Master of Dental Surgery in Prosthodontics

Year 1, Semester 1

12 credit hours

• 1002706Introduction to Basic Sciences in Dentistry0 credits

  This foundation course in Basic medical sciences shall be presented in an integrated manner covering growth and development, human anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and genetics and clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. It provides the students with advance understanding of development, structure and function of the head and neck in particular and the human body in general. Aspects of basic dental sciences help students focus on the development, structure and function of the organ and tissues forming the oral cavity that includes dental tissues, oral mucosa, salivary glands and saliva and the temporo-mandibular joint. This knowledge is key to understanding and solving congenital and acquired clinical problems in dentistry.

• 1002814Operative Dentistry: Inlays, Onlays and Crowns1 credit

  This course comprises in-depth didactic, clinical and laboratory course on inlays, onlays and crowns as basic training in operative dentistry and the foundation for Aesthetics Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics.

• 1002815Complete Denture Prosthodontics2 credits

  This course is a comprehensive in-depth training in rehabilitating the edentulous patients. The various skills acquired in complete denture construction will enable the students to gain good understanding of prostheses construction and denture occlusion. Armed with knowledge of implant dentistry covered in the prosthodontics program, graduates will also be able to construct implant-stabilised overdentures.

• 1002816Prosthodontic Treatment Planning I0.5 credits

  In this course cases, special cases needing a complex periodontal-restorative and implant treatment, will be critically discussed by the group of all graduate students and instructors. The treatment will be cordinated so that the graduate students of different programs treat a patient according to the discussed and approved treatment plan.

• 1002818Prosthodontic Patient Care I5 credits

  Patient Care I to VI represent the clinical training portion of the Graduate Program in Prosthodontics. This course runs continuously through the entire three-year program. In the first semester emphasis is placed on diagnosis and treatment planning of prosthodontic rehabilitative care for patients. This is achieved via placement on, and involvement in, consultant referral clinics, as well as patient clinical treatment which will include the provision of simple cases of fixed prostheses and complete and partial removable prostheses in addition to any preliminary restorative care. During the first year of the program, students are closely supervised while developing skills in diagnosis, radiographic techniques, and treatment planning. Residents maintain a portfolio/logbook of all their clinical activity. For each patient, the patient log must be completed at each stage/appointment, including the clinical tutor's formative feedback. Among all the cases treated, cases should be selected to present for summative assessment using workplace-based assessments. As a graduate program, emphasis is placed on assessing that residents are proven competent in their clinical knowledge and patient care. Competence in providing prosthodontic patient care is undertaken in the form of continual assessment throughout the clinical courses using a variety of workplace-based assessments.

• 1002709Research Methodology I2 credits

  This course will provide an opportunity for students to advance their understanding of research through critical exploration of research language, ethics, and approaches. The course introduces the language of research, ethical principles and challenges, and the elements of the research process within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. Participants will use these theoretical underpinnings to begin to critically review literature relevant to their field of interests and determine how research findings are useful in forming their understanding of their clinical work and patient care.

• 1002819Prosthodontic Literature Review I0.5 credits

  This literature review course meets one hour per week throughout the semester. Its purpose is to review articles taken from "Current Literature" as well as "Classic Literature" of the discipline of Prosthodontics. Topics covered include (but are not limited to), Complete Dentures, Fixed Partial Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures, and Implant Prosthodontics.

• 1002845Basic Implant Dentistry I1 credit

  This course consists of basic sciences and evidenced-based materials to enable the student to plan cases for implant treatment and to understand the biological processes underpinning implant treatments.

Year 1, Semester 2

11.5 credit hours

• 1002820Removable Partial Denture Prosthodontics2 credits

  A comprehensive and in-depth course on all aspects of removable partial denture construction including patient assessment, cast survey, denture design, clinical and laboratory procedures to replace missing teeth for the partially-dentate patients.

• 1002821Basic Fixed Prosthodontics: Adhesive Bridges0.5 credits

  A comprehensive simulation laboratory, clinical and dental laboratory course on the replacement of missing teeth with adhesive bridges.

• 1002822Prosthodontic Treatment Planning II0.5 credits

  In this course cases, special cases needing a complex periodontal-restorative and implant treatment, will be critically discussed by the group of all graduate students and instructors. The treatment will be coordinated so that the graduate students of different programs treat a patient according to the discussed and approved treatment plan.

