Program Overview

Dental Medicine Program

The College of Dental Medicine provides a comprehensive program in dental medicine, including various departments and programs.

About the College

The college offers a range of programs, including:

• Bachelor Of Dental Surgery (BDS)
• Internship & Residency Programs
• Master of Dental Surgery in Oral Surgery
• Master of Dental Surgery in Prosthodontics
• Master of Dental Surgery in Periodontology
• Master of Dental Surgery in Endodontics
• Master of Dental Surgery in Orthodontics
• Doctor of Philosophy in Dental Sciences

Departments

The college consists of the following departments:

• Preventive and Restorative Dentistry
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• Orthodontics, Pediatric and Community Dentistry
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• Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences
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Internship Program

The College of Dental Medicine provides a Dental Internship Program after achieving a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. The duration of the Internship Program is 12 months with 3 rotations. The intern remains in each rotation for 4 months, the rotations are:

• Restorative Dentistry
• Oral Medicine & Oral Surgery
• Community and Pediatric Dentistry

The internship program is designed to provide broad-based clinical training in several disciplines of dentistry to prepare the graduate for subsequent training in the career of their choice. This is supported by an educational process. The faculty in the College of Dental Medicine have put together programs to assist newly-graduated clinicians to develop their skills in all facets of general dentistry.

The aim of the Clinical Training Programs is to ensure that all dentists upgrade their knowledge and acquire new skills, both to benefit their patients and to enhance the quality of their own professional lives. The internship program formalizes good practice and gives all dentists personal responsibility to direct their own learning in the interests of their patients. All dentists should participate in continuing professional development. The continuum of training and education begins as an undergraduate and continues after qualification over the practicing career.

A consistent and high standard of postgraduate dental education is essential to sustain and improve patient care. The College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah plays a key role in this process.