University Master’s Degree in Comprehensive and Hospital-Based Paediatric Dentistry
Objectives
Emotional intelligence
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Behaving in a trusting and collaborative way with teaching staff.
- Positive attitude and ability to work in a team.
- Adopting a critical attitude to new information related to paediatric dentistry, detecting what information is objective and scientific.
- Promoting the importance of paediatric dental care.
- Having an appropriate attitude when dealing with young patients who require treatment.
- Acquiring the professional ethics needed to practice this branch of dentistry.
Knowledge
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Obtaining the knowledge required to be able to diagnose and propose a treatment plan and prevention plan for paediatric dentistry.
- Knowledge of conservative and surgical dental treatment techniques for paediatric patients.
- Behaviour management techniques for children in the dental surgery.
- The principles governing drug administration in paediatric dentistry, as well as their indications and dosage.
- Knowing how to react to emergencies involving paediatric patients.
- Knowing how to act in other situations that may occur when dealing with paediatric patients.
Psychomotor and audiovisual skills
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Practising diagnosis, prevention and treatment techniques on patients.
- Integrating digital photography systems and computer programs into clinical practice to be able to present and monitor clinical cases.
- Involvement in the paediatric dentistry scientific community through active participation in courses, conferences and the Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Dentistry (SEOP).
- Preclinical and theoretical teaching practice in collaboration with teaching staff from the Master's and students from the Degree in Dentistry.
Accreditation
- Masters in Comprehensive Paediatric Dentistry: 120 ECTS
Presentation
The oral health of infants, children and adolescents has an impact on the general health of children and the future adult population. It is therefore important for there to be dentists trained in preventing and solving the most frequent oral health problems in the paediatric population.
At the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya we train professionals with a clear objective: training specialists to diagnose, prevent and resolve the most frequent oral problems in the paediatric population with complementary theoretical and practical sessions.
The Master’s in Paediatric Dentistry focuses on new technological advances in treatments for improving patient health. Surgery, interceptive orthodontics and behaviour management are all part of the teaching programme, allowing students to offer comprehensive treatment of child patients.
Material
The Master’s Degree in Paediatric Dentistry is a course that involves a significant period of time in the clinic. You must have the material detailed below to ensure you can complete the course correctly.
General material for daily use
- Windows or Apple laptop
- Keynote or PowerPoint presentation programs
- Memory stick (USB pen drive) with at least 16 GB
Clinical material
The University Dental Clinic (UCD) provides uniforms, but does not provide the surgical caps or footwear required for the clinic. The UCD will provide all the disposable materials required for patient care (alginate, silicone, sutures, gauze, etc.).
To access the CUO, the student must bring:
— Personal protection face screen
— Full protection glasses, except in the case of wearing corrective glasses or magnifying glasses. In this case the full protection glasses are not necessary. All other material of special protection will be provided by the clinic.
The remaining material consists of:
- Intraoral mirrors and paediatric separators.
- 5 examination kits (mirror, probe and tweezers)
- 5 dental excavators.
- 1 dam perforator + 2 clamp holders + 2 frame arch carriers.
- 2 No. 27 and No. 26 clamps, and 1 No. 212 clamp.
- 1 mixing spatula.
- 4 anaesthetic syringes.
- 2 dental composite spatulas.
- 2 periodontal probes.
- 2 dental mouth openers for children (Molt mouth gag).
- Planmenca phosphate Rx No. 2 (4 pack)(**)
- Digital camera: (e.g. Nikon Camera D7100 + Macro 105 mm + Sigma ring flash EM-140 DG) (e.g. Canon Camera 60D+ Macro Lens 100 mm + Canon annular flash)
Rotary instruments:
- Turbine and Midwest (M4) adapter with 4 outputs*
- Contra-angle
- Handpiece
- Micromotor
If you have an articulator, we recommend bringing it with to neuro-occlusal rehabilitation sessions. Students will also require rulers and a geometry set for cephalometric tracing.
(*) For the adapter, please check model and compatibility.
(**) On request.
Prerequisites & admissions
- Graduate degree in Dentistry.
- B1 level or similar in Spanish, which will be assessed in the personal interview.
Admissions process
To start the admission process you must complete the Program Admission Form found on the University website (www.uic.es/odontologia) and follow the steps to attach the following required documentation:
- Bachelor's Degree or Bachelor's Degree*.
- Academic transcripts*
- DNI or Passport
- Curriculum Vitae
- General Conditions Document
- Letter/s of recommendation (recommended, not mandatory).
*For students from outside the European Union, both the grades and the Degree certificate must be legalized through diplomatic channels or must bear La Haya Apostille. (No homologated degree is required).
Candidates who are in their final year of studies must provide the academic transcript of grades updated to the date of registration.
Once all the documentation has been received and checked for validity, the registration fee of €90** must be paid and the receipt of payment must be sent to the following e-mail address: infodonto@uic.es (Alumni of UIC Barcelona are exempt from this payment), (**non-refundable for administration costs).
The last step is the personal interview with the directors/coordinators of the Program in which the following will be assessed: academic record, personal profile, motivations and aptitudes. The interviews will be held face-to-face or online on dates that will be confirmed once the previous steps of the process have been completed.
Grants & financial aid
Grants
According to the programme chosen, students can consult all of the grants and funding available. For more information, please ask in the relevant faculty or department.
Financial aid
UIC Barcelona holds agreements with several banks to facilitate course funding with advantageous conditions. To view the conditions, click on the link below:
Discounts
Members of UIC Alumni are entitled to a 5% discount.