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Course ID
DEN
Cycles
5 years
Credits
300
Semesters
10

The Integrated Study Program of Second Cycle, “Master of Sciences” in “Dentistry” is part of the Faculty of Dental Medicine. This Program aims to provide knowledge related to the study of future trends and developments in the field of dentistry as well as the provision of quality teaching in cooperation with international partners. This program also aims to combine global teaching perspectives and local potential in the field of Dentistry as well as to provide a more supportive learning environment for the profession. 

The purpose of the program is to prepare graduates to take responsibility as competent dental professionals and practitioners in providing promotional, preventive, curative and rehabilitation services. Upon completion of studies in this branch, the student acquires the necessary basis in the theoretical and clinical aspect of dentistry in accordance with the general development of society, science and technology.

There are eight categories that represent the professional fields of dentists such as: 
  • Professionalism
  • Ethics and law
  • Communication and social skills
  • Basic knowledge
  • Analysis and collection of clinical data
  • Diagnosis and treatment planning
  • Treatment – achieving and maintaining oral health
  • Preventive measures and health promotion. 

All of these areas are interdisciplinary in their orientation that encourage critical thinking and can be applied to patients of different ages. Activities involved in teaching, research and clinical care promote the development and implementation of these disciplines throughout the years of study at Western Balkans University (WBU). 

Graduates of this program can work as general dentists. General dentists use their oral diagnostic, predictive, surgical and rehabilitative skills to restore damaged or missing tooth structures or to treat diseases of the bone or soft tissue in the mouth.  Besides practicing as a general dentist, graduates can also further continue their training in one of dental specialties like orthodontics, pedodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, etc.

Teaching in this program is conducted entirely in English. Professional internships have an important role in this program which will be organized by the department and supervised by subject teachers in cooperation with the staff of the respective centers.

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Study Program Curriculum

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 101 Human Anatomy I Mandatory English A 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
2 DEN 103 Inorganic Chemistry Mandatory English A 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
3 DEN 105 Physics Mandatory English A 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
4 DEN 107 Dental Materials I Mandatory English B 15 15 5 0 40 1.5 3
5 DEN 109 Psychology and Sociology Mandatory English A 15 15 0 0 40 1.5 3
6 DEN 111 Biology and Genetics I Mandatory English A 15 15 5 0 40 1.5 3
7 DEN 113 Dental Morphology and Anatomy Mandatory English B 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
8 DEN 115 Foreign Language I (English, German, Italian, Latin) Mandatory English / German / Italian / Latin D 30 15 0 0 55 2.5 4

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 102 Human Anatomy II Mandatory English A 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
2 DEN 104 Organic Chemistry Mandatory English A 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
3 DEN 106 Informatics Mandatory English D 15 0 30 0 55 2 4
4 DEN 108 Dental Materials II Mandatory English B 15 15 5 0 40 1.5 3
5 DEN 110 Biology and Genetics II Mandatory English A 15 15 5 0 40 1.5 3
6 DEN 112 Biostatistics Mandatory English D 30 15 0 0 55 2.5 4
7 DEN 114 Medical Ethics and Deontology Mandatory English C 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3
8 DEN 116 Foreign Language II (English, German, Italian, Latin) Mandatory English/ German/ Italian/ Latin D 30 15 0 0 55 2.5 4

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 201 Community Preventive Dentistry I Mandatory English B 15 15 0 5 40 1.5 3
2 DEN 203 Medical Physiology I Mandatory English A 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
3 DEN 205 Biochemistry I Mandatory English A 30 15 15 0 65 3 5
4 DEN 207 Histology and Embryology I Mandatory English B 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
5 DEN 209 Preclinical Prosthetics and Laboratory Technology Mandatory English B 15 5 15 0 40 1.5 3
6 DEN 211 Microbiology I Mandatory English C 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
7 DEN 213 Preclinical Conservative Dentistry I Mandatory English B 15 5 15 0 40 2 3
8 DEN 215 Immunology and Allergology Mandatory English C 15 10 10 0 40 2 3

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 202 Preventive and Community Dentistry II Mandatory English B 15 15 0 15 55 1.5 4
2 DEN 204 Medical Physiology II Mandatory English A 15 15 5 0 40 1.5 3
3 DEN 206 Biochemistry II Mandatory English A 15 15 5 0 40 1.5 3
4 DEN 208 Microbiology II Mandatory English C 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
5 DEN 210 Preclinical Conservative Dentistry II Mandatory English B 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
6 DEN 212 Histology and Embryology II Mandatory English B 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
7 DEN 214 Ergonomics in Dentistry Mandatory English B 15 5 0 10 45 1.5 3
8 DEN 216 Environmental Health Mandatory English C 15 10 0 0 25 1.5 2
9 DEN 218/DEN 220 Health Management / Health Economics Elective English C 30 5 0 0 40 2 3

