 DM/NED 715 Fundamentals of Bio-Materials Major 2 3rd Year DM/NED 717 Imaging Science Major 1 DM/NED 719 Crystallography & X-Ray Diffraction Techniques Major 1 DM/NED 716 Phase Transformations of Metals an Alloys Major 1 VI VII DM/NED 721 Modern composite materials Major 1 DM/NED 725 Auxiliary Dental Materials Major 1 DM/NED 727 Direct & Indirect Restorative & Prosthetic Materials Major 1 4 th Year VIII 3 Research 6 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS (MDS Science Of Dental Material (BASIC) 75
Departmental/ Clinical Thesis defense by BSAR Departmental/ Clinical Departmental/ Clinical Departmental/ Clinical Departmental/ Clinical Departmental/ Clinical Departmental/ Clinical Research synopsis defense by BASR MDS Program (4 year Program) 2011-2014 Subject: Science of Dental Materials APPENDIX I ENTERANCE Semester I Basic medical & oral health sciences Research methodology/ biostatistics Molecular biology/ genetics Fundamentals of epidemiology Structural, ultra structural & Molecular pathology techniques Behavioral sciences Semester II Fundamentals of Materials Science Engineering Applied Chemistry (ORGANIC/ INORGANIC) Semester IV Nanostructure Materials / Smart Materials Surface Engineering & Coating Techniques Semester III Polymers / CAD/CAM Introduction to Physical Metallurgy Semester V Materials Characterization Techniques Fundamentals of Biomaterials Semester VI Imaging Science Crystallography & X-Ray Diffraction Techniques Phase Transformations of Metals & Alloys Semester VII Semester VIII Modern compositematerials Auxiliary Dental Materials Direct & Indirect Restorative & Prosthetic Materials EXIT
MDS Program Basic & Clinical Sciences (Four years) 1. Academic Credits 1.1 Course work: Internal Assessment (30%) = Mid-term Exam (10%) + Assignments (10%) + Quiz/class tests (10%) Final Examination (70%) Grand Total (100%) = Internal Assessment (30%) + Final Examination (70%) 1.2 Journal Club (100%) 1.3 Undergraduate teaching/ Practicals (100%) 1.4 Field/ Departmental s (100%) = Two departments according to subject specialty 2. Research Credits 2.1 Term paper (100%) = Implement in two to eight semester 2.2 Master Thesis (100%) = Implement in eight semester