Dentistry – (M.Sc.)

Contents

1st and 2nd year

Subjects

• Biophysics 105 credit hours
• Medical Chemistry 151 credit hours
• Medical Psychology 20 credit hours
• Odontology 30 credit hours
• Hungarian Language 120 credit hours
• First Aid and Reanimation 21 credit hours
• Oral Anatomy 85 credit hours
• Genetics 90 credit hours
• Molecular Biology 71 credit hours
• Cell Biology 75 credit hours
• Preventive Dentistry 30 credit hours
• Anatomy, Histology, Embryology 140 credit hours
• Biochemistry 176 credit hours
• Physiology 189 credit hours
• Dental Materials 30 credit hours
• Neurobiology 128 credit hours
• Introduction to the fixed Prosthodontics 30 credit hours

In the third year, disciplines exploring the theoretical foundations of diseases, such as Pathology, Pathophysiology and Microbiology are taught with aspects related to Oral Sciences. In the same year Propedeutics of Clinical Dentistry introduces various dental procedures and techniques involved in the clinical treatment of patients by laboratory demonstrations and in the phantom head room.

3rd year

Subjects

• Pathology 172 credit hours
• Clinical Physiology 38 credit hours
• Immunology 48 credit hours
• Clinical Biochemistry 33 credit hours
• Microbiology 60 credit hours
• Surgery 45 credit hours
• Propedeutics and Technology of Fixed Prosthodontics 75 credit hours
• Oral Biology 30 credit hours
• Cariology Propedeutics 45 credit hours
• Medical Hungarian Language 60 credit hours
• Basic Surgical Techniques 18 credit hours
• Medical Psychology 45 credit hours
• Bioethics 15 credit hours
• Propedeutics and Technology of Total and Partial Removable Dentures 75 credit hours
• Endodontics Propedeutics 60 credit hours
• Oral Radiology 41 credit hours
• Oral Surgery Propedeutics 45 credit hours

In the 4th year, students begin to treat patients in the Clinical Practice Unit and other special clinical departments. They are introduced to all clinical dental fields (Restorative Dentistry, Prosthetic Dentistry, Periodontology, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Paedodontics and Orthodontics). During the 4th and 5th years students take responsibility for treating their own patients in small-group practice classes under the close supervision of staff members.
Parallel to the dental courses, other clinical medical sciences are also included within the curriculum.

4th, 5th year

Subjects

• Pharmacology 90 credit hours
• Internal Medicine 90 credit hours
• Preventive Medicine 60 credit hours
• Dermatology 15 credit hours
• Otolaryngology 15 credit hours
• Pediatric Dentistry 135 credit hours
• Periodontology 93 credit hours
• Prosthetic Dentistry 120 credit hours
• Oral Surgery 198 credit hours
• Restaurative Dentistry Cariology 45 credit hours
• Traumatology 10 credit hours
• Oxyology 44 credit hours
• Restaurative Dentistry Endodontics 45 credit hours
• Orthodontics 60 credit hours
• Pediatrics 30 credit hours
• Neurology 20 credit hours
• Psychiatry 10 credit hours
• Forensic Medicine 30 credit hours
• Ophthalmology 15 credit hours
• Gynecology 15 credit hours
• Praxis Management 12 credit hours
• Endodontics 90 credit hours
• Cariology 84 credit hours
• Oral Medicine 30 credit hours
• Prosthetics Dentistry 174 credit hours

By the end of the 5th year dental students are required to submit and defend a thesis and take a final examination.

Students having passed all examinations and having successfully defended their theses are granted a D.M.D. degree.

Accreditation

Education at Debrecen Medical School is accredited by the World Health Organization, US Department of Education, The State Education Department (NY, USA), Medical Board of California (http://www.medbd.ca.gov/Applicant_Schools_Recognized.htm#H) , the General Medicine Council (UK - PLAB exam might be required, for more details pls check http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/plab.asp#1 ), Medical Councils of Israel, Ireland, Iran and Norway. In most European countries - not listed above - and also in India the diploma of the University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center is accepted for registration purposes; however a qualifying exam is compulsory.