Is MDS a doctor?

MD stands for doctor of medicine. MDs are allopathic doctors. That means they treat and diagnose conditions using conventional medical tools like x-rays, prescription drugs, and surgery. Allopathic medicine is also called conventional or mainstream medicine.
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What is the difference between and MD and a DO?

Answer From Brent A. Bauer, M.D. A doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) is a fully trained and licensed doctor who has attended and graduated from a U.S. osteopathic medical school. A doctor of medicine (M.D.) has attended and graduated from a conventional medical school.
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What is the meaning of MDS in medical?

Listen to pronunciation. (MY-eh-loh-dis-PLAS-tik SIN-drome) A type of cancer in which the bone marrow does not make enough healthy blood cells (white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets) and there are abnormal cells in the blood and/or bone marrow.
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Can you have surgery with MDS?

Surgery for MDS patients is not often done because of the risk of infectious, bleeding and anemia. In this case, stage IA lung cancer was suspected, surgery could be expected to be radical, and chemotherapy was considered to be difficult because of MDS.
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Can chemo cure MDS?

The chemo drug most often used for MDS is cytarabine (ara-C). It can be given by itself at a low-dose, which can often help control the disease, but doesn't often put it into remission. Another option is to give the same, intense type of chemo that is used for younger patients with AML.
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Will bone marrow transplant cure MDS?

BMT, also known as a bone marrow transplant or blood stem cell transplant, can treat patients who have MDS, including older patients. It replaces the unhealthy blood-forming cells (stem cells) with healthy ones. For some people, transplant can cure MDS. For others, it may delay relapse (the MDS coming back).
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What comes after MDS?

Career Scope for MDS students. The MDS students can find ample job opportunities in public and private hospitals, clinics, research laboratories, clinical organizations, manufacturing companies, corporate offices, MNCs, and medical industries. They can even start their own practice by setting up the dental clinics.
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How many years is MDS?

The MDS course is of three years duration and students are required to be enrolled as full-time candidates. The College is running Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in all 9 specialties recognized by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
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How serious is MDS?

MDS is a severe, chronic syndrome. The recovery rate varies as it often progresses to AML, a form of leukemia. An individual's outlook depends on the progression of MDS and treatment success. A stem cell transplant provides the highest chance of curing the condition.
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How do you classify MDS?

MDS is classified into several different subtypes based on the following features: Blood cell counts. Percentage of blasts in the bone marrow. Risk that it will turn into AML.
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The total IPSS-R score places people with MDS into 5 distinct groups:
  1. Very low risk.
  2. Low risk.
  3. Intermediate risk.
  4. High risk.
  5. Very high risk.
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Are there different types of MDS?

This condition is further divided into 2 types, based on how many of the cell types in the bone marrow are affected by dysplasia: MDS-RS with single lineage dysplasia (MDS-RS-SLD): dysplasia in only one cell type. MDS-RS with multilineage dysplasia (MDS-RS-MLD): dysplasia in more than one cell type.
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What is high grade MDS?

High-grade MDS patients have a mean overall survival, ranging from 9 months to 3 years. Conversely, low-grade MDS may respond well to supportive therapy, hypomethylating agents, or immunomodulating agents, giving these patients mean overall survivals of 6-12 years.
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Is DO or MD better?

In the United States, doctors are either an MD (allopathic doctor) or DO (osteopathic doctor). For patients, there's virtually no difference between treatment by a DO vs MD. In other words, you should be equally comfortable if your doctor is an M.D. or a D.O.
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Can DOs be surgeons?

But can DOs become surgeons? Yes! DO doctors can absolutely become surgeons. In fact, the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons holds an annual conference for DO surgeons.
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Can you convert DO to MD?

no. That's like asking your school to turn your BA into a BS: the coursework is different, and the change only serves to misrepresent your training. There is nothing dishonorable about Doctors of Osteopathy. If you really want an MD, continue with your premed schooling, work your butt off, and get into an MD school.
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Which is the best branch in MDS?

Best MDS Specializations in India
  • Public Health Dentistry.
  • Oral Pathology and Microbiology.
  • Oral Medicine and Radiology.
  • Periodontology.
  • Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
  • Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics.
  • Prosthodontics.
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Is BDS and MDS same?

A. BDS is undergraduate degree programme while MDS is postgraduate degree programme in Dentistry. Those who have BDS degree can pursue MDS course.
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Can I become oncologist after MDS?

No, you can not pursue oncology.
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Is MDS a good career?

With some good practice, it is a very lucrative job in terms of salary. It opens up an opportunity to have promotions like becoming HOD or Dean with a good amount of experience. Comparing to BDS graduates, MDS specialized Doctors fetch more pay scale also providing job security at the same time.
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Do MDS students get paid?

The MDS Stipend offered by the government dental colleges is around 30 – 90 thousand INR. However, due to the limited intake of seats, only a few students with the best rank in the NEET exam can get admission.
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Can MDS be reversed?

There's no cure for myelodysplastic syndromes, but some medications can help slow the progression of the disease. If you have no symptoms, treatment might not be needed right away. Instead, your doctor might recommend regular exams and lab tests to monitor your condition and to see if the disease progresses.
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How long can you live after a bone marrow transplant?

Some 62% of BMT patients survived at least 365 days, and of those surviving 365 days, 89% survived at least another 365 days. Of the patients who survived 6 years post-BMT, 98.5% survived at least another year.
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What is the best treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome?

Azacitidine and decitabine are used to treat myelodysplastic syndromes by killing cells that are dividing rapidly. They also help genes that are involved in cell growth to work the way they should. Treatment with azacitidine and decitabine may slow the progression of myelodysplastic syndromes to acute myeloid leukemia.
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