Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
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Program Overview
University Program Information
The RAK Medical & Health Sciences University offers various programs, including the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) program at the RAK College of Dental Sciences.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Program
The BDS program is a 5-year program that follows the guidelines set by the Ministry of Education (MoE) as per the Reforming Dentistry Programs decree issued on March 11, 2021. All courses in the BDS program are taught in English.
Curriculum Structure
The curriculum structure for the BDS program includes:
- General Education courses (7 courses, 21 credit hours, 10.4%)
- Basic Medical Sciences courses (11 courses, 42 credit hours, 20.9%)
- Preclinical Dental Sciences courses (11 courses, 44 credit hours, 21.9%)
- Clinical Dental Sciences courses (13 courses, 94 credit hours, 46.8%)
- Total credit hours: 201
Courses
The BDS program includes the following courses:
- General Education courses:
- English (ENG 101, 3 credit hours)
- Health Science Communication in Arabic (ARB 101, 3 credit hours)
- Information Technology and Innovation (ITI 101, 3 credit hours)
- Health Science Communication in English (HSE 101, 3 credit hours)
- Islamic Culture in Medicine (ICM 101, 3 credit hours)
- Emirates Society (EMS 101, 3 credit hours)
- Biostatistics and Research Methodology (BRM 101, 3 credit hours)
- Basic Medical Sciences courses:
- Anatomy - Head & Neck and Cell Biology (DAH 126)
- Physiology (DPH 126)
- Oral Biology & Tooth Morphology (DOB 126)
- Biochemistry (DBC 226, 6 credit hours)
- Pathology (DPT 224, 4 credit hours)
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics (DPA 224, 4 credit hours)
- Microbiology (DMB 212, 2 credit hours)
- Ethics in Dental Practice (DED 211, 1 credit hour)
- Evidence-Based Dentistry (DEB 212, 2 credit hours)
- General Medicine (DGM 213, 3 credit hours)
- General Surgery (DGS 212, 2 credit hours)
- Preclinical Dental Sciences courses:
- Infection Control (DIC 212, 2 credit hours)
- Clinical Orientation (DCO 211)
- Practice Management (DPM 211)
- Preclinical Operative Dentistry (DOD 225)
- Preclinical Periodontics (DPR 213)
- Community Dentistry (DCD 326)
- Preclinical Prosthodontics (DPP 328, 8 credit hours)
- Preclinical Oral Surgery (DOS 326, 6 credit hours)
- Oral Pathology (DOP 326, 6 credit hours)
- Oral Radiology (DOR 324, 4 credit hours)
- Preclinical Endodontics (DEN 312, 2 credit hours)
- Clinical Dental Sciences courses:
- Clinical Periodontics (DPR 326)
- Oral Medicine & Oral Diagnosis (DOM 314)
- Clinical Operative Dentistry (DOD 426)
- Clinical Prosthodontics (DPC 428, 8 credit hours)
- Clinical Endodontics (DEN 427, 7 credit hours)
- Clinical Oral Surgery (DOS 427, 7 credit hours)
- Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (DPD 428, 8 credit hours)
- Hospital & Geriatric Dentistry (DHG 413, 3 credit hours)
- Treatment Planning & Seminar (DPT 413, 3 credit hours)
- Clinical Orthodontics (DOR 526, 6 credit hours)
- Research Project (DRP 522, 2 credit hours)
- Comprehensive Clinical Dentistry - 1 (DCC 5228, 28 credit hours)
- Comprehensive Clinical Dentistry- 2 (DCC 516, 6 credit hours)
Clinical Simulation and Training
The program includes clinical simulation (preclinical) hours, with a total of 450 contact hours, and clinical practicum patient-facing clinical hours, with a total of 2,212 contact hours.
Accreditation and Recognition
The RAK Medical & Health Sciences University is accredited by the Ministry of Education, UAE, and recognized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The College of Pharmacy at RAKMHSU has obtained dual national and international accreditation for its Bachelor of Pharmacy program from the American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA).