Hi everyone🙋🏽‍♀️

I'm a dentist from India (BDS) and I'm considering pursuing a Master's degree in Germany. I've been reading about the recognition process, including the Fachsprachprüfung (FSP) and Kenntnisprüfung (KP), but I'd really like to hear from people who have gone through it.

If you're an Indian dentist (or know someone who is) currently studying or working in Germany, I'd really appreciate your insights.

I have a few questions:

Is pursuing a Master's in Germany worth it as an international dentist?

How difficult are the FSP and KP in practice?

Were you able to work while preparing for these exams?

Did you experience any discrimination or major challenges during the process?

What level of German did you have before moving?

I've already done some research online, but personal experiences would be incredibly helpful.

Thank you in advance💖

Hi, i am a third year student studying in a good bds college in india, i am sure of pursuing OMFS abroad. Please if anybody could tell me the pathway of getting into USA or Australia through BDS pathway to become an OMFS in these countries and could you please underline the cost required for these pathways. Your help would be greatly appreciated 🙏

Practising OMRs or current PGs, please clear my doubts

Please don't remove this post 🙏🙏

Can somebody pleaseeeeeeee rank IDS bareilly, TMU , KD dental , kothiwal , Rama ( kanpur ), sarswati , Sardar patel and baanke bihari dental colleges f 😭😭

Is there any toothpaste in india that contain 1.1 sodium Flouride?

I want around 5-10k bitewing images for training an ai model , no need of any annotated data just clinic x-rays, I'm willing to buy .

Any idea how i can get these

I’m planning to take admission in BDS this year and I’m trying to get honest opinions before making my final choice.

The colleges I’m mainly considering are:

• Shri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences,Indore
• Modern Dental College & Research Centre,Indore
• College of Dental Sciences,Indore

If anyone has studied in any of these colleges or knows someone who has, could you please share your experience and how’s the faculty, patient flow, campus, and overall experience?

(also anything they don’t tell you before admission?)

I’m 20. My dentist recommended removing my two left impacted wisdom teeth today because of pain, but the pain has already reduced to a mild ache. I have to return to college in 2 days and I’m worried about recovering after surgery. Is it usually safe to postpone the extraction until my next college break if there’s no swelling or fever, or is it better to have them removed now? My opg shows all four wisdom teeth are impacted, but only the left side is currently symptomatic.

Long post, but please read if you're in Trivandrum and are considering dental work anywhere. This could save you a lot of money and suffering.

Background

In early 2019, I was in a two-wheeler accident and lost 5 teeth. Painful experience physically and emotionally. I went to City Dental Clinic in Pallimukku, Trivandrum, to get them restored. The dentist there specifically recommended fully ceramic crowns — described them as the premium option, best quality, most natural-looking. He quoted ₹72,000 for all five and also promised a 15-year warranty on all of them. I paid in full. I was already stressed from the accident, he was a professional, I trusted him completely.

Within months, something was wrong

A few months after the procedure, two of the lower crowns turned visibly black. Not slightly discoloured — properly dark and blackened. I went back and he acknowledged it and said he'd replace them. I had to relocate to Chennai for a job around that time, kept delaying going back, assuming the 15-year warranty meant it would be sorted whenever I returned. That was my mistake. I should have pushed harder.

June 2026 — the truth comes out

I visited a different clinic recently for something unrelated and asked them to take a look at the crowns. What they told me was genuinely shocking:

• The 3 upper crowns were NOT fully ceramic — they were MLS crowns (metal-ceramic), which are significantly cheaper and of lower quality
• The 2 lower crowns were made from temporary dental material — literally the stuff meant to last only a few weeks. This is exactly why they went black — temporary materials degrade fast inside the mouth
• Here's the part that infuriated me: fully ceramic crowns were widely available in India in 2019. This wasn't some new technology. Any reputed dental supplier in Kerala was stocking them back then

So I paid a premium price for something, and received a completely different, inferior product — without any disclosure whatsoever.

June 21 — I went back to the clinic

I went back with the second opinion report, wanting an explanation and replacement of all 5 crowns. What I got was the dentist shouting at me. His exact positions were:

• "The warranty is the lab's responsibility, not mine" (despite having personally promised it to me)
• "There was only warranty for 3 of the 5 crowns" (completely different from the original promise)
• "Fully ceramic crowns weren't available in 2019" — an outright lie that any dental professional or supply company can disprove

He refused to offer any refund, replacement, or acknowledgement. Just denial and aggression.

What I'm doing about it

• Consumer Court (DCDRC, Trivandrum) — filed, seeking ₹3,76,800 in compensation
• Kerala Dental Council — complaint filed for professional misconduct and use of substandard materials
• Police complaint — under BNS 2023 Sec. 318(4) for cheating and criminal breach of trust

Why I'm posting this

1. Warning to everyone: Before any expensive dental procedure, ask for written confirmation of the exact material being used — brand name, grade, type. Don't just accept "ceramic" or "zirconia" verbally. Insist on it being on the receipt or prescription.

2. If you've been through something similar at this clinic or any other in Trivandrum — please reach out or comment. I have reason to believe I'm not the only one. Multiple affected patients can file a collective complaint at consumer court, which carries far more weight.

3. Legal advice from Kerala folks welcome — anyone who's gone through the consumer court process here? How long did it take, what evidence made the biggest difference?

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Hello, I wanted to ask those who are pursuing mds in Karnataka college and whose first language is not kannada-

1. How difficult was the language barrier initially?

2. Do most patients understand English?

3. Did you learn basic Kannada during PG?

4. Does it affect clinical learning?

Would appreciate honest opinions.

Thanks !!

Is a dental college effective for this procedure or should I be sceptical?