The Orenburg State Medical Academy

Dental Department

Duration and mode of study – 5 years, full-time course of study.

Qualification after graduation from this department – “Dentistry”.

Academic program. Curriculum for 5 years includes 10800 class hours, major subjects are studied for 3888 class hours.

Regular personnel. 17 Doctors of Medicine and 41 Candidates of Medicine teach at the department.

Clinical trials – 6 trials.

Practical training.

  • Assistant of a charge nurse and a treatment nurse (after the 2nd year of study).
  • Assistant of a dentist-hygienist (after the 3rd year of study).
  • Assistant of a dentist-surgeon (during the 4th year of study).
  • Assistant of a dentist- therapeutist (after the 4th year of study).
  • Assistant of a children’s dentist (during the 5th year of study).

Post-graduate training. Internship in speciality “Dentist – general practitioner” – 1 year of study. Residency training is allowed only after post-graduate training, it takes 2 years of study in the following specialities: “Therapeutic dentistry”, “Surgical dentistry”, “Maxillo-facial surgery”, “Orthodontology”, “Prosthetic dentistry”, “Children’s dentistry”.

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