11 Dentistry (1)

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

1/12

COLLEGE OF

DENTISTRY

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

2/12

526

COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

3/12

52

The BDS Curriculum

Vision:

The College of Dentistry is commit-

ted to the pursuit of excellence in

dental sciences by being a leader in

dental education, research and devel-

opment and community services with

an emphasis on serving the needs of

the United Arab Emirates.

Mission:

The mission of the College is to be

a regional leader in dental educa-

tion, research and community ser-

vices with an emphasis on serving

the needs of the UAE. The Collegeaims at preparing students for dental

careers in both the private and public

sectors and to contribute in the deliv-

ery of a modern health care system

in the UAE, the region and interna-

tionally.

Objectives:

The following objectives form the

foundation of the curriculum:

Develop a more exible cur-

riculum structure, one that can

respond rapidly to and reect

developments in the sciences

and practice of dentistry.

Reduce formal contact hours

for teaching and provide greater

opportunities for self-directed,

experiential learning through-

out the course.

Facilitate greater opportuni-

ties for contextual learning. In

the traditional model most of

the basic and applied science

material was presented in theearly years. This material was

often not reinforced later in

the course where its relevance

would have been appreciated

more by students. A greater in-

tegration, balance and ow of

material throughout the course

is an important objective.

Introduce problem-based learn-

ing throughout the course so

that students are able to better

integrate learning material andapply their knowledge.

Make greater use of develop-

ments in computer-aided in-

struction, audio-visual material

and laboratory-based technique

exercises.

Develop courses that students

will nd stimulating and enjoy-

able and one that engenders a

desire to continue learning after

graduation, ie. to become life-

long learners.

Rationale o Curriculum

The rationale behind the devel-

opment of this curriculum is in

response to:

an explosion of knowledge in

dentistry in the last ten years,

leading to new philosophies,

new techniques and on-going

controversies.

major changes in the pattern of

dental disease.

an increasing proportion of the

population retaining their teeth

into middle and old age and re-

quiring special consideration.

major advances in the eld of

teaching methodology and stu-

dent learning.

Curriculum Outcome and Compe-

tencies

Philosophy o dental education

Good oral health is an integral part of

good general health. The dental prac-

titioner should strive to empower pa-

tients and communities to maintain

optimal oral health throughout their

lives.

Graduate outcomes / responsibilities

The following outcomes should be

developed through the learning ex-

periences of the BDS program. The

dental graduate should:

adopt and employ professional

attitudes and standards / values.

effectively manage community-

based health

effectively manage individual

patient care

effectively manage a dental

team

engage in self-directed, life-

long learning.

Graduate outcome indicators -

competencies"

The dental graduate should have

achieved the following competen-

cies:

1. Adopt and employ professional at-

titudes and standards / values by:

advocating for change

communicating effectively with

a range of audiences, eg. profes-

sional, policy-making bodies,

community and patients

providing dental care in a con-

temporary ethical and legal en-

vironment

displaying integrity in all as-

pects of professional life

applying a wide understanding

of social, political and cultural

perspectives to inform practice.

2. Effectively manage community-

based health by:

having a vision of oral health in

the wider community

committing to the improvement

of oral health in the whole com-

munity, including disadvan-

taged groups, through diagno-

sis, treatment and education

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

4/12

528


being informed by a preventive

approach to management

engaging in promotion of oral

health as it relates to general

health

demonstrating a commitment to

optimizing their own health.

3. Eectively manage individual

patient care by:

using an evidence-based ap-

proach to provide holistic oral

health management

acting as an advocate for pa-

tients

providing a broad range of dental interventions

having expertise in diagnosis,

treatment planning and dental

care in the long term

integrating and applying an un-

derstanding of basic, clinical,

behavioral and social science

concepts to inform practice

4. Eectively manage a dental

team by:

working effectively as a team member of an integrated den-

tal team and inter-professional

teams

managing self, resources and

people within the constraints of

the practice context

utilizing information technol-

ogy for communication, patient

management and practice man-

agement.

5. Engage in self-directed life-long

learning by:: using reection and critical self-

assessment to inform evidence-

based practice

accessing the most current infor-

mation and research, critically

evaluating it, individually and in

collaboration

using up-to-date learning tech-

nologies

monitoring social and economic

trends and considering their im-

plications for practice

recognizing the need for further

education and undertaking appro-

priate courses as necessary.

