Dentistry, Full-time Graduate Program

Short description: 

The five-year program has been carefully structured and designed to ensure a high standard of knowledge, skills, and responsibility for dental surgeons. To treat patients successfully and safely, students must have sufficient motor skills to work with hand and electric instruments. They must be able to perform palpation, percussion, auscultation, and other diagnostic procedures. Students must have reliable gross and fine motor skills, as well as a sense of touch and vision. They are required to be capable of operating all dental equipment, including both high- and low-speed handpieces. Students must be able to take an accurate dental and medical history from the patient and analyze and interpret X-ray and radiographic images necessary for proper diagnosis. They must perform a visual and tactile dental examination, including the observation of shape, color, and abnormalities, both extra- and intraorally. Additionally, students must be able to discuss problems and treatments with patients, gather and exchange information, give directions during treatment, and offer advice. They must possess positive personal qualities such as respect, understanding, and concern for others, and also exhibit professional doctor behavior.​​

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Main subjects typically include (this list is indicative and may change):

 

• Year 1: Biophysics, Biostatistics, Hungarian Language, Medical Chemistry, Medical Psychology, Odontology, Cell Biology, First Aid and Resuscitation, Medical Genetics, Molecular Biology, Oral Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Preventive Dentistry.

• Year 2: Biochemistry, Dental Physiology, Hungarian Language, Introduction to Prosthodontics, Dental Materials, Oral Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Biochemistry, Introduction to Fixed Prosthodontics, Neurobiology.

• Year 3: Clinical Biochemistry, Dental Microbiology, Dosimetry, Radiation Health Effects, General Pathology, Hungarian Language, Immunology, Propedeutics and Technology of Total and Partial Removable Dentures, Odontotechnology, Oral Biology, Periodontology Propedeutics, Restorative Dentistry, Basic Surgical Techniques, Bioethics, Clinical Biochemistry, Introduction to Dental Radiology, Propedeutics and Technology of Fixed Prosthodontics, Medical Psychology, Oral Surgery Propedeutics, Organ and Oral Pathology.

• Year 4: Complex Dentistry, Dental Pharmacology, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Otolaryngology, Periodontology, Preventive Dentistry, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Prosthetic Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Surgery, Digital Dentistry, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Paediatric Dentistry, Propedeutics.

• Year 5: Complex Dentistry, Forensic Medicine, Neurology, Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry, Paediatrics, Prosthetic Dentistry, Psychiatry, Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology, Thesis.​​​​

 

The language of instruction is English. However, students are required to learn some basic Hungarian in order to be able to communicate with patients from the third year on.

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​For more information about the program, please check the course Bulletin

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“Teachers and staff at the Faculty of Dentistry are very experienced, humble, friendly and they are keen on sharing their knowledge, give students practical advice and talk to students like a friend. What I appreciate most about the faculty is that we went through the most fundamental subjects of dentistry in the first two years, which lays a solid foundation for the senior year’s more intense clinical studies. What’s more we have been able to attend a fair amount of lab classes since 1st year which has greatly enriched my hands-on experience and sharpened my manual techniques. I enjoy studying at the University of Debrecen not only because of its high academic reputation in Europe but also because of the strict and highstandard exam system and the tight connection between theoretical knowledge and clinical practices. These things have gradually enabled me to become a responsible dentist and equipped me with abilities of critical thinking, independent study and cooperation with fellows, which are significant in my future career.” (Huang, Dentistry student from China)​

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