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About this degree
Advances in research mean that oral surgery is continually evolving, enhancing patients' clinical experience. This programme combines theoretical and clinical elements of oral surgery to create an enjoyable balance of academic study and patient care and giving you a strong foundation for a career in this field.
Clinical skills training is held within our new university facilities and gives you the chance to develop and refine your surgical skills, using microscopes and imaging equipment. The clinical, patient-facing aspects of the programme are nearby, in our new hospital environment, where you will take part in consultation clinics, local anaesthetic, conscious sedation, and general anaesthetic oral surgery operating sessions. You will also observe inpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery operating procedures.
Lectures provide a theoretical knowledge base, complemented by interactive seminars, case-based discussions, and problem-based learning, and you will also complete a research project and written dissertation.
The course lasts for three years, meeting the requirement for recognition of completion of training in the UK and most other countries. The oral surgery syllabus covers the curriculum recommended by the UK General Dental Council and the Royal College of Surgeons of England for oral surgery specialist training.
Who this course is for
This programme is suitable for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in dentistry and who wish to extend their knowledge of oral surgery while developing transferable research skills.
We aim to support the development of oral surgery in other countries, especially where healthcare challenges are different from the UK. We are aware that surgeons in these countries may have to contend with a higher prevalence of untreated disease, limited financial and technical resources, and potentially limited support for specialist surgery.
What this course will give you
This programme offers you the following benefits and opportunities.
- Full involvement in the supervised clinical care of patients.
- The opportunity to develop and improve your communication skills and proficiency in history taking, examination, investigations, diagnosis, treatment planning and the hands-on surgical management of cases under local anaesthetic, conscious sedation, or general anaesthesia.
- The chance to extend your knowledge of oral surgery, understand the concepts of research methodology, and establish your competency and confidence in performing hands-on surgical skills and dentoalveolar surgery techniques.
- The chance to work with experienced academics and researchers to develop a range of often innovative and clinically relevant research projects, to develop your confidence in research.
- An understanding of the literature in the subject.
- A good grounding should you wish to consider further research or academic degrees.
- On completion of the programme, UK, EU and overseas students are currently eligible to sit the Tri Collegiate Royal College of Surgeons of England, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Membership in Oral Surgery examination or the FFD Oral Surgery examination of Ireland.