SECTION 1 : WHAT IS DENTISTRY?

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SECTION 2 : WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR DENTISTRY?
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Section 3 : Why be a dentist? 2
Section 4 : Program description 2
Section 5 : Faculty Elective Courses 3
Section 6 : University Courses 3
Section 1 : What is dentistry?
Dentistry is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of conditions, disorders, and diseases of
the teeth, gums, mouth, and jaw. Often considered necessary for complete oral health, dentistry
can have an impact on the health of your entire body.

Section 2 : What are the entry requirements for

dentistry?
Generally, most entrants will require three As at A level or equivalent qualifications. One
subject, sometimes two, must be in a lab-based science (this means chemistry or biology) and
many dental schools view physics and mathematics as complementary subjects.

Section 3 : Why be a dentist?

Dentistry allows you to be your own boss. Dentists can balance their personal and professional
lives to meet their individual needs and desires. Dentistry provides opportunities in a variety of
private and public settings including private practice, teaching, research, public health and
administration.

People choose to become dentists because they can...

* Restore the oral health and transform the lives of their patients.

* Earn a good salary.

* Maintain a flexible lifestyle.

* Be independent in their careers.

Section 4 : Program description

The Bachelor Degree requirements consist of a total of 180 credit hours distributed as follows:

1- Faculty Core Courses:

  a- Basic dental courses (19 credit hours) which include: Dental Biomaterials; Behavioural
Sciences; Fundamentals of Occlusion; Oral Biology; Oral Pathology; Research & Evidence Based
Dentistry; Practice Management; Preventive & Public Health Dentistry; Ethics & Professionalism;
and Interprofessional Education for Health Care.

b- Biological sciences courses (16 credit hours) which include: Gross Anatomy; Head & Neck
Anatomy; General Histology; Molecular Genetics; Medical Botany; Physiology; Biochemistry;
Microbiology and Immunology; and Applied Microbiology & Infection Control.

c- Clinical dental courses (74 credit hours) which include: Anesthesia; Radiology, Oral Diagnosis
& Treatment Plan; Preventive Periodontology; Endodontics; Operative Dentistry; Oral Medicine;
Oral Surgery & Implantology; Orthodontics; Pediatric Dentistry; Fixed Prosthodontics;
Removable Prosthodontics; and Clinical Comprehensive Cases.
d- Medical sciences courses (8 credit hours) which include: Pathology; Pharmacology; General
Medicine; and General Surgery, ENT, & Ophthalmology.

e- Preclinical dental courses (46 credit hours) which include: Dental Anatomy & Occlusion;
Dental Biomaterials; Endodontics; Operative Dentistry; Orthodontics; Preventive & Pediatric
Dentistry; Fixed Prosthodontics; and Removable Prosthodontics.

Section 5 : Faculty Elective Courses

Faculty Elective courses (5 credits) which include:

Advanced Radiology; Dental Photography; Esthetic Dentistry; Forensic Dentistry; Implantology;

Laser Dentistry; Medical Emergencies; Pain Control; Preventive & Research Project; Risk
Management; Rotary Endodontics; and Community Service.

Section 6 : University Courses

University courses (12 credits) which include:

i- University Mandatory courses (5 credits)

ii- University Elective courses (7 credits)

Medical physics

Medical chemistry

Biology

Dental anatomy

Computer science

General human anatomy

Human rights with democracy

Dental terms

Arabic

English

Prosthetic teeth replacement

Dental materials

Oral histology

General physiology

General human anatomy

Biochemistry
Embryology

General medicine

General surgery

Pediatric dentistry

Prosthetics

Oral medicine

Maths surgery

Orthodontics

Podiatric dentistry

Preventive dentistry

Peridental disease and surgery

Dental treatment