First: General University Requirements: (12 credit hours)
The University's requirements for compulsory and elective courses are distributed according to the following:
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
UR 111 |
English skills (1) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
UR 112 |
Computer skills |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
UR 121 |
English skills (2) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
UR 111 |
|
UR 227 |
Arabic skills (1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
9 |
8 |
2 |
|
|
Elective Courses: (3 credit hours for one choice):
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
UR 328 (A) |
Islamic architectural art |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
UR 328 (B) |
Arabic skills (2) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
UR 227 |
|
UR 328 (C) |
History |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
UR 328 (D) |
Philosophy |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
UR 328 (E) |
Behavioral psychology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
Second: University requirements in the BDS program: (25 credit hours)
Compulsory Courses: (25 credit hours)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
CR 111 |
Biology |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
CR 222 |
Embryology |
2 |
2 |
0 |
DE 215 |
|
CR 123 |
Biochemistry (general & dental) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 111 |
|
CR 124 |
Physics |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
CR 212 |
Anatomy of the head and neck |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 112 |
|
CR 122 |
Biostatics |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
CR 211 |
English skills (3) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
UR 121 |
|
CR 221 |
English skills (4) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
CR 211 |
|
CR 312 |
Oral physiology |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
25 |
20 |
10 |
|
|
Third: College rrequirements of the BDS program (141 credit hours)
Compulsory Courses: (141 credit hours)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
DE 111 |
General chemistry |
5 |
4 |
2 |
- |
|
DE 112 |
General anatomy |
5 |
4 |
2 |
- |
|
DE 121 |
Physiology |
4 |
3 |
2 |
- |
|
DE 122 |
Oral preventive medicine |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
|
DE 215 |
General histology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
DE 211 |
Microbiology and Immunology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
DE 214 |
Fixed prosthodontics (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
DE 212 |
Restorative dental materials (1) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
|
DE 213 |
Dental morphology |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 112 |
|
DE 226 |
Oral histology |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 215 |
|
DE 225 |
Restorative dentistry (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 212 |
|
DE 222 |
Removable prosthodontics (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
DE 224 |
Prosthodontic dental materials |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 212 |
|
DE 312 |
Removable prosthodontics (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 222 |
|
DE313 |
Internal medicine and Dermatology |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
|
DE 311 |
Restorative dentistry (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 225 |
|
DE 314 |
General pathology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 125 |
|
DE 316 |
Pharmacology |
1 |
1 |
0 |
CR 123 |
|
DE 317 |
Radiology |
3 |
1 |
4 |
- |
|
DE 315 |
Public health |
1 |
1 |
0 |
DE 122 |
|
DE 321 |
Fixed prosthodontics (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 214 |
|
DE 322 |
Minor surgery and surgical diseases |
2 |
1 |
2 |
- |
|
DE 323 |
Ethics |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Completion of 72 credit h |
|
DE 324 |
Occlusion science |
2 |
2 |
0 |
DE 214 |
|
DE325 |
Forensic Dentistry |
1 |
1 |
0 |
DE 314 |
|
DE 326 |
Oral pathology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 314 |
|
DE327 |
Eye and ENT diseases |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
|
DE 411 |
Removable prosthodontics (3) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 312 |
|
DE 412 |
Endodontics (1) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 311 |
|
DE 413 |
Restorative dentistry (3) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 311 |
|
DE 414 |
Oral medicine (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 122 |
|
DE 415 |
Orthodontics (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 312 |
|
DE 416 |
Local anesthesia & Exodontia (1) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 322 |
|
DE 417 |
Fixed prosthodontics (3) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 321 |
|
DE 421 |
Local anesthesia & Exodontia (2) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 416 |
|
DE 422 |
Removable prosthodontics (4) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 411 |
|
DE 423 |
Oral medicine (2) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 414 |
|
DE 424 |
Endodontics (2) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 412 |
|
DE 425 |
Periodontology (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 326 |
|
DE 426 |
Orthodontics (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 415 |
|
DE 427 |
