The Dental Medicine and Surgery program aims to prepare graduates to participate in advancing health care in the Kingdom and fulfilling the actual needs of the labor market.

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Leadership and excellence in the quality of education and training in the field of private dental education

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Provide the community with distinguished and qualified dentists in theoretical, practical, and research fields

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Overview of the program and summary of credit hours and Duration

The program duration is 12 semesters, and the student finishes 200 credit hours, in addition to one year (12 Months) of the internship program. Starting the academic year 2024- 2025 the the program gradually moves into a new curriculum, and the courses are divided as follows:

Edition 1 curriculum: the student must finish 200 credit hours distributed according to course type as follows:

Edition 2 curriculum: the student must finish 200 credit hours distributed according to course type as follows:

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Dental Medicine & Surgery Program Curriculum:

To see the Edition 1 Curriculum please click here.

To see the Edition 2 Curriculum please click here.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

To see PLOs please click here.

Language of study in the Dental program:

The official language of study is English.

The student is considered a graduate of the dental program to which he is enrolled, after completing the graduation requirements, which are six academic years and the compulsory internship year, and successfully passing exams according to the study plan, provided that the general grade is not less than acceptable.

Internship year in the Dental program:

The internship year is a mandatory intensive training period for all students, aiming to optimally apply the theoretical and clinical information taught during the university years. This year is a prerequisite for obtaining a license to practice the dental profession in the Kingdom. The training period is 12 months, which the student spends in the college clinics and training centers approved by the college, during which rotation is done between the different departments. There is a valid agreement between the VCJ and the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom represented by the ministry’s hospitals, to supervise the training during the year of excellence in cooperation with the college administration. The hospital administration evaluates internship students using the assessment form approved by the college and in conformity with the conditions of the Ministry, after which the student is given a certificate of passing the internship period. The internship trainee must undergo the examination of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties during or after the end of the internship period and his graduation from the college or according to the decisions of the Saudi Commission for Specialties to become a resident. After passing the examination of the Commission he can officially practice the profession.

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