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 301 Pathological Anatomy I Mandatory English A 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
2 DEN 303 Pathological physiology Mandatory English A 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
3 DEN 305 Pharmacology I Mandatory English C 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
4 DEN 307 Conservative Dentistry I Mandatory English B 15 0 0 30 30 1.5 3
5 DEN 309 Dental Prosthetics I Mandatory English B 15 0 0 30 30 1.5 3
6 DEN 311 Oral Surgery I Mandatory English B 15 0 0 30 30 1.5 3
7 DEN 313 General Surgery Mandatory English B 15 0 0 15 45 1.5 3
8 DEN 315 Internal Medicine I Mandatory English B 15 5 0 15 40 1.5 3
9 DEN 317 Radiology and Radiotherapy Mandatory English B 15 5 0 15 40 1.5 3

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 302 Anesthesiology and Medical Emergencies Mandatory English B 15 15 0 15 55 2 4
2 DEN 304 Pathological Anatomy II Mandatory English A 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
3 DEN 306 Pharmacology II Mandatory English C 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
4 DEN 308 Dental Prosthetics II Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 1.5 5
5 DEN 310 Conservative Dentistry II Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 1.5 5
6 DEN 312 Internal Diseases II Mandatory English B 15 15 0 5 40 1.5 3
7 DEN 314 Otorhinolaryngology - Ophthalmology Mandatory English B 15 10 0 5 20 1.5 2
8 DEN 316/DEN 318 Digital Technology in Dentistry/Dental Photography Elective English C 15 0 0 15 45 1.5 3

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 401 Endodontics I Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 2.5 5
2 DEN 403 Oral Surgery II Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 2.5 5
3 DEN 405 Dental prosthetics III Mandatory English B 15 0 0 30 30 1.5 3
4 DEN 407 Periodontology I Mandatory English B 15 15 0 15 55 2 4
5 DEN 409 Orthodontics I Mandatory English B 15 5 15 0 40 1.5 3
6 DEN 411 Neurology and Psychiatry Mandatory English C 15 5 0 15 40 1.5 3
7 DEN 413 Infectious Diseases Mandatory English C 15 5 0 10 20 1.5 2
8 DEN 415 Gnathology Mandatory English B 15 5 0 15 40 1.5 3
9 DEN 417 Dermatology Mandatory English B 15 5 0 10 20 1.5 2

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 402 Endodontic II Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 2.5 5
2 DEN 404 Orthodontics II Mandatory English B 15 15 15 0 55 2 4
3 DEN 406 Oral Surgery III Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 1.5 5
4 DEN 408 Dental prosthetics IV Mandatory English B 15 0 0 30 55 1.5 4
5 DEN 410 Periodontology II Mandatory English B 15 15 0 15 30 1.5 3
6 DEN 412 Forensic Medicine Mandatory English C 15 8 0 5 22 1.5 2
7 DEN 414 Scientific Research Methodology Mandatory English C 15 15 0 0 45 1.5 3
8 DEN 416 Geriatric Dentistry of Patients with Special Needs Mandatory English B 15 15 0 10 55 2 4

Semester 1

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 501 Endodontics III Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 2.5 5
2 DEN 503 Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery Mandatory English C 15 15 0 30 65 2.5 5
3 DEN 505 Periodontology III Mandatory English B 15 10 0 10 40 2 3
4 DEN 507 Dental Prosthetics V Mandatory English B 15 5 0 30 50 2 4
5 DEN 509 Orthodontics III Mandatory English B 15 5 0 30 50 2 4
6 DEN 511 Pediatric Dentistry I Mandatory English B 15 15 0 30 65 2.5 5
7 DEN 513 Oral Diseases I Mandatory English B 15 15 0 15 55 2 4

Semester 2

No. Subject Code Subject Course Type Language Course Group Lecture Seminar Laboratory Practice Individual Work Credit ECTS
1 DEN 502 Endodontics IV Mandatory English B 10 5 0 20 40 2 3
2 DEN 504 Dental Prosthetics VI Mandatory English B 10 5 0 20 40 2 3
3 DEN 506 Orthodontics IV Mandatory English B 10 5 0 20 40 2 3
4 DEN 508 Pediatric Dentistry II Mandatory English B 10 5 0 20 40 2 3
5 DEN 510 Oral Diseases II Mandatory English B 15 10 0 10 40 2 3
6 DEN 520 Multidisciplinary Clinical Practice in Dentistry Mandatory English D 0 0 0 110 15 3.5 5
7 DEN 550 Diploma Thesis Mandatory English E 0 15 0 0 235 0.5 10