Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) is a professional undergraduate degree program that prepares students to become qualified dental surgeons. The course provides comprehensive knowledge of oral health, dental sciences, and modern treatment techniques. It combines classroom learning with extensive clinical training, enabling students to diagnose, prevent, and treat diseases affecting the teeth, gums, jaws, and oral cavity. The BDS curriculum emphasizes patient care, preventive dentistry, restorative procedures, oral surgery, and community dental health.

The program typically spans 5 years, consisting of 4 years of academic and clinical education followed by a 1-year compulsory rotating internship. During the internship, students gain practical experience by treating patients under the supervision of experienced dental professionals. Admission to the BDS program in India generally requires successful completion of 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) and qualification in the NEET-UG entrance examination.