General and Key Characteristics o

the University o Sharjah BDS Cur-

riculum

1. Continuum o Dental Education:

The curriculum will provide an

educational experience that en-

sures continuing developmentfrom undergraduate to internship

and further postgraduate train-

ing.

2. Outcome competency based

curriculum: Core competencies

essential for good dental practice

guide the curriculum structure, or-

ganization, learning and teaching

approaches, student assessment

outcome and program evaluation.

3. Integrated curriculum: The the-

matic organization of the cur-riculum based on streams and the

building of new knowledge and

skills based on experience in a

previous stream allow a horizon-

tal and vertical integration of the

teaching-learning activities such

that an excellent appreciation of

the basic and clinical science is

achieved.

4. Early introduction o clinical den-

tistry: This approach allows early

understanding of patho-physiolog-

ical principles and generates theeagerness to know more; it further

enables ne skills to be developed

at a very early phase of education

such that difcult hand skills learn-

ing abilities are identied and recti-

ed early in the program.

5. Student-centered fexible learn-

ing: The learning environment

will be structured to allow more

exibility and choice in time,

place and style of learning.6. Problem based learning: The di-

rect relevance of the practice of

dentistry will be emphasized by

the use of patients problems and

conducting these problem solving

exercises based on sound medi-

cal, dental and social sciences

evidence-based principles.

7. Community based context: The

course will emphasize the appro-

priate needs of dentistry in the

community with special interest

in rural environment.

8. Leadership quality: The course

will be delivered in a way that

makes the students a future lead-

er in a health team, practicing

team work, promoting scientic

method of problem solving and

be a life long learner to ensure his

competitiveness and relevance

throughout his/her career.

9. Constructive assessment: The

assessment methods will enable

recognition of self strength andweakness, ability to improve

and achieve goals for long term

professional qualities rather than

short term learning.

10. Yearly assessment system: The

continuous assessment system is

reported on an annual basis made

at the end of each year to enable

early recognition and rectication

of areas that demand attention.

The curriculum has been adopted

from the University of Adelaide

Bachelor of Dental Surgery pro-

gram with modications and

adaptations made to t the local

cultural and health care system

and learning environment of the

United Arab Emirates.

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

5/12

52

Overview o Curriculum

Structure

Phase 1: Foundation Sciences

The rst year at the College preparethe students to achieve a level of

knowledge necessary to assimilate

the more challenging medical and

dental sciences subjects in the later

phases. Students will be exposed

to new learning methods in both

physical and biological sciences in

the form of problem based learn-

ing, group projects, critical and lat-

eral thinking and scientic literature

search and writing. Self directed

learning philosophy will be empha-

sized and other academic and social

activities are conducted to mould asmooth transfer from high school ed-

ucation to University Campus life.

Phase II: Integrated Dental Sciences

First, Second and Third Year BDS

1, 2 and 3

The Phase II program is run over three

years and composed of teaching-learn-

ing activities that are delivered in four

streams. A stream is an educational

structure, organization and philosophy

that depicts a collection of establishedgeneral science, basic medical and den-

tal sciences and clinical sciences and

practice disciplines, that are integrated

to represent knowledge, skills and val-

ues necessary for the best health care

practice at the individual and commu-

nity level. The four streams are Dental

Health Sciences, Dental Clinical Prac-

tice, Human Biology and Commu-

nity Dentistry (General Studies). The

streams are integrated with each other

laterally within a year and vertically

within subsequent years.

Dental Health Sciences I, II and III

Dental and Health Science I form the

basis of oral anatomy and physiology

that integrates with cell biology and

subsequently will lead on to a Second

Year stream of human embryology,

oral histology, dental occlusion and

aspects of biochemistry. The Dental

and Health Science III stream includes

physiology of the masticatory system,

disturbances and disorders of the

masticatory system, physical growth

and development, craniofacial growthand development and orthodontics.

Dental Clinical Practice I. II and III

Dental clinical Practice I introduces

the student to the general dental

practice environment. It emphasizes

heavily the art of medical and dental

history taking and physical examina-

tion, infection control, oral health

and preventive dentistry and medi-

cal ethics. The Second Year Dental

Clinical Practice stream follows

on from Dental Clinical Practice I,

providing acquisition and consolida-tion of basic clinical skills in tooth

preservation, treatment of periodon-

tal diseases, modern pain control

techniques and modern radiological

techniques. Students will also en-

hance their diagnostic and operative

skills in laboratory exercises and in

Structure o the Curriculum

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

6/12

530


the simulation clinics. The Dental

Clinical Practice III stream builds

on previous years, concentrating on

advance restorative techniques and

total dental rehabilitation of patients

and by introducing prosthodontics,

endodontics and more complex con-

servative techniques. Students will

begin simple restorative dentistry

work on patients in the second se-

mester of BDS 3.

