Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Rangoonwala Introduces Career Plus Programme Alongside Dental MDS Training
A dental college in Pune has started a new programme called Career Plus.
It will run for three years along with postgraduate dental education.
The programme gives students extra supervised practice in modern dental technologies and procedures.
These include imaging, implant planning, laser procedures and microscope-assisted work.
Students will also study oral cancer risks and how suspicious mouth lesions are diagnosed.
They will learn how doctors, laboratories and other healthcare professionals work together.
The programme includes lessons on running a dental practice and making a business plan.
It is included in the training of Oral Medicine and Radiology and Oral Pathology students.
Students in other dental specialties can choose to join it.
M.A. Rangoonwala College in Pune has launched Career Plus, a three-year advanced training programme for postgraduate dental students.
The programme offers supervised experience in CBCT reporting, implant planning, laser procedures, oral oncology and operating-microscope procedures.
Career Plus is built into MDS Oral Medicine & Radiology and Oral Pathology training, while students in other MDS specialties may opt in.
Students will also learn about equipment costs, pricing, referral networks, financial planning and developing a business plan.
The College says the programme supplements, but does not change, the recognised MDS curriculum or specialty.
- Who
- M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Pune, and its postgraduate dental students.
- What
- The College introduced Career Plus, a three-year supervised advanced training programme running alongside MDS education.
- When
- The programme was announced on September 4; its training runs over three years.
- Where
- M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Azam Campus, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
- Why
- The College said it aims to add broader clinical, diagnostic, oncology and professional-practice exposure to students’ specialist MDS education.
- Programme
- Career Plus
- Duration
- Three years
- Eligible students
- Built into MDS Oral Medicine & Radiology and MDS Oral Pathology; elective for other MDS specialties
- Supervised portfolio
- 200 CBCT reports, 30 digital implant-planning cases, 30 laser-assisted procedures and 25 oral oncology or potentially malignant disorder cases
- Additional procedures
- 20 supervised clinical implant placements and 20 operating-microscope procedures, both beginning in the second year
- Professional training
- Equipment investment, pricing, operating costs, referral networks, financial planning and business-plan development
- Curriculum status
- The College says Career Plus supplements but does not alter the recognised MDS curriculum or specialty