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Degree in Dentistry

At UAX you will gain the most sought-after skills in today's dental practices. Over the course of more than 200 preclinical hours, you will develop your knowledge and abilities, as well as training for more than 1,000 hours at our own clinics, where you will treat real patients. This intense experience provides our students with the knowledge, training and skills that are so highly valued in the sector, that 98% of our students find employment in their first year after graduating. Shall we develop your full potential together?

Admissions process for the 2021-22 academic year is now open

Start September
Length and credits 5 years / 300 ECTS
Campus Villanueva de la Cañada
Modality Presencial

Get ready to acquire the expertise, skills and abilities most sought after by clinics and patients alike.

With 25 years’ experience and over 5,500 qualified dentists, the UAX Dentistry Degree focuses on developing your full potential and talent through rigorous theoretical teaching and intense practical training based on experiential learning in real clinics.

We are the university that offers the most practical hours: 200 hours of preclinical internships and 1000 hours of clinical practice (providing students with highly personalised training by learning in groups of 4 students per teacher). 

You will also be able to train at the University Dental Clinic and our Dental Centre for Innovation and Advanced Specialities, both located in the centre of Madrid. There, we treat over 125,000 patients each year and cover all dental specialities, providing you with a 360º overview of the profession. Our students receive such a high level of practical training, that clinical professionals choose UAX students.

You will also stay up to date with the latest treatment trends and dental techniques by participating in conferences, congresses and university activities, thanks to UAX’s connection with the Spanish Dental Association (COEM), and other partners, including Vitis, Colgate and Oral B.

When you graduate, you can continue your specialisation by taking one of the Master’s degrees, which are part of our prestigious post-graduate programme. 

Train at the fifth best university for Dentistry in Spain, according to the 2019 El Mundo ranking.

Let’s develop your talent together.

Information about the Dentistry Degree

Curriculum

During the UAX Dentistry Degree we place particular emphasis on our students obtaining in-depth theoretical and practical training in case planning and dealing with real clinical cases. Our aim is for them to gain the confidence, expertise and skills required to treat dental pathologies of any complexity.
Students will closely study the key aspects of dentistry to obtain a 360º overview of the profession: implantology, surgery, periodontics, paediatric dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, prosthodontics, etc. They will also be trained in transversal skills such as Management and Marketing (in which they acquire the key knowledge to set up their own business), or medical English, etc. Furthermore, to stay up to date with the realities of the profession, they can participate in congresses, conferences and university activities, such as Hygiene Week or the Dentistry Update Conferences.

First Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0130201 Human Anatomy I FB 6
0130202 Biochemistry FB 6
0130203 Physiology FB 6
0130204 General and Oral Microbiology and Immunology OB 6
0130205 Psychology FB 6
TOTAL: 30

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0130206 Statistics FB 6
0130207 Modern Language FB 6
0130208 Public Health OB 3
TOTAL: 15

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0130209 Communications FB 6
0130210 Computing FB 6
0130211 Introduction to Dentistry and the Laboratory OB 3
TOTAL: 15

Second Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0230201 Human Anatomy II FB 6
0230202 Biology FB 6
0230203 Applied Pharmacology OB 6
0230204 Preventive and Community Dentistry OB 6
0230205 Pathology and Applied Medical Therapy OB 9
0230206 Pathology and Applied Surgical Therapy OB 6
TOTAL: 39

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0230207 Dentistry Materials OB 3
TOTAL: 3

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0230208 Pathological Anatomy OB 3
0230209 Anaesthesiology and Reanimation OB 3
0230210 Equipment, Instrumentation and Ergonomics OB 3
0230211 History of Dentistry OB 3
TOTAL: 12

Optional Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
Optional OP 6
TOTAL: 6

Third Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0330206 Initiation to the Dental Clinic OB 9
0330207 Dental Pathology and Therapeutics I OB 9
0330208 Oral Pathology and Surgical Therapy OB 9
0330209 Periodontics OB 9
0330210 Dental Prostheses and Occlusion I OB 9
TOTAL: 45

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0330211 Orthodontics I OB 4,5
TOTAL: 4.5

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0330212 Orthodontics II OB 4,5
TOTAL: 4.5

Optional Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
Optional OP 6
TOTAL: 6

Fourth Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0430207 General Dental Clinic OB 18
0430208 Paediatric Dentistry OB 9
0430209 Dental Pathology and Therapeutics II OB 9
0430210 Oral Pathology and Medical Therapy OB 9
0430211 Dental Prostheses and Occlusion II OB 9
TOTAL: 54

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0430212 Diagnosis and Treatment Plan OB 3
TOTAL: 3

