The D.Ch.Dent. in Dental Surgery offers 7 strands: Special Care Dentistry (also available part-time), Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Paediatric Dentistry, and Dental Public Health (also available part-time).

 

Special Care Dentistry – Course Director: Dr Alison Dougall

The professional doctorate in Special Care Dentistry runs full-time over three years or part-time over five years. In their first year, in addition to modules in the Dublin Dental University Hospital, students follow selected modules as part of the M.Sc. in Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, in the School of Psychology in University College Dublin. Clinical rotations take place in the Dublin Dental University Hospital and partner hospitals in Dublin. The teaching and learning will be apportioned broadly as follows: 60% clinical, 40% didactic. The didactic component will include a research dissertation. The total ECTS to be applied to this course is 270 credits of which 90 will be attributed to the research dissertation.

 

Periodontics – Course Director: Dr Ioannis Polyzois

This course in Periodontology focuses on the management of periodontal conditions and the planning and execution of oral Implant therapy. The course includes didactic and clinical components and provides the basis for continuing professional development after completion of the programme. Students will be instructed in clinical periodontics and Implant Dentistry with emphasis on the scientific basis for treatment. The course has been developed with the intent that it should be recognised for speciality training by the Dental Council of Ireland under the auspices of the relevant advisory committee of the Irish Committee for Specialist Training in Dentistry. Students will undertake a research project leading to a thesis. The Graduate programme in Periodontology is one of the 15 Graduate programs in Europe currently approved by the European Federation of Periodontology.