Dental Medicine
College/Institution: CHS
Department/School/Center: School of Medicine
Program title: Doctor of Dental Medicine
Program duration (in years): Six for regular
Study Language: English
Credits and the equivalent ECTS: ECTS – 363
Mode of delivery: Regular
Program Objectives:
General Objective – the program trains qualified and competent general dentists for the treatment of oral disease and improvement of the oral health of the community with emphasis on prevention.
Specific Objectives
- To train professionals who increase the level of oral education in the community performing systematical action towards health promotion and through community health education;
- To train competent professionals who detect the negative impact of the environment on oral health and perform action inherent to the epidemiological prophylaxis;
- To develop a broader understanding of the role of the oral health practitioner in the community they serve;
- To increase technical competency to carry out high-quality primary dental care for all kind of patients;
- To apply knowledge of the basic and clinical science in the diagnosis and treatment of oral disease;
- To fulfill and control the sanitary regulation, the medical ethic code and the code of ethics of national and international dental organizations;
- To strengthen the skill in research task to conduct research projects particularly in the community.
Admission requirements – fulfill the requirements of the Ministry of Education (MoE) for higher learning, mentally & physically fit for the profession; those who have a B.Sc. degree in related fields can apply to join the program in advanced standing admission.
Graduation requirement – take a total of 363 ECTS
- Should pass all modules/attachments with a minimum grade of “C”;
- Should successfully pass the final year qualifying examination;
- Interns should successfully complete all the internship rotations.
- Pre-medical modules (16 weeks)
S.N | Module number | Module | ECTS |
1 | Basic English SkillsENLA1013 | Communicative Skill (Enla1011) | 5 |
Basic Writing skills (Enla1012) | 5 | ||
2 | CAIM1034 | Computer Application in Medicine | 5 |
3 | PSYC1044 | Medical Psychology | 5 |
4 | MSAN1054 | Medical Sociology and Anthropology | 5 |
5 | CESt1023 | Civics and Ethics | 5 |
Total | 30 |
Vacation: 2 weeks
- Pre-clinical Year I (Year 1)
S.N | Module number | Module Title | Total ECTS | |||||||
1 | BSOF1011 | Body structure, Organization and Functions – I | 6 | |||||||
2 | BSOF 1012 | Body structure, Organization and Functions – II | 6 | |||||||
MHMG1021 | Metabolic Homeostasis and Molecular Genetics | 8 | ||||||||
4 | BCDT1031 | Basic concepts of Disease and Therapy | 6 | |||||||
Total | 26 | |||||||||
Vacation: 2 weeks | ||||||||||
S.N | Module number | Module | Total ECTS | |||||||
1 | COMH1012 | Measurement of Health and Diseases | 10 | |||||||
2 | BLIM1041 | Blood and Immunity | 6 | |||||||
3 | NMBC1051 | Neoplasia and Molecular Basis of Cancer | 5 | |||||||
4 | MICF1061 | Musculoskeletal, Integumentary and Craniofacial Regions | 10 | |||||||
Total | 31 |
Vacation: 1 month End of year 1.
- Pre-Clinical Year II (Year 2)
S.N | Course number | Course | Total ECTS |
1 | CAPU2071 | Cardioipulmonary System | 13 |
2 | NMDG2081 | Nutrition, Metabolic diseases and the GIT | 8 |
3 | USTX2091 | Urinary system and Toxicology | 5 |
4 | INFD2121 | Infectious Diseases | 6 |
Total | 32 |
Vacation: 2 weeks
S.N | Course number | Course | Total ECTS |
1 | COMH2022 | Determinants of Health and Disease and research Methodology | 6 |
2 | ENRP2101 | Endocrinology and Reproduction | 13 |
3 | NSBE2111 | Neurosciences and Behavior | 10 |
Total | 29 |