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0430213 Clinical Sessions OB 3
TOTAL: 3

Fifth Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0530201 Integrated Dental Clinic OB 24
TOTAL: 24

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0530202 Bioethics and Deontology. Profession and Legislation OB 3
0530203 Imaging Diagnosis. Radioprotection OB 3
0530204 Research Methodology OB 3
0530205 Advanced Surgical Techniques OB 6
0530207 Profession and Legislation OB 3
TOTAL: 18

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0530206 Final Year Project OB 6
TOTAL: 6

Optional Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
Optional OP 12
TOTAL: 12

Optional Subjects

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0330234 Dietetics and Nutrition OP 6
0330235 The Laboratory in Health Sciences OP 6
0330236 Molecular Pathology OP 6
0330237 Clinical-Health Communication Skills OP 6
TOTAL: 24

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0230232 English for Health Care OP 6
0230233 Other Sciences for Dentistry OP 6
0230234 Communication for Specific Purposes OP 6
TOTAL: 18

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0530232 Management and Marketing of the Dental Clinic OP 6
0530233 Expert Opinions in Dentistry OP 6
0530235 Cosmetic Dentistry OP 6
0530238 Advanced Dental Treatment OP 6
TOTAL: 24

*Character: BT: Basic Training, Ob: Required, Op: Optional

Facilities and Methodology

The Dentistry Degree focuses on an updated syllabus, with a predominantly practical methodology (over 50% of the course content is practical), providing contact with the sector. 

Students can train through preclinical internships on campus (over 200 hours) and clinical internships at UAX’s two dental clinics, where they will treat real patients (over 1,000 hours). 

Based on the concept of practical professional training, our innovative curriculum will allow you to immerse yourself in the reality of the profession from all angles and areas of specialisation. You will also have the opportunity to learn alongside top experts who will give you close, personalised attention.

Facilities for practical and multidisciplinary training:

  • University Dental Clinic
  • Dental Centre for Innovation and Advanced Specialities
  • Preclinical Dental Laboratories
  • Anatomy Rooms
  • Biological Laboratories
  • Animal Facility
  • Histology and Anatomical Pathology Laboratories
  • Physiology and Metabolism Laboratory

Internships and Connections with Dental Centres

The Dentistry Degree includes 200 hours of preclinical internships from the first year, in order to practise and develop your skills by dealing with real clinical cases. 

You will also carry out 1,000 hours of internships at our own centres, where we treat over 125,000 patients, both adults and children, perform more than 60,000 treatments a year and cover all areas of specialisation.

  • University Dental Clinic
  • Centre for Innovation and Advanced Specialities

We place particular emphasis on case planning and dealing with real clinical cases. The aim is for students to gain the confidence, expertise and skills required to treat dental pathologies of any complexity.

Furthermore, we are in constant contact with the sector’s leading companies to adapt the academic curriculum of each of our degrees to the needs of the market.

Thanks to the Erasmus internship programme, you can also choose to do your internship in any European Union country.

Teaching Staff of the Dentistry Degree

Over 50% of the lecturers are doctors. 99% are working professionals who will provide you with a current overview of the profession.

  • JUAN LÓPEZ PALAFOX: Expert Director in Legal and Forensic Dentistry. Doctor. Director of his own dental clinic.
  • CARLOS LA TORRE DE LA CRUZ: Coordinator of Human Anatomy and Physiology. Doctor. Director of his own dental clinic.
  • BEATRIZ PERALTA JOSA: General Coordinator of the Dentistry Degree. Master’s Degree in Research Methods. Doctor in Dentistry.
  • ROSA MARÍA VILARIÑO RODRÍGUEZ: Coordinator of Dental Pathology and Therapeutics II. Doctor. Director and Lecturer of Modular Courses in Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry. Own dental clinic specialising in Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics.
  • GONZALO ALBERTO BAJO DOMÍNGUEZ:Coordinator of End of Degree Projects in Dentistry. Head of Assessment in Dentistry. Doctor in Dentistry (UAX) and Master’s Degree in Oral Implantology and Implant-Supported Prosthetics (UAX).
  • JORGE VALLEJO HERRADOR:Doctor in Medicine and Surgery (University of Alcalá). Attending Physician at the Urology Department of Ramón y Cajal University Hospital. Fellow of the European Board of Urology. Master’s Degree in Medical and Clinical Management (UNED).
  • GIOVANNI GIOVANNINI:Doctor in Dentistry. Master’s Degree in Orthodontics and in Orthognathic Surgery of Craniofacial Malformations.

 

 

 

 

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