Is BDS considered a doctor degree?
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Yes, a BDS course is considered a professional doctorate in the field of dentistry.
Individuals who complete the BDS course are known as dentists or dental surgeons. While they may not be medical doctors (i.e., physicians), dentists are doctors in the sense that they hold a doctoral-level degree in
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