COMPARISON OF DENTAL CURRICULUM IN INDIA VERSUS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.

As the importance of good dental care becomes increasingly paramount in a globally connected society, it is imperative that thedental curriculum keep up pace with it. This means that the large numbers of Indian dental graduates who pass out every year are the sync with latest in the dental world. Hence this study aims to compare the dental curriculum of the traditional Indian BDS undergraduate program with those of the developed countries (restricted to American and British universities). It goes onto highlight the strengths of each curriculums studied. Additionally it identifies specific features of other curriculums which could be incorporated into the Indian dental curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]