Bachelor of Dental Surgery

Program Overview

This is a five-year undergraduate program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). The study program and curriculum is at par with that of renowned international universities and dental institutes.

Program Objectives

The BDS 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 emphasis on prevention.
2. Emphasize on 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.

Graduation Requirments

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

• Completing successfully the required credit hours (201 Credit Hours), including the University requirement courses, with an accumulative grade point average (CGPA) 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.
• Completing successfully the required clinical cases during the clinical phase in addition to the mandatory two months internal clinical training during summer.
• Submitting & defending a research project before an academic committee of the College.

Program Learning Outcomes

The BDS program at AU-College of Dentistry is only delivered as a full time program. The College of dentistry offers access to e-learning (MOODLE) as a supplementary tool to its traditional face-to-face pedagogy. The effectiveness of the program is evaluated against the program learning outcomes which have been aligned with the UAE Qualifications Framework (UAEQF) and are consistent with the defined level of the degree.

Knowledge 

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery program, graduates will be able to:

1. Express coherent knowledge, capabilities and limitations of specialization areas in dentistry.
2. Describe the importance of prevention, treatment and management of oral and dental diseases.
3. Use the factual and theoretical knowledge in basic medical and dental sciences and allied sciences to gather information from patient as part of history taking and patient examination in order to decide appropriate investigation and decide a suitable course of treatment within the scope of a general dental practice.
4. Identify the integration and importance of the basic medical and allied sciences such as psychology and behavioral sciences to dentistry.
5. Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the fundamental concepts, theories and principles in research projects and protocols complying with ethical principles.

Tuition fees

The Bachelor of Dental Surgery program comprises a total of 201 credit hours, with a tuition fee of 2,541 AED per credit hour, amounting to approximately 102148 AED per year.