Exchange studies in Dentistry

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1 Exchange studies in Dentistry

2 Exchange studies in Dentistry Full programme information 300 Higher Education Credits, 5 years. The dentist is the leader of the dental care team and is responsible for ensuring that patients receive optimal treatment. The work of the dentist is creative and stimulating. Dental students are introduced to the professional life of a dentist in their first year through practical exercises in a dental clinic, visits to dental practices, and contact with later-year students. They meet their first patients in the second year. At first, patient contact is all about examination, including radiography, diagnostics and oral hygiene instruction. Gradually, treatments become more advanced so that students work with fillings and crowns in their third year and then bridges and dental plates in their fourth. The theoretical foundation of the course includes chemistry, cell and molecular biology and microbiology, as well as the anatomy and function of bodily organs. The general medical foundation includes pathology, medicine and pharmacology. Students are also given a grounding in ethics, humanistic medicine, communication, teamwork and patient reception in order to support them in their contact with the public. Students choose an odontological subject for their degree project at the end of the third year, which they conclude at the end of the fifth with a written and oral presentation. After graduation Dentists work in the public (national dental service) or private sector. There is also an opportunity to take a course of specialist training after at least two years of general practice. Options in English Most courses in the Dentistry programme are offered in Swedish only. For exchange students without very good command of the Swedish language, the Dentistry Programme offers clinical rotations in English. A clinical rotation requires at least 40 hours of work per week, normally 32 hours of clinical work and eight hours of independent studies. Please note that there is only a limited number of places for clinical rotations and a study place can therefore not be guaranteed. During the clinical rotation the student will be assigned to a clinical supervisor who will be responsible for ongoing instruction and supervision. Appointed lecturer will be responsible for the clinical area in question and participates together with the clinical supervisor in the initial discussion of the student's educational objectives and in evaluations. 1

3 The performance will be graded in accordance with the ECTS grading scale and on the basis of the student s fulfillment of the learning outcomes stated in the course syllabus. The following requirements have to be met by students wishing to take part in clinical rotations: A very good command of English (equal to a TOEFL score of 550) 210 ECTS credits at the home university Syllabuses The syllabuses can be found online, at ki.se. Follow links under Education. Clinical rotations offered during spring semester EE064 Child and Adolescent Dentistry, 4.5 ECTS credits (3 weeks) 2EE065 Comprehensive Care with subject specific courses, 13.5 ECTS credits (9 weeks) Options in Swedish Exchange students with a good command of Swedish or another Scandinavian language are welcome to apply for the clinical rotations presented. A clinical rotation requires at least 40 hours of work per week, normally 32 hours of clinical work and eight hours of independent studies. Please note that there is only a limited number of places for clinical rotations and a study place can therefore not be guaranteed. During the clinical rotation the student will be assigned to a clinical supervisor who will be responsible for ongoing instruction and supervision. Appointed lecturer will be responsible for the clinical area in question and participates together with the clinical supervisor in the initial discussion of the student's educational objectives and in evaluations. The performance will be graded in accordance with the ECTS grading scale and on the basis of the student s fulfillment of the learning outcomes stated in the course syllabus. The following requirements have to be met by students wishing to take part in clinical rotations: A very good command of Swedish or another Scandinavian language (Pass Tisus test or equivalent) 210 ECTS credits at the home university 2

4 Clinical rotations offered during spring semester EE064 Child and Adolescent Dentistry, 4.5 ECTS credits (3 weeks) 2EE065 Comprehensive Care with subject specific courses, 13.5 ECTS credits (9 weeks) Curriculum 2013/2014 Semester Course ECTS Credits 1 Introduction to Dentistry 6 1 Chemistry of the human body 1 Cell- and Molecular Biology including embryology 1 To become a dentist (semesters 1, 6 ECTS and 2, ECTS) 1 Scientific Introduction 3 2 Structure and Functions of 27 the Organ Systems 2 Oral radiology (first part: Bitewing radiography) 3 Microbial pathogenesis 6 3 General Pathology and 4 Oral Histology and Oral Pathology 3 General Medicin 6 3 Pharmacology 5 3 and 4 Clinical Odontology Oral Radiology To become a dentist 2 5 Clinical odontology To become a dentist - teamwork 5 Elective course 6 Clinical odontology To become a dentist to 10 Special assignment 30 7 Clinical Odontology Dental toxicology. Adverse reactions to dental biomaterials 7 and 8 Children and adolescent 22.5 dentistry 7 and 8 To become a dentist Clinical Odontology Clinical Odontology 6 1 3

5 10 Clinical Odontology and 10 Oral Surgery and 10 Gerodontics Oral radiology Clinical pharmacology 3 10 Ear-nose-throat diseases 10 Oncology 10 Becoming a dentist 5 3 Application Instructions for how to apply and application deadlines can be found online, at ki.se/exchangestudies Exchange agreements academic year 2013/2014 University Kobenhavns universitet Helsingin Yliopisto (University of Helsinki) Turun Yliopisto (University of Turku/Åbo) Université Paris Descartes (Paris 5) Barts & The London Queen Mary's School of Medicine & Dentistry Háskóli Íslands - University of Iceland University of Dublin - Trinity College Dublin Universitetet i Oslo Universitetet i Tromsø Universidade de Lisboa Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen Makerere University Country Denmark Finland Finland France Great Britain Iceland Ireland Norway Norway Portugal The Netherlands Uganda 4