Dental Medicine
31.05.03 In English and Russian
Level of education Specialist
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 5 years
The specialist’s programme "Dental Medicine" is aimed at: developing basic and fundamental medical knowledge; comprehensive professional training; and developing medical judgement of a dentist who will be able to successfully apply cutting-edge methods of preventing dental diseases based on the knowledge of the main mechanisms of their occurrence and course. Graduates of the programme will also be capable of: carrying out diagnostic and treatment activities and rehabilitation measures to preserve the life and health of patients; quickly adapting to the emergence of innovative methods of diagnosis and treatment; and using state-of-the-art materials, methods and technologies, including digital ones, based on the latest scientific achievements in the field of dentistry and medicine.
- Introduction to Dental Diseases
- Human Anatomy. Head and Neck Anatomy
- Latin and Basic Medical Terminology
- Propaedeutics of Dental Diseases
- Normal Physiology. Physiology of the Maxillofacial Area
- Histology, Cytology, Embryology. Histology of the Oral Organs
- Medical Psychology • Prevention and Communal Dentistry
- Diagnostics in Dentistry
- Methodological Aspects of Surgical Consultation
- Modeling and Restoration of Teeth. Dental Restoration and Modeling Materials
- Tooth Extraction • Topographical Anatomy and Operative Surgery
- Microbiology, Virology, Immunology. Oral Microbiology
- Physiological Principles of Anaesthesia in Dentistry
- The programme provides training under individual educational paths through elective and online courses
- Requirements for material, technical, educational, methodological and other conditions for the implementation of the academic programme are provided by: all the University resources, following the procedure established at St Petersburg University; and the resources of partner organisations
- The academic programme is also suitable for students with disabilities as it takes into account the particularities of their psycho-physical development, individual capacities and state of health
- The programme is implemented with the help of the Council of the academic programme
- Graduates of the specialist’s programmes speak English at a level of proficiency comparable to the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
- The academic programme has been designed taking into account professional standards and the views of employers on the correlation of graduates' competencies and job functions in their professional activities
- Leipzig University (Germany)
- University of Greifswald (Germany)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
- University of Strasbourg (France)
- University of Tampere (Finland)
- Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)
- Johns Hopkins University (the USA)
- Yale University (the USA)
After being initially certified, graduates are ready to work in state and commercial dental organisations. Graduates can continue their studies in doctoral or clinical residency programmes to receive in-depth knowledge in the chosen medical profession.
Professions
The programme trains dentists equipped with a system of professional and universal cultural competencies. Graduates of the programme are: ready to independently carry out professional activity in the provision of dental care to the population; well-versed in the issues of organisation and economics of healthcare, insurance medicine and medical psychology; competitive in the national and international labour markets; and focused on continuous medical education and digital healthcare.