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The aim of the programme is to educate you into the profession of a Dental Surgeon with a broad academic dental education, where you will be able to function in all areas of clinical dentistry practising evidence-based comprehensive dentistry based on a problem solving approach, using basic theoretical and practical skills. Furthermore, this course of study will prepare you to be sufficiently trained in dental science, and are able to work with other dental and health care professionals in the health care system (both public and private). As a Dental Surgeon, you will be prepared for life-long learning and continuing professional development that is essential in the modern professional world.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
Study-units marked with an * can be referred to the following year if eligible in terms of Regulation 9(5).
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
| DNS1003 | Evidence Based Dentistry 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS1103* | Health Informatics and Statistics | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS1106* | Anatomy, Histology and Physiology of the Oral Cavity | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS1202 | Head and Neck and Neuroanatomy for Dental Students | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS1303 | Physiology for Dental Students | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DSG1108 | Clinical Orientation for Dental Students | 10 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PAT1500* | Microbiology and Immunology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PHB1301* | Dental Biochemistry | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSC1011 | Dental Leadership Skills: Interpersonal Communication Skills, Teamwork | 4 ECTS | |||
| Semester 1 | |||||
| CPH1710* | Pharmacological Principles in Dentistry | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS1101 | Infection Control and Occupational Safety for Oral Health Professionals | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS1201 | General Anatomy, Histology and Embryology for Dental Students | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2: 60 ECTS
Study-units marked with an * can be referred to the following year if eligible in terms of Regulation 9(5).
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| DNS2012 | An Introduction to Smoking Cessation Programs for Dental Surgery Students | 4 ECTS | |||
| DNS2100 | Removable Prosthodontics 1 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS2103 | Periodontics 1 - Introduction to Periodontology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS2106 | Introduction to the Clinical Management of the Dental Patient | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS2107 | Clinical Medical Sciences | 10 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC2010 | Preventive and Community Dentistry | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| RDN2102 | Operative Dentistry | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| RDN2103 | Restorative Pre-Clinical Practice | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Semester 1 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| DNS2115 | Evidence Based Dentistry 2 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PAT2114* | Pathology for Dental Students | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PSC2025 | Dental Leadership Skills: Intrapersonal Communications Skills 1 | 2 ECTS | |||
| RDN2101 | Biomaterials | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| RDN2106 | An Introduction to Digital Dentistry | 2 ECTS | (NC) | ||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3: 60 ECTS credits
Study-units marked with an * can be referred to the following year if eligible in terms of Regulation 9(5).
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| DNS3107 | Oral Medicine, Surgery, Pathology and Radiology 1 | 9 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS3109 | Child Dental Health and Orthodontics 1 - Clinical Practice | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS3110 | Child Dental Health and Orthodontics 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC3105 | Dental Public Health 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC3107 | Periodontics 2 - Scientific Basis of Periodontology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC3108 | Oral Rehabilitation Clinical Practice 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| RDN3108 | Restorative Clinical Practice 1 | 7 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Semester 1 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| ORC3100* | Removable Prosthodontics 2 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC4036* | Gerodontology 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| RDN3101 | Endodontology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Semester 2 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| CDO3001 | Special Care Dentistry | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| RDN3110 | Advanced Biomaterials | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Summer Period | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| DSG3105 | Placement 3 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 4: 60 ECTS credits
Study-units marked with an * can be referred to the following year if eligible in terms of Regulation 9(5).
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| CDO4034 | Child Dental Health and Orthodontics 2 - Clinical Practice | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS4035 | Oral Medicine, Surgery, Pathology and Radiology 2 | 9 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS4036 | Child Dental Health and Orthodontics 2 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC4033 | Periodontics 3: Clinical Periodontology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC4034 | Oral Rehabilitation Clinical Practice 2 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC4037 | Dental Public Health 2 and Practice Management | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| RDN4034 | Restorative Clinical Practice 2 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Semester 1 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| ORC4020 | Gerodontology 2 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC4030 | Fixed Prosthodontics 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| PAT4000* | Ethics and Jurisprudence | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Semester 2 | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| ORC4040 | Fixed Prosthodontics 2 | 5 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Summer Period | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| DSG4039 | Placement 4 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 5: 60 ECTS credits
Study-units to which 10 or less ECTS credits are assigned and marked with an * can be referred to an additional year of studies.
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
| CDO4134* | Child Dental Health and Orthodontics 3 - Clinical Practice | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS4133* | Child Dental Health and Orthodontics 3 | 5 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DNS4135* | Oral Medicine, Surgery, Pathology and Radiology 3 | 10 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| DSG3000 | Research Project | 12 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC4110 | Dental Public Health 3 | 5 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC4132 | Seminars in Oral Rehabilitation | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| ORC4142 | Oral Rehabilitation Clinical Practice 3 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||
| Semester 1 | |||||
| RDN4135* | Restorative Clinical Practice 3 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 5: 60 ECTS credits. Requirement for the award of Master of Dental Surgery: 300 ECTS credits.
This programme of study is governed by the Master of Dental Surgery Degree Course Regulations, 2014 under the auspices of the Faculty of Dental Surgery.
