Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS, 5 Years)

Program at a glance: 

 

• Duration: 5 years (in English)

• Location: Nicosia 

• Cost: € 19000 ( $ 21,650 ) per year

 

·     Special Entry requirement: Passed Biology PLUS one more subject either in Mathematics, Chemistry or Physics

 

Program overview:

 

The School of Medicine offers a five-year Dentistry program, leading to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). Teaching is conducted in English, with a minimum workload of 5,000 hours of theoretical and practical training, equivalent to 300 ECTS. The Dentistry program integrates the acquisition of a strong science foundation with hands-on clinical skills.

 

We emphasize on clinical exposure and our privately owned dental clinic will give you the opportunity for patient interaction and clinical training. Our graduates will be able to function anywhere within the EU and other international health care standards.

 

The Dental Surgery program is based on the existing programs of European and North American dental schools with particular consideration on the “2009 Update of the Profile and Competences for the Graduating European Dentist”, which was approved by the Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) on 28.08.2009. The curriculum and training will provide graduates with a recognised qualification necessary for the practice of Dentistry as a general dental practitioner according to the EU-Directives 2005/36 and amendment 2013/55/EU.

 

Learning Outcomes

 

Upon successful completion of this program, the graduating dentist must have the following knowledge:

 

·     The importance of his/her own health in relation to occupational hazards and its impact on the ability to practice as a dentist.

·     The management of a dental practice by planning, organising and leading the practice team.

·     The judicial, legislative and administrative processes and policy that impact all aspects of dentistry.

·     The ethical principles relevant to dentistry. 

·     The fact that dentists should strive to provide the highest possible quality of patient care in variety of circumstances. 

·     The socio-economic inequities and inequalities in oral health. 

·     Behavioural(including factors such as ethnicity and gender) that facilitate the delivery of dental care. 

·     The role and the stages of the intellectual, social emotional and language development of children and adolescence. 

·     The scientific principles of sterilisation, disinfection and antisepsis, and cross-infection control.

·     The hazards of ionising radiations and their effects on biological tissues, together with the regulations relating to their use, including leading the team on radiation protection measures.

·     The scientific basis of dentistry, including the relevant biomedical sciences, the mechanisms of knowledge acquisition, scientific method and evaluation of evidence.

·     The biological processes in the body to a sufficient depth to be able to exploit new emerging biological technologies in clinical practice, especially in regenerative medicine.

·     The cellular and molecular basis of life including both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.

·     The biomedical sciences in the normal healthy individual at a depth relevant to dentistry.

·     Disease processes such as infection, inflammation, disorders of the immune system, degeneration, neoplasia, metabolic disturbances and genetic disorders. 

·     Pathological features and dental relevance of common disorders of the major organ systems, and have knowledge of the oral manifestations of systemic disease. 

·     The aetiology and pathological processes of oral diseases to facilitate their prevention, diagnosis and management.

·     Pharmacology and therapeutics relevant to clinical dental practice and its application thereto, and be familiar with pharmacology in general medicine.

·     The science of dental biomaterials and their limitations and be aware of environmental issues relevant to their use.

·     The ability to apply this knowledge and understanding of basic biological, medical and clinical sciences to every day real life and clinical situations.

·     Other methods of medical imaging of relevance to dentistry. 

·     Of appropriate clinical laboratory and other diagnostic procedures and tests, and an understanding of their diagnostic reliability and validity and the interpretation of the results. 

·     Recognising signs of patient abuse and neglect and knowing how to report as required to the appropriate legal authorities. 

·     The principles that underlie dental radiographic techniques. 

 

Program outline:

YEAR 1

SEMESTER 1

The Structure and Function of the Human Body

Biological Processes of Human Health and Disease

Behavioral and Communication Skills

Dental Ethics

 

SEMESTER 2

The Structure & Function of the Orofacial Complex

Biological Basis of the Oral Function

Biomaterials and Technology in Dentistry

 

YEAR 2

SEMESTER 3

Pharmacological Basis

Public Health and Community Care

General Medicine in Dentistry

Mechanisms of Disease in the Orofacial Complex

 

SEMESTER 4

Community and Preventive Dentistry

Foundations of Nutrition

Diagnosis in Dentistry and Introduction in Treatment Planning in Dentistry

 

YEAR 3

SEMESTER 5

Basic Clinical Skills I

Digital Dentistry and Digital Planning

 

SEMESTER 6

Basic Clinical Skills II

Basic Immunology

 

YEAR 4

SEMESTER 7

Clinic of Comprehensive Adult Patient Care I

Clinic of Comprehensive Pediatric Patient Care I

Critical Appraisal of the Literature I

Elective Course

 

SEMESTER 8

Clinic of Comprehensive Adult Patient Care II

Clinic of Comprehensive Pediatric Patient Care II

Critical Appraisal of the Literature II

Elective Course

 

YEAR 5

SEMESTER 9

Clinic of Comprehensive Adult Patient Care III

Clinic of Comprehensive Pediatric Patient Care III

Esthetic Dentistry

Integrated Clinical Seminar I

Geriatric Dentistry

 

SEMESTER 10

Clinic of Comprehensive Adult Patient Care IV

Clinic of Comprehensive Pediatric Patient Care IV

External Rotations

Implantology

Integrated Clinical Seminar II

 

Elective Courses

Introduction to Craniomandibular Disorders

Occupational Risks in Dentistry

Legal and Forensic Dentistry

Dental Marketing, Management Skills and Group Management

Dental Office Administration