Human Biology I. II and III

The Human Biology I stream be-

gin with a detailed understanding of

medical cell biology with emphasis

on molecular biology and genetics

that will form a strong foundation in

understanding embryology, growthand development and functions of

organ-based systems. This leads on

to a Structure and Function of the

Human Body stream (Human Biol-

ogy II) in Second Year that includes

anatomy and physiology of body

systems, e.g. cardiovascular, respira-

tory, renal, as well as a detailed gross

anatomy of the head and neck region

and neuroanatomy. In the Third

Year, the Human Biology III Stream

relating to Diseases and Disorders of

the Human Body are delivered that

includes aspects of general and oralpathology, microbiology and immu-

nology.

Community Dentistry I and II (Gen-eral Studies I and II)

The Community Dentistry stream

is designed to support the learning

activities of the students to ensure

optimum benets of their learning

experience and as how it relates and

affects the community. They are

strategically embedded in the second

and third year (BDS 1 and 2) that

would lay down the foundations ofevidence based dentistry. The stream

consists of units that provide exer-

cises in communication and learning

skills, research methodology and So-

cial Context of Dentistry. Communi-

ty Dentistry I and II provide the basis

for the students from multicultural

background to adopt critical thinking

and professionalism.

Phase III: Dental Clerkship

FOURTH and FIFTH YEAR BDS 4 & 5

The Phase III or Dental Clerkship Year

is a two year integrated full time clini-

cal rotations in four major dental and

medical disciplines and ending with

a multidisciplinary general practice

clerkship in the sixth year. The teaching

elements in this phase are the product

of integration of both Dental Clinical

Practice and Dental and Health Sci-

ences streams. The teaching-learning

activities will mainly be in the form of

multidisciplinary seminars conducted

by multi specialty faculty. This will

lead to innovative in depth training

in each dental/medical discipline and

at the same time applying this knowl-edge and skills in students general den-

tal practice clinics. A strong emphasis

will be given to clinical community

dentistry and outreach activities. Stu-

dents are also required to complete one

elective project in a related medical,

dental or health sciences specialty as a

partial fulllment of the BDS degree.

The dental clerkship phase is a stu-

dents training ground for independent

learning and the nal molding of a life

long learner for the future dentist.

Schematic Organization &Outline o Program & Out-line o Program and Assess-ment Methods

Assessment Philosophy

The College run an annual assess-

ment system. The nal marks for

graduation are accumulated in Phase

III only. Grading in University re-

quirements and electives are not con-

sidered in the overall nal grade.

Achievement and level of compe-

tence will be assessed according tothe outcomes that are listed for each

stream in this document. Assessment

methods vary across the different

streams, and may include:

practical and tutorial assignments

practical exercises

group projects and presentations

written examinations

Clinical examination / OSCE

Practice Assessment Portfolio.

The assessment procedures will:

Assess students ability to apply knowledge, attitudes and skills,

not just recall information

test for problem-analysis and

management as important as-

pects, as well as the use of

evidence based basic science in

justifying decisions and critical

thinking

encouraging students to moni-

tor their own progress and plan

remedial studies

provide an open system where

standards are explicit, and therequired levels of competence

are stated beforehand

assess capability of team work

and multiprofessional tasks

encourage students to measure

peers performance as an es-

sential part of their own further

education.

Sel-assessment

Students must be good at, and com-

fortable with, assessing the standardof their own work, particularly in

relation to Dental Clinical Practice.

This is a particularly useful skill to

have when working as a dentist and

to be life long learners.

Method o reporting results

Results in the Phase I and Univer-

sity compulsory and elective courses

requirements are reported using

the cumulative grade point average

(AGPA) system (credit hour sys-

tem). These results are reported but

not added to the core dental programin Phase II and III.

Results for major streams of the BDS

program in Phase II and III are re-

ported as percentages based on an

annual system.

Results in all the Phases are stand

alone and do not contribute to the

subsequent phases.

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

7/12

53

Outline o Program And As-

sessment

Phase IFoundation Year

Is an interface between high school

education and the dental program.

