Programme Outcomes for BDS
PO1: General Skills
• Apply knowledge& skills in day-to-day practice
• Apply principles of ethics Analyse the outcome of treatment
• Evaluate the scientific literature and information to decide the treatment
• Participate and involve in professional bodies
• Self-assessment & willingness to update the knowledge & skills from time to time
• Involvement in simple research projects
• Minimum computer proficiency to enhance knowledge and skills
• Refer patients for consultation and specialized treatment
• Basic study of forensic odontology and geriatric dental problems
PO2: Practice Management
• Evaluate practice location, population dynamics & reimbursement mechanism
• Co-ordinate & supervise the activities of allied dental health personnel
• Evaluate the scientific literature and information to decide the treatment
• Maintain all records
• Implement & monitor infection control and environmental safety programs
• Practice within the scope of one’s competence
PO3: Communication & Community Resources
• Assess patients goals, values and concerns to establish rapport and guide patient care
• Able to communicate freely, orally and in writing with all concerned
• Participate in improving the oral health of the individuals through community activities.
PO4: Patient Care – Diagnosist
• Obtaining patient’s history in a methodical way
• Performing thorough clinical examination
• Selection and interpretation of clinical, radiological and other diagnostic information
• Obtaining appropriate consultation
• Arriving at provisional, differential and final diagnosis
PO5: Patient Care – Treatment Planning
• Integrate multiple disciplines into an individual comprehensive sequence treatment plan using diagnostic and prognostic information
• Able to order appropriate investigations
PO5 Patient Care – Treatment
• Recognition and initial management of medical emergencies that may occur during Dental treatment
• Perform basic cardiac life support
• Management of pain including post operative
• Administration of all forms of local anaesthesia
• Administration of intra-muscular and venous injections
• Prescription of drugs, pre-operative, prophylactic and therapeutic requirements
• Uncomplicated extraction of teeth
• Transalveolar extractions and removal of simple impacted teeth
• Minor oral surgical procedures
• Management of Oro-facial infections
• Simple orthodontic appliance therapy
• Taking, processing and interpretation of various types of intra oral radiographs
• Various kinds of restorative procedures using different materials available
• Simple endodontic procedures
• Removable and fixed prosthodontics Various kinds of periodontal therapy
