Target level of study
BAC +6
Duration
6 years
Training structure
Faculty of Dentistry
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
- Studies for the Doctorat d'Etat en Chirurgie Dentaire last 6 years.
- The Doctor of Dental Surgery is the practitioner who treats diseases of the oral cavity.
Training benefits
Objectives
The dentalsurgeon is a medical health professional authorized to practice dentistry, also known as oral medicine or dental surgery.
During their studies, students acquire :
- general knowledge of patients, the different pathologies they may present with a particular focus on the oro-facial sphere,
- both theoretical and practical training in fields as varied as the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of oral pathologies,
- specific knowledge that will enable them to move on to further training or even a career as a teacher-researcher.
Know-how and skills
The 1st cycle of studies provides an introduction to the profession of dental surgeon, both on a general level combining the medical approach to the patient, the professional environment, ethics, deontology and the patient-practitioner relationship, and on a specific level linked to the oral ecosystem, the structures of the oral cavity and their pathologies, and the materials used in dentistry. This first cycle also includes an Initiation to Research + internship in a prosthetics laboratory.
Students complete hospital internships in oral care and consultation departments, under the responsibility of a tutor, enabling them to acquire their first clinical skills through contact with patients. They are also involved in Health Service activities.
The2nd cycle of studies focuses on professional practice, while continuing to deepen knowledge in the various disciplines of dentistry, with progressive training in complex treatments (prosthetic rehabilitation, oral surgery and oral medicine, periodontology, implantology, traumatology, dentofacial orthopedics, restorative dentistry, endodontics), and in the odontological care of children or patients with special needs.
Program
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1st cycle
2ND AND 3RD YEAR GENERAL TRAINING DIPLOMAS IN ODONTOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Teaching in DFGSO 2 and DFGSO 3 is an introduction to oral practice and gestures. It includes theoretical training and practical work on simulators, enabling students to acquire the skills they will later need to perform on patients. Foreign languages and epidemiology complete the curriculum.
The thematic orientations for DFGSO 2 and DFGSO 3 are grouped into five disciplinary units:
- Section 1: embryology, developmental biology, histology, microbiology, parasitology, virology, general immunology, hematology, biochemistry, pharmacology and major drug classes, numerical skills.
- Section 2: head and neck anatomy, dental morphology, cervicocephalic anatomy, oral physiology, oxyology, occlusodontics, medical imaging, patient radiation protection, biomaterials.
- Section 3: semiology, semioradiology, multidisciplinary approach, oral surgery and oral medicine, periodontology and first-aid techniques.
- Section 4: prosthetic dentistry, practical training in prosthetic dentistry, restorative dentistry - endodontics, practical training in restorative dentistry - endodontics.
- Section 5: Dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, public health.
2nd cycle
DIPLÔME DE FORMATION APPROFONDIE EN SCIENCES ODONTOLOGIQUES 4TH AND 5TH YEAR
During these two years, students obtain the status of dental externs. They carry out internships in dental care centers and participate in hospital duties.
At the end of the fifth year, students take the Certificate of Clinical and Therapeutic Synthesis. This certificate enables them to prescribe drugs and health products themselves, to fill in for dentists on vacation or to work as a dental surgeon's assistant.
3rd short or long cycle (DES) specialty
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA (6TH YEAR)
The sixth year of study corresponds to a short 3rd cycle (DFTCC). It is devoted to a global approach to the patient and preparation for independent professional practice. At the end of this training, students must register for a thesis year, which they can defend from October to the end of June and from September to the end of October.
Admission
Admission requirements
- Admission via PASS or LAS or direct admission (known as "passerelles")
- PASS pathway => A specific "health access" pathway with an option from another discipline (e.g. law, biology, languages, etc.). These courses are organized in universities with health faculties;
- LAS pathway => A Bachelor's degree with a "health access" option. These are offered by a range of universities, including those without a health faculty.