Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies

A Candidate needs to have at least 14 Dental Points to be medically fit.
-Teeth which are not considered necessary for efficient work are given with 1 point each.
-Teeth assumed to be essential are allotted with 2 points each.
-Each incisor, canine, 1st and 2nd premolars holds 1 point provided their corresponding lower teeth are present.
-Each 1st and 2nd molar and well developed 3rd molar holds 2 points provided they are in good opposition to corresponding teeth in the lower jaw.
-If 3rd molar is not well developed, it holds only 1 point.
-When we have all 16 teeth intact in the upper jaw with a good functional opposition to corresponding teeth present in the lower jaw, the total points can be 20 to 22 ( based on 3rd molars are well developed or not).
Good luck.