• 1002823Prosthodontic Patient Care II5 credits

  In the Patient Care II students carry out diagnosis and treatment planning of prosthodontic rehabilitative care for patients. This is achieved via placement on, and involvement in, consultant referral clinics, as well as patient clinical treatment which will include the provision of simple cases of fixed prostheses and complete and partial removable prostheses in addition to any preliminary restorative care. Students are supervised while developing skills in diagnosis, radiographic techniques, and treatment planning. Residents maintain a portfolio/logbook of all their clinical activity. For each patient, the patient log must be completed at each stage/appointment, including the clinical tutor's formative feedback. Among all the cases treated, cases should be selected to present for summative assessment using workplace-based assessments. As a graduate program, emphasis is placed on assessing that residents are proven competent in their clinical knowledge and patient care. Competence in providing prosthodontic patient care is undertaken in the form of continual assessment throughout the clinical courses using a variety of workplace-based assessments.

• 1002713Research Methodology II (Biostatistics)2 credits

  Biostatistics course provides an introduction to selected important topics in biostatistical concepts and reasoning. This course represents an introduction to the field and provides a survey of data and data types. Specific topics include tools for describing central tendency and variability in data; methods for performing inference on population means and proportions via sample data; statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons; issues of power and sample size in study designs; and random sample and other study types. While there are some formulae and computational elements to the course, the emphasis is on interpretation and concepts. This course shall strengthen students' preparation in their research proposal in second year of the program.

• 1002824Prosthodontic Literature Review II0.5 credits

  This literature review course meets one hour per week throughout the semester. Its purpose is to review articles taken from "Current Literature" as well as "Classic Literature" of the discipline of Prosthodontics. Topics covered include (but are not limited to), Complete Dentures, Fixed Partial Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures, and Implant Prosthodontics.

• 1002846Basic Implant Dentistry II1 credit

  A basic clinical course of contemporary implant dentistry covering all fundamental aspects of implant treatment planning and patient care.

Year 2, Semester 3

10 credit hours

• 1002826Basic Fixed Prosthodontics: Conventional Bridges1 credit

  An in-depth comprehensive course comprising bridge design, aesthetics, clinical and laboratory techniques for the replacement of missing teeth by conventional bridges.

• 1002827Prosthodontic Treatment Planning III0.5 credits

  In this course cases, special cases needing a complex periodontal-restorative and implant treatment, will be critically discussed by the group of all graduate students and instructors. The treatment will be coordinated so that the graduate students of different programs treat a patient according to the discussed and approved treatment plan.

• 1002828Prosthodontic Patient Care III5 credits

  In the Patient Care III, students carry out to diagnosis and treatment planning of more complex prosthodontic rehabilitative care for patients. This is achieved via placement on, and involvement in, consultant referral clinics, as well as patient clinical treatment which will include the provision of more complex cases of fixed prostheses and complete and partial removable prostheses in addition to any preliminary restorative care. Students are supervised while developing skills in diagnosis, radiographic techniques, and treatment planning. Residents maintain a portfolio/logbook of all their clinical activity. For each patient, the patient log must be completed at each stage/appointment, including the clinical tutor's formative feedback. Among all the cases treated, cases should be selected to present for summative assessment using workplace-based assessments. As a graduate program, emphasis is placed on assessing that residents are proven competent in their clinical knowledge and patient care. Competence in providing prosthodontic patient care is undertaken in the form of continual assessment throughout the clinical courses using a variety of workplace-based assessments

• 1002764Research Project I2 credits

  In this course, students are expected to search for a suitable research topic, and identify a suitable supervisor to take them through the research project. They shall be guided to perform a literature survey and identify key areas and research gaps in a particular clinical or science area. The course enables students to generate research hypothesis and further introduce them to write a research proposal. They will also learn to request for relevant human ethics and animal ethics approval, and perform a preliminary research proposal presentation.

• 1002829Prosthodontic Literature Review III0.5 credits

  This literature review course meets one hour per week throughout the semester. Its purpose is to review articles taken from "Current Literature" as well as "Classic Literature" of the discipline of Prosthodontics. Topics covered include (but are not limited to), Complete Dentures, Fixed Partial Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures, and Implant Prosthodontics.

• 1002847Basic Implant Dentistry III1 credit

Year 2, Semester 4

10 credit hours

• 1002831Aesthetic Dentistry1 credit

  A comprehensive course covering all aspects of dental aesthetics including theory and practice to provide patients with confident smiles.