It introduces the students to a scien-

tic foundation in Human Biology,

Chemistry and Biochemistry, Phys-

ics relevant to medical sciences, In-

formation Technology and Medical

English.

An important characteristic of theFoundation Year is to introduce the

students to modern trends in medi-

cal education, problem based learn-

ing, small group learning and study

skills encouraging deep and life long

learning. This is provided through

the course of Introduction to Medi-

cal and Health Sciences Education.

Students should demonstrate aca-

demic performance which will allowthem to progress to the second phase

of the dental program (see assess-

ment).

The courses to be studied in Founda-

tion Year are:

Phase I- Foundation Year:

Semester 1:

1427107: Chemistry 1 for Medical

Sciences:

This course describes general con-cepts of general chemistry such as

principles of measurements, solu-

tions, radiation, laws of heat and en-

ergy transfer and reaction equilibria.

1430113: Physics for Medical sci-

ences:

This course covers atomic spectra,

nuclear physics, x-ray applications

in biology and medicine, uids, elec-

tricity and magnetism, geometrical

optics and waves and sounds.

0900101: Human Biology: This ba-sic course covers the normal struc-

ture and function of the cell, basic

genetics, basic histology and embry-

ology.

1430114: Physics Laboratory for

Medical Science: Various experi-

ments covering the topics studied in

the lectures are performed.

0900103: Medical Science Educa-

tion; This course is offered to stu-

dents in the Foundation Year of the

Medical Colleges (Medicine andDentistry). It introduces them to

the knowledge, skills and attitude

needed to be a self-directed, life-

long learner. Study skills which

encourage deep learning should be

inculcated and developed at an early

stage of their education. Students

will explore through active learning

the broad scope of health and related

medical sciences, their future job re-

sponsibilities and competencies they

should acquire in order to respond to

sociatel needs and expectations. Thecontext of health and wellness will

be used in training the students to ap-

ply study skills which support criti-

cal thinking and life-long learning.

The two content domains of the

course Health & Wellness and

Medical Education are interwoven

through a problem-based learning

strategy. It also sets the stage to en-

able the students to be successful

when studying medical science in

an era when scientic knowledge is

rapidly growing.

The main strategy of learning will

emphasize self-directed problem-

based learning. Students will learn in

small groups (7 8 students in each

group) encouraging team work and

multi-professional education.

Faculty will play a facilitatory role

rather than an information giver.

Semester 2

1427108: Chemistry II for Medical

Students: This course concentrates on

the structure and function of organic

molecules such as ethers, esters, alco-

hols, ketones, carboxylic acidsamines

and amides. It also covers biological

macromelecules such as lipids, carbo-

hydrates, proteins and nucleic acids.

Semester (1) Credit Hrs Semester (2) Credit Hrs

(1427107) Chemistry (1) for M.Sc. 3 Chemistry (2) for M.Sc. 3

(0900101) Biology (1) for M.Sc. 3 Biology (2) for M.Sc. 3

(1430113) Physics for M.Sc. 3 Chemistry(2) Lab. for M.Sc. 1(1430114) Physics Lab 1 Biology (2) Lab. for M.Sc. 1

(0900103) Medical Education 2 General Education 3

(0202103) Academic English 3 General Education 3

Total 15 14

Compulsory

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

8/12

532


0900102: Human Biology II: This

Course focuses on system approach

including cardiovascular, reproduc-

tive, respiratory, urinary, digestive

and blood.

0900102: Human Biology Labora-

tory: This deals with the histology

of the different types of tissues. The

course uses multimedia and en-

hanced simulations to consolidatepractical knowledge.

1427118: Chemistry Laboratory for

Medical Sciences: The laboratory

procedures cover methods of iden-

tications, chromatography, synthe-

sis of organic compounds as well asqualitative and quantitative analysis.

Assessment in Phase I (Foundation Year)

a. Assessment in the Foundation Year is discipline-based (i.e. course and semester).

b. Mid and End-semester examinations are conducted.

c. Results are presented as course GPA and cumulative GPAs.

d. Scores and GPA in (Foundation Year) do not contribute to scores in Phase II and Phase III. Scores and grades

reecting performance in each phase are stand alone.

General Education Courses

Students are required to complete 24 credit hours of General University Course Requirements.

All students need to complete their University Requirement Courses before entering the BDS 4 Year because the BDS

4 and 5 are full time clinical years without any available time for those Courses.

No. Standard for General Education Course No. Course Title Cr.

Hr.

