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Ph.D. PROGRAM IN DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

(INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)

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3 or 4

YEARS

Degree:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Language of Instruction:

English

Total credits:

48 or 72 credits

Highlights:

  • The first international Ph.D. program in Dental public health in Thailand
  • Leaders in the field and various researches to choose from

Application period:

  • 1st Semester: February – May
  • 2nd Semester: September – December

Program overview

There is a shortage of academia and researchers in the field of dental public health resulting in the scarcity of new researches and body of knowledge to mitigate the population’s dental problems and to promote their oral health.  Therefore, the International Ph.D. Program in Dental Public Health is an effort to bridge this gap in the field.  The program aims at producing highly qualified graduates who are capable of doing researches in or to create a new body of knowledge to alleviate the population’s dental health problems and to foster long-term health for Thais and Asians as a whole.

The program is open to holders of bachelor’s degrees in all fields of dentistry or degrees in biological sciences; and master’s degree holders of all fields of dentistry or M.Sc. degree in biological sciences.  The duration of the program is 4 years for bachelor’s degree holders who have to take theory courses in their first year, and 3 years for master’s degree holders.  For the latter, students will focus on their dissertation and seminars on important topics in dental public health namely:

  • Epidemiology
  • Behavior and dental health education
  • Oral health promotion and social determinants
  • Prevention of oral diseases in dental public health
  • Current concepts of dental caries and fluoride
  • Health care system
  • Health economics and inequality

Why
this program
at Chula?

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Thailand’s First of Its Kind

Chula’s Ph.D. Program in Dental Public Health is the first of its kind in Thailand.  The curriculum provides several schemes to fit the various needs of students, i.e. concentration on research or coursework and research.  The program is also open for both bachelor’s and master’s degree holders.

Be at the Forefront of the Field

In keeping with Chula’s mission, our Ph.D. Program will help produce specialists in the field of dental public health to help lead the academic field and research as well as dental public healthcare.  Our Ph.D. candidate has been awarded a scholarship from IADR conference.  Moreover, our graduates can be the leaders in their organizations, both locally and internationally, to come up with research projects that would benefit society.

Message from the director

Due to the shortage of academia and researchers in the field of dental public health resulting in the scarcity of new researches and body of knowledge to mitigate the population’s dental problems and to promote their oral health.  We welcome both Bachelor and Master degree holders to join our Ph.D. Program in Dental Public Health.

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pagaporn Pisarnturakit
Program Director

Career possibilities

  • Professor/Researcher in educational institutions relating to dental public health.
  • Researcher in the field of dental public health in governmental and private research institutes both in Thailand and overseas
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Course details

Course structure

The program offers 2 main study tracks:

  1. Dissertation only
  • Program Code – Scheme 1.1 (3252) – for Master’s Degree graduates
  1. Coursework and Dissertation
  • Program Code – Scheme 2.1 (3253) – for Master’s Degree graduates
  • Program Code – Scheme 2.2 (3254) – for Bachelor’s Degree graduates

Course plans

  • 3 years (6 semesters) for Master’s degree applicants
  • 4 years (8 semesters) for Bachelor’s degree applicants
                          Program scheme 1.1Program scheme 2.1Program scheme 2.2
Total credits484872
Coursework credits
Core courses
Required elective courses
Elective courses



12
3
6
3
24
9
9
6
Dissertation credits483648

Academic calendar

The Ph.D. program is offered on a semester basis

1st Semester
August – December
2nd Semester
January – May

Admission

Doctor of Philosophy Program in Dental Public Health

International Program

  • Period of Admission: February 1, 2024 – April 17, 2024

Procedure of admission

  1. Please read and following procedure of admission
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HORZN1RDaKf1j1BnHH8GIJzrRHq8cG6C/view?usp=sharing
  2. Application documents must copy to pdf files or image files
  3. Fill Application Form and Upload Application documents
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWMzwZQ4UjtewKAmu82lTVAUAKjO8s9Y5EaYpCVS4b67W1XQ/viewform
  4. Pay the application fee and upload pay-in slip
  5. Staff sent confirmation email of application within 5 workdays

For further information pertaining to applicant’s qualifications, please contact

Lect. Nipaporn  Urwaannachotima , D.D.S., MEd Ph.D.
Department of Community  Dentistry, 
5th Floor Dental Building 5, Faculty of Dentistry

  • Tel. (+66) 0 2218 8543 – 5
  • Email: nipaporn.u@chula.ac.th

Tuition fees

International students:
133,900 THB / Semester – Summer Semester 70,840 THB / Semester
Thai students:
48,000 THB / Semester – Summer Semester 12,000 THB / Semester

For further information on tuition fees and up-to-date scholarships which are available to both Thai and international students, please contact the Program Office website and follow an announcement from the Faculty of Dentistry and the Graduate school, Chulalongkorn University.

Alumni


Contact program

Ph.D. (DPH) International Program

Graduate Studies Office

Faculty of Dentistry

Chulalongkorn University

34 Henri Dunant Road, Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330,
Thailand

  • Tel. +66 2218 9016, +66 2218 9021
  • Fax +66 2218 9021
  • Email graddentcu@gmail.com
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or

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pagaporn Pisarnturakit (Program Director)
    Department of Community Dentistry
    Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University
  • Email: pagaporn.p@chula.ac.th

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