• 1002832Prosthodontic Treatment Planning IV0.5 credits

  In this course cases, special cases needing a complex periodontal-restorative and implant treatment, will be critically discussed by the group of all graduate students and instructors. The treatment will be coordinated so that the graduate students of different programs treat a patient according to the discussed and approved treatment plan

• 1002833Prosthodontic Patient Care IV5 credits

  In the Patient Care IV, students carry out diagnosis and treatment planning of more complex prosthodontic rehabilitative care for patients. This is achieved via placement on, and involvement in, consultant referral clinics, as well as patient clinical treatment which will include the provision of complex cases of fixed prostheses and complete and partial removable prostheses as well as implants. Students should use acquired skills in diagnosis, radiographic techniques, and treatment planning to treat cases demonstrating total patient care and interdisciplinary management. Residents maintain a portfolio/logbook of all their clinical activity. For each patient, the patient log must be completed at each stage/appointment, including the clinical tutor's formative feedback. Among all the cases treated, cases should be selected to present for summative assessment using workplace-based assessments. As a graduate program, emphasis is placed on assessing that residents are proven competent in their clinical knowledge and patient care. Competence in providing prosthodontic patient care is undertaken in the form of continual assessment throughout the clinical courses using a variety of workplace-based assessments

• 1002768Research Project II2 credits

  In this course, students shall organize and prepare their research logistics, begin their pilot study, or validate their questionnaire or run laboratory test to optimize their methods; or begin collecting data either in field work or laboratory experiments. They should ensure that they already have their human or animal ethics approval in place, or they may be needed to provide more information to satisfy the committee in order to get their projects approved. Project supervisors shall follow their research activities very closely.

• 1002834Prosthodontic Literature Review IV0.5 credits

  This literature review course meets one hour per week throughout the semester. Its purpose is to review articles taken from "Current Literature" as well as "Classic Literature" of the discipline of Prosthodontics. Topics covered include (but are not limited to), Complete Dentures, Fixed Partial Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures, and Implant Prosthodontics.

• 1002848Basic Implant Dentistry IV1 credit

Year 3, Semester 5

11.5 credit hours

• 1002835Advanced Fixed Prosthodontics: Full Mouth Reconstruction1 credit

  An advanced course in the specialty of Prosthodontics for full-mouth reconstruction covering every aspect of clinical protocols, techniques and laboratory procedures.

• 1002836Digital Dentistry1 credit

  This course provides a systematic approach to incorporate digital scanning and CAD/CAM technology into practice of prosthodontics. The focus of this course examines the benefits and limitations of digital technologies

• 1002806Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning I1 credit

  In this course cases, special cases needing a complex periodontal-restorative and implant treatment, will be critically discussed by the group of all graduate students and instructors. The treatment will be coordinated so that the graduate students of different programs treat a patient according to the discussed and approved treatment plan

• 1002837Prosthodontic Patient Care V5 credits

  In the Patient Care V, students carry out diagnosis and treatment planning of complex prosthodontic rehabilitative care for patients. This is achieved via placement on, and involvement in, consultant referral clinics, as well as patient clinical treatment which will include the provision of complex cases of fixed prostheses and complete and partial removable prostheses as well as implants. Students should use acquired skills in diagnosis, radiographic techniques, and treatment planning to treat cases demonstrating total patient care and interdisciplinary management. Residents maintain a portfolio/logbook of all their clinical activity. For each patient, the patient log must be completed at each stage/appointment, including the clinical tutor's formative feedback. Among all the cases treated, cases should be selected to present for summative assessment using workplace-based assessments. As a graduate program, emphasis is placed on assessing that residents are proven competent in their clinical knowledge and patient care. Competence in providing prosthodontic patient care is undertaken in the form of continual assessment throughout the clinical courses using a variety of workplace-based assessments

• 1002771Research Project III2 credits

  This course shall concentrate on research activity implementation, with emphasis on data collection and tabulation of preliminary results.

• 1002838Prosthodontic Literature Review V0.5 credits

  This literature review course meets one hour per week throughout the semester. Its purpose is to review articles taken from "Current Literature" as well as "Classic Literature" of the discipline of Prosthodontics. Topics covered include (but are not limited to), Complete Dentures, Fixed Partial Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures, and Implant Prosthodontics.

• 1002839Advanced Implant Dentistry1 credit

  An advanced course on complex implant treatments and advances in the field of implant dentistry building on the knowledge and skills acquired from the Basic Implant Dentistry Courses I and II.

Year 3, Semester 6

10 credit hours (programme total: 65)

• 1002840Maxillofacial Prosthodontics0.5 credits

  An introductory course to maxillofacial prosthodontics to allow students to gain an insight into the theory and practice of this specialized field in prosthodontics.