1 Islamic Culture 0104101 Islamic Culture 3

2

(A)

Languages

(B)

0201102Basic Arabic (for non-native Arabic speakers students)

()or

Advanced Arabic (for native Arabic speakers students)

()

3

0201105 3

0202121English for Medical Students 3

3Information Technology or

Mathematics1411100

Introduction to IT (English)

() 3

4 Literature & Humanities

0900107History of Medical & Health Sciences 3

0710109 Arts & Medicine 30602246 Human Rights in Islam & International Declarations 3

0203102 History of the Arabian Gulf 35 Applied Sciences

1430101 Astronomy and Space Sciences 30401142 **Man and the Environment 3

6 Social sciences & Education

0206103 Introduction to Psychology 30204102 UAE Society 30302150

Introduction to Business Administration 30301150 Introduction to Economics 3

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

9/12

53

ii. Attaining a Cumulative GPA in

Chemistry, Biology, Physics and

their laboratories, English for

Medical students and Medical

Education 2.5, will be consid-

ered rst in ranking.

iii. Attaining a Cumulative GPA

2.5iv.Students attaining cumulative

GPA 2.5 and GPA of > 2.5 in

Biology and Chemistry and their

labs are subject to competetion for

the seats available in the Colleges

of Medicine and Dentistry. Prior-

ity in ranking will be according to

student GPA in Chemistry, Phys-

ics and Biology and their labs then

medical education & English for

medical sciences the cumulative

GPA in all subjects studied

v. A student who is unable to com-

plete the requirements for promo-

tion to Year One Medical by the

end of the summer semester, must

repeat the year. While repeating

the foundation year, he/she should

achieve the required GPA and can

complete other Electives and Uni-

versity Requirements.

vi.A students with Cumulative GPA

of < 2.0 is subject to article 16 on

academic probation i.e. repeat

the year.

vii. A student repeating the Foun-

dation Year and still unable to

achieve the required GPA which

allows him/her to be promoted to

the rst year will leave the pro-

gram. He/she can transfer to an-

other program in the University.

viii.University regulations will ap-ply to all other cases not included

in the above student categories.

ix. GPAs of year one Foundation

year and GPAs of university

compulsory and elective courses

will be reported as GPAs fol-

lowing standard university and

elective courses will be reported

as GPA following standard uni-

versity regulations. They do not

add to the score and grades of the

dental program.

Phase II

First Year BDS 1

Human Biology Stream

This stream consists of an integrated

cluster of the following areas:

1. Medical cell biology, molecular

biology and genetics

2. Human general embryology

3. Human tissue general histology

4. Human evolution and compara-

tive biology

5. Anatomy of masticatory system

Dental & Health Sciences 1



Dental terminology1.

Dental anatomy, physiology2.

and occlusion

Oral epidemiology & biostatis-3.tics

Preventive dentistry and cariol-4.

ogy

Biology of the periodontium5.

Behavioral medicine and medi-6.

cal Ethics

Community Dentistry 1

(General Studies 1)



Communication and learning1.

Research methodology and bio-2. statistics

Evidence- based dentistry3.

Introduction to computing4.

Dental Clinical Practice

Introduction to general dental1.

practice

History taking and physical ex-2.

amination

Dental record keeping3.

Preventive dentistry4.

Periodontology5.

Conditions or proceeding to Phase II:

i. Passing the following 5 core courses of the Foundation Year:

- Physics + Lab - Chemistry I

- Biology I - Chemistry II- Biology II - Chemistry Lab

- Biology Lab - Medical Education

- English for Medical Sciences

Assessment or promotion to BDS 2 - or each stream:

First Semester

Second Semester

Mid Semester 15%

Mid Year Examination 20%

Mid Semester 15%

End of Year Examination 50%

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

10/12

534


The components of the examination

consist of:

i) MCQ examination

ii) Short answer questions

iii) Objective Structured Practical

Examination

iv) Laboratory practical test

v) Project assignment

The nal result for each stream is the

sum of the marks obtained through-

out the year. The passing mark for

each stream is 60%.

Students must pass all streams to be

promoted to the second BDS year.

The nal annual result is the aver-

age of the results of all streams.

The passing mark is 70%. Failure

in a stream will appear for a Repeat

Examinations for that stream in the

same year.

Failure in the repeat examination

will require the student to repeat the

whole year. Students must do and

pass all streams in the repeat year.