Pediatric dentistry (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 413 |
|
DE 511 |
Fixed prosthodontics (4) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 417 |
|
DE 512 |
Dental implantology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
DE 322 |
|
DE 513 |
Removable prosthodontics (5) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 422 |
|
DE 514 |
Pediatric dentistry (2) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 427 |
|
DE 515 |
Local anesthesia & Exodontia (3) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
DE 421 |
|
DE 516 |
Endodontics (3) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 424 |
|
DE 517 |
Periodontology (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 425 |
|
DE 521 |
Orthodontics (3) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
DE 426 |
|
DE 522 |
Local anesthesia & Exodontia (4) |
2 |
0 |
4 |
DE 515 |
|
DE 523 |
Operative dentistry (4) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
DE 413 |
|
DE 524 |
Fixed prosthodontics (5) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 511 |
|
DE 525 |
Removable prosthodontics (6) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 513 |
|
DE 526 |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery |
3 |
3 |
0 |
DE 322 |
|
DE 527 |
Endodontics (4) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 516 |
|
Total |
141 |
92 |
98 |
|
|
The first year of the program is to build the foundation in the medical sciences and general dentistry, where students spend most of the year learning about the natural structure and functions of the human body through descriptive anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and general biology. In addition, students learn about preventive medicine and basic principles of physics and biostatistics.
In the second-year students begin to expand the knowledge base in the general medical sciences through a series of courses such as microbiology and immunology, general and oral histology, embryology, and head and neck anatomy with a focus on restorative materials. The focus is also on students' knowledge of fixed and removable prosthodontics and prosthetic materials also on developing their manual skills through laboratory classes.
In the third-year students begin to recognize the abnormalities and changes that may occur in the oral cavity and head and neck area through courses such as oral pathology, pharmacology and radiology of the face and jaw. The focus is also on increasing students' knowledge of dentistry and dental prostheses and on developing their manual skills through theoretical lectures and laboratory sessions. Moreover, students expand the knowledge base of general medical sciences through a range of courses such as internal medicine, general surgery, ear, nose and throat surgery, and eye diseases. These courses are intended to reaffirm basic medical principles necessary to understand and manage complex clinical cases that can be encountered during clinical practice.
In the fourth-year students begin to deal with patients, collect clinical information from them, examine them clinically, integrate this information, analyze and identify their oral health problems, and start the various dental treatments that cover most cases and dental specialties under the supervision and guidance of professors from all disciplines in different clinical courses. At this stage, emphasis is placed on increasing the clinical skills of students in diagnosis, the development of treatment plans, and the management and treatment of cases in an integrated manner.
The program ends in the fifth year, where most of the cases scheduled for treatment this year are within the scope of comprehensive and integrated dental treatment. All departments of the College are collaborating at this stage to oversee clinical treatments with a wide range of supervisors in all disciplines of dentistry.
Distribution of courses versus the years and semesters
Courses are distributed according to the following:
First Year: (Semester I)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
UR 112 |
Computer skills |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
UR 111 |
English skills (1) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
DE 111 |
General chemistry |
5 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
DE 112 |
General anatomy |
5 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
CR 111 |
Biology (cell sciences) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
18 |
14 |
8 |
|
|
First Year: (Semester II)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
UR 121 |
English skills (2) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
UR 111 |
|
DE 121 |
Physiology |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
DE 122 |
Preventive oral medicine |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
CR 124 |
Physics |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
CR 122 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
CR 123 |
Biochemistry (general & dental) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
18 |
14 |
8 |
|
|
Second Year: (Semester I):
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
DE 211 |
Microbiology and Immunology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
CR 211 |
English skills (3) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
UR 121 |
|
DE 212 |
Restorative dental materials (1) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
|
DE 213 |
