The Masters Degree in Oral Implantology is accredited by the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, recognized and accredited by Gothenburg University in Sweden as well. The Masters Degree is offered in Dubai over 2 years (flexible timing possibility).

It provides the student with in-depth education and training in diagnosis, treatment planning, provision and maintenance of implant retained prostheses in order to practice implant dentistry thereby expanding the range of dental treatment modalities in the restoration and rehabilitation of patient oral health.

The program outcome includes a critically thinking clinician who is ethical, socially aware and capable of delivering high quality oral implant services to a socio-economically diverse population of patients.

The Masters Degree program is a 2-track blended curriculum (clinical and research) especially emphasizes on:

• Advanced training in implant dentistry
• Patient selection using state of the art diagnostic techniques
• Diagnosing and treatment planning of multi-disciplinary restorative and rehabilitative treatments   that include oral implants
• Fundamental and advanced implant placement techniques
• Prosthodontic restoration of oral implants
• In-depth understanding of implant biomaterials
• Effective presentation of implant cases
• Basic dental science techniques related to implant research
• The opportunity to write and present a scientific paper.

Graduates of the Masters Degree in Oral Implantology will be able to:

1. Communicate diagnostic findings effectively in oral presentations and in writing.
2. Demonstrate appropriate and high quality patient record taking.
3. Relate oral conditions to implant size, shape and composition.
4. Communicate treatment plans effectively in oral presentations and in writing.
5. Reflect an understanding of different implant materials through the formulation of appropriate treatment planning.
6. Successfully complete 10 implant supported units. One case (patient) should include one implant supported 3-unit (or greater) fixed bridge (at least 2 implant units), and one case should be an implant supported over denture (at least 2 implant units).
7. Defend treatment planning options using oral implants for oral conditions that are influenced by the patients’ social or economic status and/or ethnic values or preferences.
8. Apply knowledge obtained by critical analysis of oral implant literature and defend the application of this knowledge.
9. Formulate, orally present and orally defend an implant research project.
10. Submit a manuscript for publication in a refereed professional journal.
11. Demonstrate life-long learning skills at graduation from the Mater degree in Oral Implantology Program and 1-year, 5-years and 10-years post graduation.

All students will practice under a Dubai Healthcare City Dental Trainee license processed through the Institute.

MASTERS DEGREE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

• Successful completion of an accredited Dental School
• A minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 (a lower GPA may be considered on a conditional basis. The student must achieve a 3.0 GPA within the first semester in the program)
• A minimum TOEFL or equivalent score of 550 (a lower score may be considered on a condition basis. The student needs to achieve a 550 within the first semester in the program)
• Curriculum vitae with 2 letters of recommendation

Clinical Requirements forthe Implantology Masters:

Thenumberofpatientstreatedbythestudentsshouldnotexceedthe equivalent of 10 implant units. Thesecasesshouldincludethe following:

• 1 fixed bridge at least 3 teeth and 2 implant units.
• 1 overdenture prosthesis (preferably a mandibular overdenture) at least 2 implant units.
• The remaining 6 implant units may be either single tooth or multiple crown restorations.

This will allow theexposureofthestudenttoseveralmultidisciplinarytreatment plans as well as differentsurgicalandprostheticaspectsoforal Implantology treatment.