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4-Year DDS Program

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN A CHANGING WORLD

Introduction

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Our four-year DDS program includes two years of Basic Sciences followed by two years of Dental Clinical Practice which will be completed in Aruba. Our curriculum has undergone rigorous selection process to be equivalent to US/Canadian Dental School programs

Year 1: Foundations

1st SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 0101 - Gross Anatomy
  • ND 0102 - General Histology
  • ND 0103 - General Embryology with Oral Embryology
  • ND 0104 - Physiology
  • ND 0105 - Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • ND 0106 - Dental Anatomy
  • ND 0107 - Dental Anatomy- Clinical Foundation

2nd SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 0201 - Pharmacology-I
  • ND 0202 - Microbiology
  • ND 0203 - Immunology
  • ND 0204 - Occlusion
  • ND 0205 - Oral Histology
  • ND 0206 - Oral Histology- Clinical foundation
  • ND 0207 - Human genetics
  • ND 0208 - Behavioural sciences I
  • ND 0209 - Evidence based dentistry-I

3rd SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 0301 - Pharmacology-II
  • ND 0302 - Biomaterial science I
  • ND 0303 - Biomaterial science I- Clinical foundation
  • ND 0304 - General pathology
  • ND 0305 - Cariology
  • ND 0306 - Operative dentistry
  • ND 0307 - Pre-clinical operative dentistry-Clinical foundation
  • ND 0308 - Oral Radiology
  • ND 0309 - Behavioural sciences II
  • ND 0310 - Evidence based dentistry-II
  • ND 0311 - Ethics in dentistry-I
  • ND 0312 - Oral Radiology- clinical rotations

Year 2: Preclinical

4th SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 0401 - Biomaterial science II
  • ND 0402 - Biomaterial science II - Clinical foundation
  • ND 0403 - Oral pathology-I
  • ND 0404 - Oral pathology I - Clinical foundation
  • ND 0405 - Direct restorative dentistry
  • ND 0406 - Direct restorative dentistry - Clinical foundation
  • ND 0407 - Preclinical fixed prosthetics
  • ND 0408 - Preclinical fixed prosthetics - Clinical foundation
  • ND 0409 - Clinical rotations

5th SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 0501 - Clinical medicine & Medical emergencies
  • ND 0502 - Anesthesia and pain control
  • ND 0503 - Orofacial pain management
  • ND 0504 - Oral Pathology-II
  • ND 0505 - Oral pathology II - Clinical foundation
  • ND 0506 - Indirect restorative dentistry
  • ND 0507 - Indirect restorative dentistry - Clinical foundation
  • ND 0508 - Removable prosthodontics-I
  • ND 0509 - Removable prosthodontics-I - Clinical foundation
  • ND 0510 - Clinical rotations

6th SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 0601 - Periodontics I
  • ND 0602 - Removable prosthodontics-II
  • ND 0603 - Removable prosthodontics II - Clinical foundation
  • ND 0604 - Dental Public health
  • ND 0605 - Fixed prosthodontics I
  • ND 0606 - Fixed prosthodontics- Clinical foundation I
  • ND 0607 - Hospital rotations for medical emergencies and special care dentistry

Year 3: Clinical

7th SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 0701 - Oral Pathology & Medicine& Radiology
  • ND 0702 - Diagnosis and treatment planning-Clinical foundation
  • ND 0703 - Fixed prosthodontics II
  • ND 0704 - Fixed prosthodontics- Clinical foundation II
  • ND 0705 - Geriatric dentistry- Special care dentistry
  • ND 0706 - Oral surgery-I
  • ND 0707 - Oral surgery I- Clinical foundation
  • ND 0708 - Endodontics- I
  • ND 0709 - Endodontics I- Clinical foundation
  • ND 0710 - Pediatric dentistry -I
  • ND 0711 - Ethics in dentistry-II
  • ND 0712 - Comprehensive clinic- I CHCC-I
  • ND 0713 - Oral surgery rotations in trauma centre

8th SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 0801 - Oral Surgery II
  • ND 0802 - Periodontics II
  • ND 0803 - Endodontics- II
  • ND 0804 - Endodontics II- Clinical foundation
  • ND 0805 - Orthodontics I- Craniofacial development
  • ND 0806 - TMD and sleep disorders
  • ND 0807 - Comprehensive clinic- II CHCC-II
  • ND 0808 - Basic life support Hands on program

9th SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 0901 - Dental Practice Management
  • ND 0902 - Surgical periodontics
  • ND 0903 - Pediatric dentistry II
  • ND 0904 - Orthodontics II- clinical orthodontics
  • ND 0905 - Comprehensive clinic- III CHCC-III
  • ND 0906 - Sleep disorders- Hands on work shop

Year 4: Advanced clinicals

10th SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 1001 - Dental Practice Management
  • ND 1002 - Extramural rotation
  • ND 1003 - Clinical emergency care -I
  • ND 1004 - Dental Implants
  • ND 1005 - Orthodontics III- Orthognathic orthodontics
  • ND 1006 - Aesthetic dentistry-Cosmetic dentistry
  • ND 1007 - Digital dentistry
  • ND 1008 - Comprehensive clinic- IV CHCC-IV
  • ND 1009 - Live surgical procedures

11th SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 1101 - Dental Practice Management
  • ND 1102 - Clinical Externships /Exchange program El BOSQUE
  • ND 1103 - Clinical emergency care-II
  • ND 1104 - NBDE / INBDE Part Preparation Course
  • ND 1105 - Comprehensive clinic-V CHCC-V

12th SEMESTER (15 weeks)

  • ND 1201 - Dental Practice Management
  • ND 1202 - NBDE / INBDE Part Preparation Course
  • ND 1203 - Clinical emergency care-II
  • ND 1204 - Comprehensive clinic- VI CHCC-VI
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