Program Overview

Degree in Dentistry

Introduction

The Degree in Dentistry is a 5-year undergraduate program that provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to prevent, diagnose, and treat health problems related to teeth, jawbones, the mouth, and oral tissues.

Program Details

• Knowledge Branch: Health Sciences
• Field of Study: Medicine and Dentistry
• Centre: Facultat de Medicina i Odontologia
• Degree Code: 1206
• Credits: 300
  • Basic Training: 78
  • Compulsory: 175.5
  • Elective: 16.5
  • Work Placement/Internship: 24
  • Final Project: 6
• Years: 5
• Places Available: 80
• Classes: Face-to-face
• Language Teaching: English, Spanish, Valencian
• First Enrolment Credit Fee: 18.0
• First Enrolment Credit Fee for Non-EU and Non-Communicating Students from Abroad: 36.0

Academic Team

• Degree Academic Committee President (CAT): Vanessa Paredes Gallardo
• Degree Coordinator: David Pe˝arrocha Oltra
• Work Placement/Internship Coordinator: Jose Manuel Almerich Silla
• International Coordinator: Leopoldo Forner Navarro

Regulated Professions

The degree certificate qualifies graduates as Dentists, in accordance with Order CIN/2136/2008, of 3 July, BOE of 19 July 2008.

Academic, Scientific, or Professional Interest

Dentistry studies emphasize the importance of continued training to incorporate scientific and technical advancements into daily clinical practice. Communication with patients is also a key area of focus, taking into account their characteristics to allow them to play a role in therapeutic decisions.

Worth Noting

In the fifth academic year, students must carry out tutored practicum to acquire the necessary practical knowledge to work autonomously. The tutored practicum involve active participation in health services and working on real clinical cases. The following hospitals are linked to the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry: University Hospital Clinic, La Fe University Hospital, General University Hospital, and Doctor Peset University Hospital. The University of Valencia also has its own Dentistry Clinic where students are trained to attend to external patients.