Program Overview

Ajman University Program Details

Bachelor of Dental Surgery Study Plan

The Bachelor of Dental Surgery study plan consists of 201 credit hours, distributed across 10 semesters and 4 summer semesters.

Semester Breakdown

• Semester 1: 17.5 CH
• Semester 2: 18 CH
• Summer Semester 1: 6 CH
• Semester 3: 17 CH
• Semester 4: 18 CH
• Summer Semester 2: 6 CH
• Semester 5: 18 CH
• Semester 6: 18 CH
• Summer Semester 3: 6 CH
• Semester 7: 18 CH
• Semester 8: 18 CH
• Summer Semester 4: 6 CH
• Semester 9: 17.5 CH
• Semester 10: 17 CH

Course Details

The following courses are part of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery study plan:

Semester 1

• BDS101: English for Dentistry (3 CH)
• BDS107: Biochemistry for Dentistry (3 CH)
• ENG116: Academic Writing (3 CH)

Semester 2

• BDS201: Psychology & Behavioral Sciences (2 CH)
• BDS208: General Medicine & Infectious Diseases (4.5 CH)
• ELECTIVE COURSE 1: (3 CH)

Semester 3

• BDS301: Pre-Clinical Operative Dentistry I (3 CH)
• BDS310: Pre-Clinical Endodontics II (2 CH)
• INN311: Innovation & Entrepreneurship (3 CH)

Semester 4

• BDS401: Clinical Operative Dentistry I (2 CH)
• BDS410: Clinical Operative Dentistry II (2 CH)
• STA114: General Statistics (3 CH)

Semester 5

• BDS501: Ethics (1 CH)
• BDS510: Hospital Dentistry (2 CH)

Additional Courses

• PHY111: General Physics (3 CH)
• BDS108: Integrated Biological Sciences II (4 CH)
• ARB116 OR ARB113: Arab Written Expression (ARB116) OR Arabic as a Foreign Language (ARB113) (3 CH)
• BDS202: Head and Neck Anatomy II (3 CH)
• BDS209: General Surgery & ENT (2.5 CH)
• ISL114 OR ISL112: Islamic Culture (ISL114) OR Islamic Culture in English (ISL112) (3 CH)
• BDS302: Pre-Clinical Prosthodontics I (4 CH)
• BDS311: Pre-Clinical Pediatric Dentistry II (2 CH)
• ELECTIVE COURSE 2: (3 CH)
• BDS402: Clinical Prosthodontics I (2 CH)
• BDS411: Clinical Prosthodontics II (2 CH)
• EMS112: Emiratis Studies (3 CH)
• BDS502: Geriatric Dentistry (1 CH)
• BDS511: Lasers in Dentistry (1 CH)
• CHM111: General Chemistry (3 CH)
• BDS109: Oral Histology (4 CH)
• BDS203: Dental Anatomy & Occlusion (4 CH)
• BDS210: Oral Radiology I (3 CH)
• BDS303: Pre-Clinical Endodontics I (2 CH)
• BDS312: Pre-Clinical Orthodontics (2 CH)
• BDS403: Clinical Endodontics I (2 CH)
• BDS412: Clinical Endodontics II (2 CH)
• BDS503: Clinical Dentistry I (7 CH)
• BDS512: Treatment Planning & Seminars II (2 CH)
• BDS104: Integrated Biological Sciences I (3 CH)
• BDS110: Head and Neck Anatomy I (3 CH)
• BDS204: Pathology (3.5 CH)
• BDS211: Preventive Dentistry & Nutrition (3 CH)
• BDS304: Pre-Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I (2 CH)
• BDS313: Pre-Clinical Periodontics II (1.5 CH)
• BDS404: Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I (2 CH)
• BDS413: Clinical Pediatric Dentistry II (2 CH)
• BDS505: Implantology (1.5 CH)
• BDS513: Research Project (2 CH)
• BDS105: Histology & Cell Biology (3 CH)
• BDS111: Microbiology & Immunology (4 CH)
• BDS205: Introduction to Oral & Dental Diseases (1.5 CH)
• BDS212: Oral Pathology I (3 CH)
• BDS305: Pre-Clinical Periodontics I (1.5 CH)
• BDS308: Pre-Clinical Operative Dentistry II (4 CH)
• BDS405: Clinical Orthodontics I (2 CH)
• BDS414: Clinical Orthodontics II (2 CH)
• BDS504: Emergency Dental Care (2 CH)
• BDS514: Practice Management (1 CH)
• BDS106: Dental Materials (2.5 CH)
• BDS206: Four Handed Dentistry & Infection Control (1 CH)
• BDS213: Pharmacology II for Dentistry (2 CH)
• BDS306: Pre-Clinical Oral Surgery I & Pain Control (2.5 CH)
• BDS309: Pre-Clinical Prosthodontics II (3 CH)
• BDS406: Oral Diagnosis (2 CH)
• BDS415: Oral Medicine (2 CH)
• BDS506: Treatment Planning & Seminars I (2 CH)
• BDS515: Comprehensive Clinical Training II (2 CH)
• BDS207: Pharmacology I for Dentistry (2 CH)
• BDS307: Oral Pathology II (3 CH)
• BDS314: Pre-Clinical Oral Surgery II & CPR (3.5 CH)
• BDS407: Clinical Periodontics I (2 CH)
• BDS416: Clinical Periodontics II (2 CH)
• BDS507: Applied Biostatistics (2 CH)
• BDS509: Clinical Dentistry II (7 CH)
• BDS408: Clinical Oral Surgery I (2 CH)
• BDS417: Clinical Oral Surgery II (2 CH)
• BDS508: Equipment Maintenance (1 CH)
• BDS409: Oral Radiology II (2 CH)
• BDS418: Comprehensive Clinical Training I (2 CH)