Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
5 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
AED 2,668 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total CRHs: 201
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Key Summary
This is a five-year undergraduate program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). The study program and curriculum are at par with that of renowned international universities and dental institutes.
Program Objectives
The BDS program aims to:
- Educate and train a new generation of competent dental surgeons, who will be able to provide high-quality comprehensive oral healthcare with an emphasis on prevention.
- Emphasize the prevention and early detection of oral and dental diseases as an integral part of the curriculum.
- Provide educational experiences for students using a comprehensive patient care model.
- Provide community dentistry services that meet world-class standards.
- Establish national recognition in terms of academia by the concerned authorities and the public.
Graduation Requirments
Students will be awarded the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree upon fulfilment of the following requirements:
- Completing successfully the required credit hours (201 Credit Hours), including the University requirement courses, with an accumulative grade point average (CGPA) not less than C, otherwise, students should take, during the following semester(s), clinical subjects as suggested by the academic advisor to fulfil this graduation requirement.
- Completing successfully the required clinical cases during the clinical phase in addition to the mandatory two months of internal clinical training during summer.
- Submitting & defending a research project before an academic committee of the College.
Semester 1
- BDS101 English for Dentistry
- PHY111 General Physics
- CHM111 General Chemistry
- BDS104 Integrated Biological Sciences I
- BDS105 Histology & Cell Biology
- BDS106 Dental Materials
Semester 2
- BDS107 Biochemistry for Dentistry
- BDS108 Integrated Biological Sciences II
- BDS109 Oral Histology
- BDS110 Head and Neck Anatomy
- IBDS111 Microbiology & Immunology
Summer Semester 1
- ENG116 Academic Writing
- ARB116 Arab Written Expression (ARB116) OR Arabic as a Foreign Language (ARB113)
Semester 3
- BDS201 Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
- BDS202 Head and Neck Anatomy II
- BDS203 Dental Anatomy & Occlusion
- BDS204 Pathology
- BDS205 Introduction to Oral & Dental Diseases
- BDS206 Four-Handed Dentistry & Infection Control
- BDS207 Pharmacology I for Dentistry
Semester 4
- BDS208 General Medicine & Infectious Diseases
- BDS209 General Surgery & ENT
- BDS210 Oral Radiology I
- BDS211 Preventive Dentistry & Nutrition
- BDS212 Oral Pathology I
- BDS213 Pharmacology II for Dentistry
Summer Semester 2
Elective Course 1
- ISL114 Islamic Culture
or - ISL112 Islamic Culture in English
Semester 5
- BDS301 Pre-Clinical Operative Dentistry I
- BDS302 Pre-Clinical Prosthodontics I
- BDS303 Pre-Clinical Endodontics I
- BDS304 Pre-Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I
- BDS305 Pre-Clinical Periodontics I
- BDS306 Pre-Clinical Oral Surgery I & Pain Control
- BDS307 Oral Pathology II
Semester 6
- BDS310 Pre-Clinical Endodontics II
- BDS311 Pre-Clinical Pediatric Dentistry II
- BDS312 Pre-Clinical Orthodontics
- BDS313 Pre-Clinical Periodontics II
- BDS308 Pre-Clinical Operative Dentistry II
- BDS309 Pre-Clinical Prosthodontics II
- BDS314 Pre-Clinical Oral Surgery II & CPR
Summer Semester 3
- INN311 Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Semester 7
- BDS401 Clinical Operative Dentistry I
- BDS402 Clinical Prosthodontics I
- BDS403 Clinical Endodontics I
- BDS404 Clinical Pediatric Dentistry I
- BDS405 Clinical Orthodontics I
- BDS406 Oral Diagnosis
- BDS407 Clinical Periodontics I
- BDS408 Clinical Oral Surgery I
- BDS409 Oral Radiology II
Semester 8
- BDS410 Clinical Operative Dentistry II
- BDS411 Clinical Prosthodontics II
- BDS412 Clinical Endodontics II
- BDS413 Clinical Pediatric Dentistry II
- BDS414 Clinical Orthodontics II
- BDS415 Oral Medicine
- BDS416 Clinical Periodontics II
- BDS417 Clinical Oral Surgery II
- BDS418 Comprehensive Clinical Training I
Summer Semester 4
- STA114 General Statistics
- EMS112 Emiratis Studies
Semester 9
- BDS501 Ethics
- BDS502 Geriatric Dentistry
- BDS503 Clinical Dentistry I
- BDS504 Emergency Dental Care
- BDS505 Implantology
- BDS506 Treatment Planning & Seminars I
- BDS507 Applied Biostatistics
- BDS508 Equipment Maintenance
Semester 10
- BDS510 Hospital Dentistry
- BDS511 Lasers in Dentistry
- BDS512 Treatment Planning & Seminars II
- BDS513 Research Project
- BDS514 Practice Management
- BDS515 Comprehensive Clinical Training II
- BDS509 Clinical Dentistry II
The BDS program at AU-College of Dentistry is only delivered as a full-time program. The College of Dentistry offers access to e-learning (MOODLE) as a supplementary tool to its traditional face-to-face pedagogy. The effectiveness of the program is evaluated against the program learning outcomes which have been aligned with the UAE Qualifications Framework (UAEQF) and are consistent with the defined level of the degree.
Knowledge
On successful completion of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery program, graduates will be able to:
- Express coherent knowledge, capabilities, and limitations of specialization areas in dentistry.
- Describe the importance of prevention, treatment, and management of oral and dental diseases.
- Use the factual and theoretical knowledge in basic medical and dental sciences and allied sciences to gather information from patients as part of history taking and patient examination to decide appropriate investigation and decide a suitable course of treatment within the scope of general dental practice.
- Identify the integration and importance of the basic medical and allied sciences such as psychology and behavioral sciences to dentistry.
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the fundamental concepts, theories, and principles in research projects and protocols complying with ethical principles.
Skills
- Demonstrate effective technical and analytical skills using evidentiary and procedural-based processes to perform appropriate dental procedures independently and safely in a general dental practice setting.
- Practice promotion of oral health and prevention of related disorders.
- Demonstrate highly developed communication skills to explain or critique complex and unpredictable matters related to oral health and disease.
- Demonstrate accurate record keeping and how to source and analyze information relevant to effective clinical practice.
- Practice ethical, professional and legal responsibilities and display appropriate attitudes and behaviour.
- Evaluate, select, and apply appropriate methods of clinical research about oral health and disease.
Competence
Autonomy and Responsibility
- Show responsibility and independent technical and clinical decision-making to evaluate and manage complex and unpredictable clinical work appropriate to a primary care practice.
- Illustrate adherence to current best practice methods maturely.
- Role in Context
- Recognize the importance of appropriate leadership roles, and manage and take accountability for the team involved in patient care.
- Demonstrate responsibility and supervise the professional activity and mentoring of allied dental health personnel.
Self-development
- Engage in self-evaluation and professional development apt for general dental practice or toward specific specialization.
- Value professional ethics, positive criticism, and feedback, and engage in life-long learning.
Graduates of the College will have a wide range of career opportunities to choose from, in addition to continuing higher education (Master's and PhD degrees) in one of the following specialities:
- Endodontics
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
- Operative Dentistry
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Radiology and Oral Medicine
- Dental Public Health
- Implantology
- Aesthetic Dentistry
- Oral Pathology
Graduates may wish to take advanced courses in Oral Surgery, Implantology and other clinical specialities, or they may choose to work in research facilities. Those who prefer to practice in UAE will be able to do so provided that they pass the UAE Licensing Exams. Graduates are subject to the regulations of the UAE licensing authorities about the type of examination and certification criteria.