Second Year BDS 2

Human Biology 2



1. Medical physiology

2. General anatomy

3. Medical biochemistry

4. General clinical Skills

Dental & Health Sciences1. Dental and Craniofacial Embry-

ology

2. Oral and Dental Histology

3. Oral Physiology

4. Oral Biochemistry

Community Dentistry 2

(General Studies 2)

1. Evidence-based dentistry

2. Epidemiology & biostatistics

3. Behavioral Sciences & Social con-

text of Dentistry


1. Preventive dentistry

2. Anaesthesia in dentistry

3. Basic dental radiology

4. Conservative dentistry

5. Periodontology

Assessment or promotion to BDS 3 - or each stream:

The components of the examination

consist of:

i) MCQ examination


iii) Objective structured practical

examination

iv) Project assignment

The nal result for each stream

is the sum of the marks obtained

throughout the year.The passing mark for each stream is

60%.

Students must pass all streams to

be promoted to the Fourth BDS

year. The nal annual result is the

average of the results of all streams.

The passing mark is 70%. Failure

in a stream will appear for a repeat

examinations for that stream in

August.

Failure in the repeat examination

will require the student to repeat the

whole year. Students must do and

pass all streams in the repeat year.

Phase III

Year 4 & 5 BDS 4 & 5

Dental & Health Sciences and


Both streams are closely coordinated

and they consist of an integrated

cluster of the following major

clinical rotations:

Restorative Dentistry



1.Conservative dentistry

2.Endodontics

3. Removable prosthodontics

4. Periodontics

Community Dentistry

This stream consists of an integratedcluster of the following areas:

1. Preventive dentistry

2. Orthodontics

3. Pediatric dentistry

First Semester

Second Semester

Mid Semester 15%

Mid Year Examination 20%

Mid Semester 15%

End of Year Examination 50%

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

11/12

53

Oral Medicine & Oral Surgery



1. General Medicine & Surgery

2. Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology

3. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

4. Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology

5. Oral Diagnosis

6. Hospital Dentistry

The Dental Clerkship in the 3 Majors Rotations over a period of two academic years are as follows:

Clinical Rotations Stream Year

1. Restorative Dentistry DCP 4A BDS 4

2. Community Dentistry DCP 4B BDS 4

3. Oral Medicine & Oral surgery DHS 4 BDS 4

4.Restorative Dentistry DCP 5A BDS 5

5.Community Dentistry DCP 5B BDS 5

6.Oral Medicine & Oral Surgery DHS 5 BDS 5

Assessment in Phase III (Year 4

and 5)

The Phase III assessment consists of

a continuous assessment throughout

the two integrated years followed by

a summative assessment at the end

of fth year. The continuous assess-

ment is derived from the examina-

tions at the end of every dental clerk-

ship rotation.

The passing mark for each major

clinical rotation is 60%.

Students in BDS 4 must obtain an

average of 70% among all clinical

rotations to be promoted to BDS 5.

Students are admitted into the nal

BDS Exit Examination after com-

pleting all the clinical schedules,

project assignments, elective project

reports and passed all clerkship rota-

tions.

Students must pass all three major

clinical rotations in both theory and

clinical components of the examina-

tion, and must obtain an average of

70% to be eligible to sit for the Final

BDS Exit Examination.

The assessments in all the clinical ro-

tations over the two years will carry

60% marks and the nal BDS Exit

Examination will carry 40% marks.

The components of the assessment

consist of:

i) MCQ examination


iii) Objective structured practical ex-

amination

iv) Clinical Laboratory practical test

Compilation of marks in Dental Clerk-

ship Year

Assessment in BDS 4 30%

Assessment in BDS 5 30%

Final BDS Exit Examination 40%

The nal BDS Exit Examination will

be held in May of each year.

Students who fail in the nal BDS Ex-

amination in May will be counseled

and allocated to the respective clinical

rotations to improve their competen-

cies. They will then re sit for the Final

BDS Examination in the same year.

Failure in the re sit Exit Examina-

tion will be counseled and may have

to repeat the year. They will nally

be given the last attempt in the Final

BDS Exit Examination at the end of

the repeat year.

Degree Title:

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

Requirements For Graduation

Obtain a minimum score of1.

70% in the nal BDS Exit Ex-

amination

Satisfactory completion of the2.

general & elective university

requirements with GPA 2.0

points or above

Must complete Phase II and3.

Phase III of the BDs course

within 9 years.

7/29/2019 11 Dentistry (1)

12/12

11 Dentistry (1)

Documents

Transcript of 11 Dentistry (1)