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Ph. D. – Public Health Dentistry
This doctoral program focuses on developing scholarly expertise in community-based dental care, disease prevention, and health promotion. It equips candidates with the research skills necessary to address public oral health challenges and influence policy through evidence-based findings.
Overview
The Ph.D. program in Public Health Dentistry is designed to prepare dental professionals for advanced research and academic leadership in community oral health. The program emphasizes preventive strategies, public policy, oral health education, and epidemiology. It fosters innovative research aimed at improving oral health outcomes at the population level, with a focus on underserved communities.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Annual Intake:
- 5 seats per year
- Eligibility Criteria:
- Qualification: Master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification with at least 55% aggregate marks.
- Relaxation:5% relaxation (i.e., 50% marks) for candidates from SC/ST/VJ-NT (Non-creamy layer)/OBC (Non-creamy layer)/Differently-abled and other categories as per UGC norms.
- Selection Process:
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- Admission through All India Ph.D. CET (AIPHDCET) conducted by the University.
- Qualified candidates will undergo an Interview/Viva-Voce.
- Interview Process:
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- Competence for proposed research.
- Feasibility of research at the institute.
- Potential of research to generate new or additional knowledge.
- Final Selection Criteria: Based on academic qualifications, CET score, and interview performance.
- Duration:
- 3 years
Contact Us
Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Karad Malkapur, Karad (Dist.Satara), Maharashtra, India. PIN - 415539
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