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University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay

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Type
  
public

Administrative staff
  
196/263

Postgraduates
  
9

Rector
  
Founded
  
1998

Established
  
1998

Undergraduates
  
821

Phone
  
+95 2 81 241

Number of students
  
830 (2011–2012)


Motto
  
အာရောဂျံ ပရမံ လာဘံPali: ārogyaṃ paramaṃ lābhaṃ

Address
  
62nd St, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

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University of dental medicine mandalay


The University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay (Burmese: သွားဘက်‌ဆိုင်ရာဆေးတက္ကသိုလ်(မန္တလေး) [θwábɛʔ sʰàɪɴjà sʰé tɛʔkəθò (máɴdəlé)]), is a university of dental medicine, located in Mandalay, Myanmar. The university offers a six-year bachelor's degree program in dental surgery. Graduate and doctoral studies are available only at the University of Dental Medicine, Yangon. The annual intake into both dental universities is 300.

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Programs

The university offers BDS degree for undergraduate students . Master's degree for eight specialities in dentistry such as MDSc(oral and maxillofacial surgery),MDSc(oral medicine and oral pathology),MDSc(prosthodontics),MDSc(conservative dentistry),MDSc(orthodontics),MDSc(Paediatric dentistry),MDSc(periodontics),MDSc(preventive and community dentistry), Dr.Dent.Sc (Doctor of Dental Science) and graduate diplomas in dental science (DipDSc).

Coursework

The B.D.S. coursework extends over six years.

Subjects

First B.D.S.

  • Myanmar
  • English
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology, (Botany and Zoology)
  • Basic Computer Science
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Introduction of Human Anatomy
  • Introduction Physiology
  • Introduction of Biochemistry
  • Introduction of Oral Biological Science
  • Second B.D.S.

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Oral Biological Science
  • Third B.D.S.

  • General pathology
  • Microbiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Prosthodontics
  • Dental therapeutics
  • Conservative Dentistry
  • Fourth B.D.S.

  • Preventive and Social Medicine, Preventive and Community Dentistry, Periodontology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Oral Medicine and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthodontics
  • Paediatric Dentistry
  • Final B.DS.

  • Oral Medicine
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthodontics
  • Paediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Conservative Dentistry
  • Preventive and Community Dentistry, Periodontology
  • House Surgeon Training

    All students, after a successful completion of Final B.D.S. Examination, continue on to hands-on training for a period of 1 year as house surgeons in the recognized teaching hospitals. Only after the completion of house-surgeonship, is the student awarded the B.D.S. degree.

    Leadership

    The University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay has been headed by an academic dean known as a rector.
    1. 1998–2009: Mya Thaw
    2. 2009–2012: Thein Kyu
    3. 2012–2015: Shwe Toe
    4.2015–present : Sun Sun Win

    Overseas Parter Institutions

  • Kyushu Dental University, Japan
  • Hiroshima University, Japan
  • Kagoshima University, Japan
  • Chosun University, Korea
  • References

    University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay Wikipedia