The main goal of the new Undergraduate Program in Dentistry (in english language) is to graduate Doctors capable of competence, clinical expertise and ethics in providing oral care to patients . The students will take courses on basic sciences, such as oral physiology and pathology, medical topics related to dentistry, and all dental topics (e.g. restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, oral surgery, implantology, prosthodontics, orthodontics, gnathology). Each topic will be addressed in lectures and practicals, in order to increase the theoretical knowledge and develop the professional skills of the students.
The undergraduate program is based on the recommendation of ADEE (Association of Dental European Education) and of the Italian Minister of Education. In their last year, all the students must work on patients daily, using also the innovative means of digital dentistry and new dental materials.
Please take note that the Student Office will be closed on 24 December 2018 and from 31 December 2018 to 6 January 2019 inclusive
08 | 09 | 2017
WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?
The undergraduate course in Dentistry is the first implemented in Italy in english language, in agreement with ADEE (Association of Dental European Education), the European institution that gathers all the most well-known/renowned Schools of Dentistry.
The main goal of the new course is to graduate excellent dentists, by complementing the learning of well established concepts of the traditional study course with the achievement of all the knowledge and skills requested by the highest international standards, making good use of the newly available technologies and of the digital devices, that render us advanced in basic and clinical research, as well as in professional training.
After graduation, Doctors in Dentistry will be able to work in private practice as well as in public Hospitals. Also, the degree in Dentistry will allow graduates to apply to Master’s programs, PhD programs, and Specialty programs in Oral Surgery or Orthodontics.
The University of Siena features a variety of postgraduate schools and doctoral research schools. The University also organizes Master’s programs, advanced training, refresher courses, and summer schools, with the choice of two starting dates per year.
