M.D.S. Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics or Master of Dental Surgery in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics is a postgraduate Dentistry Course.  The Course helps to educate orthodontists who are proficient at treating the broad scope of occlusal and dento-facial malocclusions. Special emphasis is placed on diagnosis and treatment planning, growth and development, biomechanics, and occlusion, using research to help develop critical thinking and writing skills while making a significant contribution to the scientific literature. The course helps to focus on the alignment of the teeth and the dental arches: the maxilla and the mandible. The practice of this specialty includes diagnosis, prevention, interception, and correction of malocclusion and other abnormalities of the developing or mature oro-facial structures.

• The Course is also beneficial for further studies such as Ph.D. etc. as it gives good bas for it.
• The course is beneficial to treat both children and adults with a wide range of malocclusions ranging from simple problems requiring only minor tooth movement procedures to complex problems requiring comprehensive orthodontics to correct the malocclusion.
• They can also become teacher in schools and can start their own private clinics.