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Course Overview

Program Objectives

The DDS program aims to:

  1. 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

  2. Emphasize the prevention and early detection of oral and dental diseases as an integral part of the curriculum

  3. Provide educational experiences for students using a comprehensive patient care model

  4. Provide community dentistry services that meet world-class standards

  5. Establish national recognition in term of academia by the concerned authorities and the public

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the College will have a wide range of career opportunities to choose from, in addition to continuing higher education (Masters and PhD degrees) in one of the following specialties:

  • 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

Entry Requirement 

Graduation Requirements

Students will be awarded the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree upon fulfillment of the following requirements:

  1. Completing successfully the required credit hours (199 Credit Hours), including the University requirement courses, with an accumulative grade point average (AGPA) not less than C, otherwise, students should take, during the following semester(s), clinical subjects as suggested by the academic advisor to fulfill this graduation requirement.

  2. Completing successfully the required clinical cases during the clinical phase in addition to the mandatory two months internal clinical training during summer.

  3. Submitting & defending a research project before an academic committee of the College.

Degree Requirements:

The Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree requires the completion of 199 Credit Hours, distributed according to the following plan:

Type of Courses

Credit hours

1. University General Education Requirements

 

(a) University Required Courses

15

(b) University Elective Courses

9

2. College Requirements

175

TOTAL

199

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This information was accurate on : 23/02/2021
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