MA/MS in Dentistry

This programme teaches the importance of preventing oral disease in everyday practice, building the ability to apply a scientific approach to clinical situations, diagnose and treat dental conditions across patients of different ages, and recognise the limits of one's own competence. Learning outcomes include acquiring adequate knowledge of the sciences underlying odontology and a good understanding of scientific method, together with sufficient knowledge of the epidemiology, cause, diagnosis, and treatment of dental disease and enough practical experience to work independently. Teaching combines traditional lectures and seminars with problem-based elements, rapid and slow clinical case studies, group discussion, and research work, while assessment relies mainly on examinations whose grade is built up cumulatively from points gathered through the semester, including practical-skill and theoretical-task performance. The curriculum covers fundamental and clinical biomedical science, dental clinical practice, and general university subjects, with individual training delivered in small groups of seven to ten students, each with their own practical workstation. Graduates can work as dentists or continue directly into specialised residency training.