Programme of Study : 653220100 Doctor of Dental Surgery Program

Programme Philosophy : Dentistry or dental medicine is a branch of medicine that consists of oral examination, diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases and maxillofacial problems, including prevention, health promotion and rehabilitation. Therefore, dentistry plays an important role in overall Thai population health. Nowadays, world society are moving toward consumerism as well as aging population growth, thus resulting in more complexity in oral health problem. Moreover, the astonishing development in medical and dental technologies may also influences the study of dental medicine to be ameliorated accordingly. In concurrence with social transformation, the curriculum is based on pragmatism which the dental graduates must obtain knowledge and clinical skill from laboratory, clinical practice and community experience in order to generate adaptable knowledge. Curriculum structure is built on the outcome-based education and evidence-based learning with student-centred model. Henceforth, Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree curriculum aims to fabricate dental graduates who have gathered knowledge and acquired skill in both medicine and dentistry along with ability to integrate multidisciplinary experience in order to best patient-based holistic treatment. The dental graduates must also have potential to adjust themselves in consonance with the change in society as well as development in dental virtue, morality and devotion to the others. Dental graduates will become a leader in community oral health promotion as well.