Dental morphology |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 112 |
|
DE 215 |
General histology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
CR 212 |
Anatomy of the head and neck |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 112 |
|
DE 214 |
Fixed prosthodontics (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
Total |
18 |
13 |
10 |
|
|
Second Year: (Semester II):
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
CR 221 |
English skills (4) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
CR 211 |
|
DE 222 |
Removable prosthodontics (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
CR 222 |
Embryology |
2 |
2 |
0 |
DE 215 |
|
DE 224 |
Prosthetic dental materials |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 212 |
|
DE 225 |
Restorative dentistry (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 212 |
|
DE 226 |
Oral histology |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 215 |
|
UR 227 |
Arabic skills (1) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
- |
|
Total |
18 |
14 |
8 |
|
|
Third year (Semester I)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
DE 311 |
Restorative dentistry (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 225 |
|
DE 312 |
Removable prosthodontics (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 222 |
|
DE 313 |
Internal medicine and dermatology |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
|
DE 314 |
General histology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 125 |
|
CR 312 |
Oral physiology |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
|
DE 315 |
Public health |
1 |
1 |
0 |
DE 122 |
|
DE 316 |
Pharmacology |
1 |
1 |
0 |
CR 123 |
|
DE 317 |
Radiology |
3 |
1 |
4 |
- |
|
Total |
18 |
13 |
10 |
|
|
Third year (Semester II)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
DE 321 |
Fixed prosthodontics (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 214 |
|
DE 322 |
Minor surgery and surgical diseases |
2 |
1 |
2 |
- |
|
DE 323 |
Ethics |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Completion of 72 h |
|
DE 324 |
Occlusion science |
2 |
2 |
0 |
DE 214 |
|
DE 325 |
Forensic Dentistry |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
DE 326 |
Oral pathology |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 314 |
|
DE 327 |
Eye and ENT diseases |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
|
UR 328 |
Selective university course |
3 |
3 |
0 |
- |
|
Total |
18 |
15 |
6 |
|
|
Fourth Year: (Semester I)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
DE 411 |
Removable prosthodontics (3) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 312 |
|
DE 412 |
Endodontics (1) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 311 |
|
DE 413 |
Restorative dentistry (3) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 311 |
|
DE 414 |
Oral medicine (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 122 |
|
DE 415 |
Orthodontics (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 312 |
|
DE 416 |
Local anesthesia and Exodontia (1) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 322 |
|
DE 417 |
Fixed prosthodontics (3) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 321 |
|
Total |
18 |
11 |
14 |
|
|
Fourth Year: (Semester II)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
|
DE 421 |
Local anesthesia and Exodontia (2) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 416 |
|
|
DE 422 |
Removable prosthodontics (4) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 411 |
|
|
DE 423 |
Oral medicine (2) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 414 |
|
|
DE 424 |
Endodontics (2) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 412 |
|
|
DE 425 |
Periodontology (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 326 |
|
|
DE 426 |
Orthodontics (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 415 |
|
|
DE 427 |
Pediatric dentistry (1) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 413 |
|
|
|
Total |
18 |
11 |
14 |
|
|
Fifth Year: (Semester I)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
DE 511 |
Fixed prosthodontics (4) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 417 |
|
DE 512 |
Dental Implantology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
DE 322 |
|
DE 513 |
Removable prosthodontics (5) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 422 |
|
DE 514 |
Pediatric dentistry (2) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 427 |
|
DE 515 |
Local anesthesia and Exodontia (3) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
DE 421 |
|
DE 516 |
Endodontics (3) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 424 |
|
DE 517 |
Periodontology (2) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
DE 425 |
|
Total |
17 |
10 |
14 |
|
|
Fifth Year: (Semester II)
|
Code |
Course |
Credit hours |
Theory |
Practical |
Pre-request |
|
DE 521 |
Orthodontics (3) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
DE 426 |
|
DE 522 |
Local anesthesia and Exodontia (4) |
2 |
0 |
4 |
DE 515 |
|
DE 523 |
Restorative dentistry (4) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
DE 413 |
|
DE 524 |
Fixed prosthodontics (5) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 511 |
|
DE 525 |
Removable prosthodontics (6) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 513 |
|
DE 526 |
Oral and Maxillofacial surgery |
3 |
3 |
0 |
DE 322 |
|
DE 527 |
Endodontics (4) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
DE 516 |
|
Total |
17 |
8 |
18 |
|
|
