Dental Medicine

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The education of students in dental medicine is organized in three stages with duration of five years and six months as pre-graduate internship. During the first two years students receive medico biological training. The clinical and medical training is realized from the second to the tenth semester and includes education in general medical and specialized dental medicine disciplines. The teaching is carried out by 8 departments. The prediploma internship includes Pediatric Dental Medicine, Conservative Dental Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,, Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Periodontology and Orthodontics, and ends with state examinations. Students who pass them successfully are awarded the qualification of a Doctor in Dental Medicine and a Master’s degree.

In the first two years the programme covers subjects such as Human Anatomy and Histology, Human Cytology and Embryology; Physiology, Physics; Chemistry; Biology; Dental and Biomaterials; Biophysics; Computer Science; Latin language, Foreign Language; Biochemistry; Microbiology; Pharmacology; Preclinical Pediatric Dental Medicine, Preclinical Conservative Dental Medicine, Preclinical Prosthetic Dental Medicine; Social Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical Psychology, Disaster Medicine, Computer Sciences.

In the third year the subjects are: Pathophysiology; Pharmacology; Preclinical Prosthetic Dental Medicine; Clinical Prosthetic Dental Medicine; Preclinical Pediatric Dental Medicine; Clinical Pediatric Dental Medicine; Preclinical Conservative Dental Medicine; Preclinical Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Surgery, Hygiene and Epidemiology.

In the fourth year the studied subjects are: Diagnostic Imaging; Oto-Rhino-Laryngology; General Pathology; Internal Diseases; Forensic Medicine, Clinical Prosthetic Dental Medicine; Clinical Conservative Dental Medicine; Orthodontics; Clinical Pediatric Dental Medicine; Clinical Oral a Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Dental Allergology; Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Periodontology.

In the fifth year the subjects are: Clinical Conservative Dental Medicine; Physiotherapy; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Dermatology and Venerology; Neurology and Psychiatry; Ophthalmology; Clinical Prosthetic Dental Medicine; Orthodontics; Clinical Pediatric Dental Medicine; Periodontology.

REQUIREMENTS

• Student Application Form in English and in Bulgarian language (it can be downloaded from the MU-Sofia webpage both in Bulgarian and in English language.
• Legalized copy of the secondary education diploma with a certified translation into Bulgarian language.
• It is an obligatory precondition for the candidates to have assessment degrees in Biology and Chemistry in their secondary education diploma in accordance with the Ordinance on the State Requirements for Admission of Students at the Higher Education Institutions of the Republic of Bulgaria.
• ALL FOREIGN CITIZENS SHOULD SUBMIT A CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION FOR COMPLETED SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE GRADES INCLUDED THEREIN SHOULD BE MADE EQUAL TO THE GRADES SCALE UNDER ART. 12, PARA 1 OF ORDINANCE No11/01.09.2016 for the assessment of the students’ studies, issued by the Regional Directorate at the Ministry of Science and Education. THEY SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR DIPLOMA FOR COMPLETED SECONDARY EDUCATION, AS WELL.
• A document issued by a competent authority (a secondary school where the secondary education has been acquired) certifying the applicant’s right to continue his / her education at all levels of higher education institutions within the country (insert the name of the country) where the secondary education has been acquired. This document must be legalized and translated into Bulgarian language; the translation must be then certified.
• A copy of a valid document proving citizenship (not residence).
• Two (2) photos – passport size attached to the registration forms.
• Declaration in Bulgarian and in English for the authenticity of the documents submitted, duly signed by the applicant (the form can be downloaded from the MU-Sofia webpage).

CERTIFICATION

Master

UNIVERSITY

Medical University

COURSE TYPE

Full-Time

Duration

5 Years (10 semesters) + 6 months pre-graduate internship

TUITION FEES (Euros/Semester)

9000 EUR per year; 3700 EUR Language course in Bulgarian (only the first year)