The Excellence Program in the College of Dentistry is a training program in the clinics of the University’s College of Dentistry and lasts for one calendar year. The program aims to refine the trainee's practical skills by learning to use the latest technologies in the field of dentistry, expanding his scientific awareness, as well as gaining confidence in decision-making from the beginning of diagnosis, developing treatment plans, and ending with treatment. The program is supervised by a group of professors and teaching assistants at the college .
Graduate attributes Upon successful completion of the undergraduate dentistry program, thegraduates will be able to :
1. Indpendently deliver oral health care services with the scope of general dentistry including patients with special needs.
2. Apply infection control measures and radiation protection.
3. Communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and other members of medical and / oral dental team.
4. Apply critical thinking and evidence-based problem solving when providing patient's care.
5. Respond to community's culutred and social characteristics and understand their implications on oral disease management and prevention.
6. Work in a team with dental staff (receptionists, dental assistants, dentaly hygienists, detal laboratory technicians and treatment coordinators) to deal with dental cases.
7. Conduct dental practice with high regard to ethics and abide to medico-legal standards.
8. Demonstrate leadersip qualities and capacity to function effectively within a team.
9. Identify their professional limits and conduct clinical referrals when appropriate.
10. Strive for continuous education, self-development, lifelong learning and research to remain updated with advancements in dental practices and dental technology.