Dental Public Health

Program details

Higher Graduate Diploma in Clinical Sciences Program in Dental Public Health

International Program

How to apply

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YEARS

FULL-TIME

Degree:

Certificate: Higher Graduate Diploma in Clinical Sciences

Language of instruction:

English

Total credits:

82 credits

Highlights:

Leaders in the field and various researches to choose from

Program overview

There is a scarcity of specialists in the field of dental public health resulting in the difficulty to mitigate the dental health problems and to promote oral health in population. Therefore, the Higher Graduate Diploma of Clinical Sciences 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 providing effective oral health program in order to alleviate the population’s oral 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 dentistry (D.D.S.), have dental license and have worked in the field of dentistry for at least 1 year. The duration of the program is 3 years for coursework and filed practice.

Why
this program
at Chula?

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Be at the forefront of the field

In keeping with Chula’s mission, our program will produce specialists in the field of dental public health to promote the dental public healthcare for population. Moreover, our graduates can be the leaders in their organizations, both locally and internationally, to come up with projects that would benefit society.

Career possibilities

Dental public health specialist in public or private organizations.
Researcher in the field of dental public health in research institutes both in Thailand and overseas

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Course details

Course structure

Candidates who have a Bachelor’s degree (D.D.S.)

Minimum required credits	82
Required courses	75
Elective courses	7

Academic calendar

1^st Semester	August – December
2^nd Semester	January – May
Summer Semester	June – July

Admission

Qualifications of applicants

Hold a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University accredited by the Ministry of Education and/or the Dental Council of Thailand.
Holding the dental license permitted in the country where the applicant graduated. Obtain at least one year of working experience in dental practice.
CU-TEP score of at least 45 or TOEFL (PBT or equivalent iBT) score of at least 450 or IELTS score of at least 4 taken within 2 years. (Applicants with CU-TEP score of at least 30 or TOEFL score of at least 400 or IELTS score of at least 3 may be admitted to the program but they have to meet the language proficiency requirement of the graduate school before graduation.)
Possess qualifications complied with those announced by the Graduate College (to be announced yearly). The Program Administrative Committee reserves the rights to consider other qualifications that deem appropriate to be eligible for admission application.

How to apply