The full form of PCD in Dentistry is Preventive and Community Dentistry Courses. This is an MS-level course that prepares dentists in preventive and community dentistry. The course's main objective is to learn the conditions that may compromise patients, the social, cultural, political and communal influences on the dental practice and the fundamentals of preventive dentistry for the community. The course also educates the students about preventive dentistry and treating issues in special needs patients.
Students can enrol in PCD courses after they have completed their MS in dentistry. The students also get to participate in various community activities and medical camps arranged. This creates a sense of entitlement and accountability in the students. The course duration varies between two to three years, depending on the country of education. If you are interested in community medicine, then this is the perfect course for you.
The other full forms of PCD are Programmed Cell Death, Professions Complementary to Dentistry, Periapical Cemental Dysplasia, Pericervical Dentin, Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency, Protein C Deficiency, Primary Current Density, Primary Care Diabetes, Polymerized Cyclodextrin, Photon-Counting Detector and Pericardial Catheter Drainage.