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The University's requirements:

  • compulsory courses: ( 9 ) credit hours
  • elective courses: ( 3 ) credit hours

Faculty requirements:

  • ( 25 ) credit hours

Specialized requirements:

  • ( 141 ) credit hours

Subject ( 8 )

The Faculty of Dentistry includes the following departments, and determines the courses of each department as follows:
Departments of the Faculty of Dentistry and Courses of each department
Departments of the Faculty of Dentistry and Courses of each department
Number of courses Courses required in the department Department
9 general chemistry - biology ( cell sciences )- physiology - physics - biostatistics - microbiology and immunology- biochemistry ( general and dental ) - embryology - pharmacology a. department of biology
6 histology - anatomy - dental anatomy - head and neck anatomy - oral histology -general pathology - oral pathology b. department of histology and pathology
9 restorative dental materials - restorative dentistry - (1 ), ( 2 ), ( 3 ), ( 4 ) - endodontic dentistry ( 1 ), ( 2 ), (3 ), ( 4 ) c. department of restorative and Endodontic dentistry
2 Periodontology ( 1 ) , ( 2 ) d. department of Periodontology
4 Oral physiology, preventive oral medicine,oral medicine ( 1 ), ( 2 ) e. department of oral medicine
4 occlusion science, orthodontics ( 1 ), ( 2 ), ( 3 ) f. department of Orthodontics
2 Pediatric dentistry (1 ), ( 2 ) g. department of Pediatric dentistry
6 Removable prosthodontics ( 1), ( 2 ), ( 3 ), ( 4 ), ( 5 ), ( 6 ) h. department of Removable prosthodontics
6 maxillofacial surgery ( 1 ), (2 ), (3 ), (4 ), ( 5 ) prosthetic dental materials i. department of fixed prosthodontics
12 internal medicine and dermatology, radiology, minor surgery and surgical diseases, forensic dentistry, eye and ENT diseases, logal anesthesia and exodontia ( 1 ), ( 2 ), ( 3 ), ( 4 ), dental implantology, oral and maxillofacial surgery j. department of oral and maxillofacial surgery
60 The Total  

First: General University Requirements: (12 credit hours)

The University's requirements for compulsory and elective courses are distributed according to the following
Compulsory courses (9 credit hours)
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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):

Elective Courses: (3 credit hours for one choice)
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
UR 328 (A) Architectural Islamic 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 Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
CR 111 Biology ( cell science ) 4 3 2 -
CR 222 Embryology 2 3 0 DE 215
CR 123 Biochemistry (general & dental) 3 2 2 DE 111
CR 124 Physics 4 3 2 -
CR 212 head and neck anatomy 3 2 2 DE 112
CR 122 Biostatistics 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 requirements of the BDS program

Compulsory Courses: (141 credit hours)
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
DE 111 General biochemistry 5 4 2 -
DE 112 General anatomy 5 4 2 -
DE 121 Physiology 4 3 2 -
DE 122 Preventive oral 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
DE 313 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 professional Ethics 2 2 0 Completion of 72 credit h
DE 324 Occlusion science 2 2 0 DE 214
DE 325 Forensic Dentistry 1 1 0 DE 314
DE 326 Oral pathology 3 2 2 DE 314
DE 327 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 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 141 92 98  

Distribution of courses versus the years and semesters

Courses are distributed according to the following:

First Year

First Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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)

Second Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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 DE 111
Total 18 14 8  

Second Year

First Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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 head and neck anatomy 3 2 2 DE 112
DE 214 Fixed prosthodontics (1) 3 2 2 -
Total 18 13 10  
Second Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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

First Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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  
Second Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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

First Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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

Second Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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

First Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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  
Second Term
Code Name Credit hours Theoretical Practical Pre-requisite
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