Organisation : Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
Designation : Dental Assistant Surgeon
Announcement : Syllabus
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Dental Assistant Surgeon Exam Syllabus :
Paper-1 :
General Studies Mental Ability
1. Events of national and international importance.
2. Current affairs- international, national and regional.
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3. General Science and it applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology
4. Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphases on Indian national movement.
5. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-governance initiatives.
6. Economic development in India since independence.
7. Geography of India With focus on Andhra Pradesh.
8. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster
9. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
10. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
11. Data Analysis : Tabulation of data Visual representation of data Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean and variance coefficient of variation etc.,) and Interpretation
12. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural, Political, and legal implications/problems, including
a). Loss of capital city, challenges in building new capital and it’s financial implications.
b). Division and rebuilding of common Institutions.
c). Division of employees, their relocation and nativity issues.
d). Effect of bifurcation on commerce and entrepreneurs.
e). Implications to financial resources of state government.
f). Task of post-bifurcation infrastructure development and opportunities for investments.
g). Socioeconomic, cultural and demographic impact of bifurcation.
h). Impact of bifurcation on river water sharing and consequential issues.
i). AP REORGANISATION ACT, 2014 on AP and the arbitrariness of certain provisions.
Paper-2 : Dental Surgery-I
Applied General Human Anatomy – Head And Neck, Oral Anatomy And Oral Histology
1. Osteology : General knowledge of the human skeleton – Detailed knowledge of the bones of the head and neck – articulation – muscle attachment – ossification.
2. Soft Parts : Muscles of head and neck – Muscles of expression – Mastication – Deglutition.
3. Joints : Tempero mandibular Joint.
4. Circulator system : Circulatory system – Lymphatic drainage of the head and neck.
5. Embryology : Development of Face, tongue, lips, jaws, palate, salivary glands, Temperomandibular joint and tooth.
Dental Anatomy :
Macroscopic Anatomy of permanent and deciduous dentition. Age changes in teeth and surrounding structures – Occlusion.
Oral Histology :
Macroscopic and Microscopic appearance of Enamel, Dentin, Cementum, Pulp, Periodontal Ligament and Alveolar Bone.
Applied General Human Physiology And Oral Physiology :
1. Blood : Structure – composition – function and blood coagulation.
2 Respiration : Mechanism of respiration – chemical changes in blood and air – interchanges of gases.
3. Alimentary system : Physiology of mastication – salivary, Gastric and Intestinal degestion – Role of Liver, Pancreas and Galbladder.
4. Nutrition : Chemistry of food, their digestion, obsorption and asimilation
5. Endocrines : Thyroid, Para thyrod, Adrenals, Pituitary and Gonads.
Oral Physiology :
1. Saliva : Secretion, composition and functions.
2. Calcium Metabolism : Calcium metabolism – relating to oral structures.
3. Teeth : Development of teeth, Eruption, resorption and shedding.
4. Vitamins : Vitamins and minerals – incluence on oral structures.
Oral Pathology :
1. Inflammation – Mechanism – Varieties and results.
2. Healing of Jaw fractures and complications.
3. Healing of the Sockiet following extraction.
4. Repair following Root fracture.
5. Healing and repiar of Periodontium after Root Canal Therapy.
6. Developmental abnormalities of Teeth.
7. Acquirred changes of the Teeth.
8. Dental Caries.
9. Regresive changes in tooth structure.
10. Inflammation of the pulp.
11. Acute and Chronic conditions of the Periodontium
12. Comon Tumors and Cysts of the Oral Cavity.
13. Neuralgias – Trigeminal – Glosso pharyngeal neuralgias