Dentistry

As early as the first semester, the degree programme in Dentistry at Göttingen begins with the study of basic dental techniques. It continues with the treatment of patients carried out by students with intensive guidance and supervision from academic staff and assistants. In this way, the course remains practically oriented right through to the examinations. In an up-to-the-minute virtual learning environment, 40 workplaces equipped with multimedia facilities are available over an area of 175 square metres for training using phantom heads.The Student Innovation and Training Centre for Dentistry, a modern skills lab newly opened in 2015, enables students to develop and improve practical skills outside of their regular university classes

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The dentistry program is generally completed in five and a half years. It is divided into a preclinical and a clinical part, each of which require five semesters. An additional semester is taken at the end to complete the dental exam (exam semester). The program of study is concluded upon successful completion of this exam after which examinees may apply for their approbation.

The training is very practice-oriented. Already in the first semester students are exposed to daily manual work in the course “Basic dental techniques”. During the clinical part of the program, students see and treat patients in different clinics under the close tutelage of university instructors and their assistants.