• 1002841TMD Management0.5 credits

  This course is intended to instruct students the contemporary knowledge on TMD disorders and their management.

• 1002842Sleep Disorders0.5 credits

  This course includes a review of sleep related breathing disorders and the dentist role in patient management including the use of oral appliance therapy.

• 1002807Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning II1 credit

  In this course cases, special cases needing a complex periodontal-restorative and implant treatment, will be critically discussed by the group of all graduate students and instructors. The treatment will be coordinated so that the graduate students of different programs treat a patient according to the discussed and approved treatment plan.

• 1002843Prosthodontic Patient Care VI5 credits

  In the Patient Care VI, students carry out diagnosis and treatment planning of complex prosthodontic rehabilitative care for patients. This is achieved via placement on, and involvement in, consultant referral clinics, as well as patient clinical treatment which will include the provision of complex cases of fixed prostheses and complete and partial removable prostheses as well as implants. Students should use acquired skills in diagnosis, radiographic techniques, and treatment planning to treat cases demonstrating total patient care and interdisciplinary management. Residents maintain a portfolio/logbook of all their clinical activity. For each patient, the patient log must be completed at each stage/appointment, including the clinical tutor's formative feedback. Among all the cases treated, cases should be selected to present for summative assessment using workplace-based assessments. As a graduate program, emphasis is placed on assessing that residents are proven competent in their clinical knowledge and patient care. Competence in providing prosthodontic patient care is undertaken in the form of continual assessment throughout the clinical courses using a variety of workplace-based assessments.

• 1002775Research Project IV2 credits

  This final course in research supports the students in analyzing their research results and writing-up their thesis. They revisit their knowledge in biostatistics and apply relevant formulas/ statistical methods to evaluate and validate their research findings.

• 1002844Prosthodontic Literature Review VI0.5 credits

  This literature review course meets one hour per week throughout the semester. Its purpose is to review articles taken from "Current Literature" as well as "Classic Literature" of the discipline of Prosthodontics. Topics covered include (but are not limited to), Complete Dentures, Fixed Partial Dentures, Removable Partial Dentures, and Implant Prosthodontics.

Study plan for students who joined in 2023-24

The study plan document linked on the programme page sets out an earlier distribution of the 65 credit hours, with different course codes (the course descriptions above follow these codes): Year 1, Fall (11 credit hours): 1002501 Introduction to Basic Sciences in Dentistry (0), 1002560 Operative Dentistry: Inlays, Onlays and Crowns (1), 1002561 Complete Denture Prosthodontics (2), 1002553 Prostho-Perio Treatment Planning I (0.5), 1002562 Patient Care I (5), 1002502 Research Methodology I (2), 1002563 Literature Review I (0.5) Year 1, Spring (10.5 credit hours): 1002564 Removable Partial Denture Prosthodontics (2), 1002565 Basic Fixed Prosthodontics: Adhesive Bridges (0.5), 1002558 Prostho-Perio Treatment Planning II (0.5), 1002566 Patient Care II (5), 1002503 Research Methodology II (Biostatistics) (2), 10025567 Literature Review II (0.5) Year 2, Fall (11 credit hours): 1002569 Basic Implant Dentistry I (2), 1002570 Basic Fixed Prosthodontics: Conventional Bridges (1), 1002559 Prostho-Perio Treatment Planning III (0.5), 1002571 Patient Care III (5), 1002504 Research Project I (2), 1002572 Literature Review III (0.5) Year 2, Spring (11 credit hours): 1002661 Basic Implant Dentistry II (2), 1002662 Aesthetic Dentistry (1), 1002668 Prostho-Perio Treatment Planning IV (0.5), 1002663 Patient Care IV (5), 1002505 Research Project II (2), 1002664 Literature Review IV (0.5) Year 3, Fall (10.5 credit hours): 1002666 Advanced Fixed Prosthodontics: Full Mouth Reconstruction (1), 1002667 Digital Dentistry (1), 1002668 Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning I (1), 1002669 Patient Care V (5), 1002506 Research Project III (2), 1002760 Literature Review V (0.5) Year 3, Spring (11 credit hours): 1002761 Advanced Implant Dentistry (1), 1002762 Maxillofacial Prosthodontics (0.5), 1002763 TMD Management (0.5), 1002764 Sleep Disorders (0.5), 1002765 Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning II (1), 1002766 Patient Care VI (5), 1002507 Research Project IV (2), 1002767 Literature Review VI (0.5)