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Caucasus International University Tbilisi, 2018 year Faculty of Medicine Dental Educational Program in English 090201 Modified Program Approved at the Meeting of the Academic Council Minutes #40 „ 28 Octomber”, 2017 By Order #02–444 of the Rector „ 28 Octomber”, 2017 1 1.

Name of the educational program Dental Educational Program in English 2.

Step of the Higher Academic Education Single-step program 3.

Type of the educational program Academic Higher Educational Program 4.

Direction Health-care 5.


Specialty Stomatology 6.

Program volume in credits 300 Credits 7.

Duration of study 5 years, 10 semesters 8.Tuition Form Full-time study 9.

Tuition Language English 10.

Qualification to be awarded Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM) 11.

Program Managers Lela Tsitaishvili, Academic Doctor of Medicine, Professor of Faculty of Medicine of the Caucasus International University, specializing in Stomatology.

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Precondition for admission to the program To support enrollees and with the purpose of mobility of students, subject to the rule and within the terms determined by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, studying at higher education institutions without taking unified national exams is allowed for: A) Citizens of foreign countries and stateless persons who have studied abroad and acquired general education or its equivalent; B) Citizens of Georgia who have acquired complete general education or its equivalent abroad and studies in a foreign country for the last 2 years of general education; C) Foreign citizens (save to students participating in joint higher education programs or exchange education programs) studying/having studied and received credits/qualification in a foreign country at a higher education institution acknowledged in compliance with legislation of the concerned country; D) Citizens of Georgia (save to students participating in joint higher education programs or exchange education programs) who, for the term determined by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, are living/have lived, are studying/have studied andreceived credits/qualification in a foreign country at a higher education institution acknowledged in compliance with legislation of the concerned country.
The mandatory precondition to enrollat the program is having level B2 in English.

To prove that command of English complies with level B2, a person is obliged to submit to the University a relevant certificate or take a test conducted by the Language Center of the University.

Georgian nationals who have passed unified national exams can be enrolled in the "Dental Educational Program in English" upon presenting B2 English language certificate.
Upon obtainment of the status of a student of Caucasus International University, a person is obliged to submit to the University a document approving complete general or equivalent education while a person being on file for military service in line with the applicable legislation shall submit a document confirming that a person is on file for military service.

Enrollment at Dental Educational Program via mobility is permitted upon completion of one academic year.
Mobility is allowed twice a year within the term established by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia with observation of obligatory procedures approved by the Act of the Director of LEPL National Center of Education Quality Enhancement and rules determined by the University.
Students already enrolled in the "Dental Educational Program in Georgian" can be transferred on the "Dental Educational Program in English" based on unified national exams and upon presenting B2 English language certificate.

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Duration and Volume of Studies • One academic year lasts for 38 weeks; • I term duration is 19 weeks; • II term duration is 19 weeks.
Out of which: 3 (a) Period from 1st to 15th week is the period of studies, when lecture-seminars, practical and laboratory trainings, midterm examinations are held, presentations and research papers are prepared, made and defended.

(b) During the period from 16th to 18th week final examinations are held; (c) During the final 19th week reexaminations are held.

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The objective of educational program: Educational Program in Dentistry is focused on training of highly qualified specialists equipped with university education, basic and clinical theoretical knowledge in dentistry, practical skills and high moral standards.

It strives for establishment and development of skills necessary for professional activity.
In light of the aforementioned, the goal of the program is: • Acquirement of the university education in conformity with the modern requirements; • Knowledge of the basic sciences; • Knowledge of behavioral and social sciences; • In-depth learning of the special clinical disciplines required for the professional development, in conformity with the educational and modern standards; • Mastering contemporary techniques of specific dental aid and development of clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic skills; • development of the skills required for obtainment of medical information, critical assessment, analysis and synthesis and making grounded conclusions to solve a clinical problem; • acquirement of general clinical skills within the competence of a dentist with the purpose of providing quality first aid and reanimation measures; • formation and development of skills essential for carrying out practical activities at the primary medical and clinical-diagnostic therapeutic institutions within the competence; • to ensure respect to a patient and consideration of his/her interests regardless his/her social, cultural, religious or ethnical background; • development of the skill of efficient communication with patients and colleagues within the medical context; • knowledge on the medications required for dental activity and the principles for their prescription; • Awareness of public healthcare system and realization of the role of a dentist within this system; • Knowledge of ethical and legal principles; • Motivation for life-long medical education and professional development.
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Dental educational program - 300 credits Dental educational program is the educational program focused on training students for the respective profession.

With the purpose of development of relevant behavioral components, it is essential to integrate fundamental (theoretical, basic) and practical (clinical) courses of study.
Mandatory Components 284 credits, including: • Mandatory university courses of study – 10 credits; 4 • Mandatory faculty courses of study– 31credits; • Mandatory basic courses of study in the specialty – 89 credits; • Mandatory clinical courses of study in the specialty – 154 credits.

Optional Components: 16 credits, including: Optional university courses of study – 10 credits; Optional faculty courses of study – 6 credits.

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Methods of achieving the outcomes of the study (methodology of study) The process of study is based on the modern methods of teaching with special focus on application of methods like interactive lectures, case analysis, individual and group presentations, and seminars based on the real theoretical and clinical cases and materials.

The goals and tasks of the study defined within the educational program are achieved through a cycle of theoretical and practical sessions.
The purpose of the theoretical sessions is to review basic topics of the educational program in theoretical perspective and provide students with mandatory literature and information on the methodological foundations of the discipline under study.
The purpose of the practical sessions is to help the student enhance obtained theoretical knowledge; appropriately comprehend the essence and significance of the issue under study and identify the capacities for its practical application; develop skills for objective analyzes and assessment of the factors influencing the preparation and approval of the decisions with respect to the subjects, also skills to be used for practical activities and independent work.
During the training process, a particular attention is paid to using active methods of teaching.

Basically, the following methods are used during the lectures: • Verbal or oral method (oral presentation of lectures and seminars, presentation); • Oral presentation of the seminar and training materials in Power Point format (the seminars based on actual theoretical and clinical cases and materials).
• Group discussion/debate (challenging the students to debate; expressing one’s own viewpoint during an interactive lecture); • The method of working on the book; • The method of writing work, which implies the following: test work, quizzes, solving exercises and problems, making notes of main and complementary training literature; • The collaboration method - mutual assessment of the knowledge and communication skills acquired by the students; the use of the students’ self-assessment for the formation of ultimate evaluation; • Brainstorming - implies stimulating the realization of the students’ mental capacities, during which various ideas proposed by students are generated around one particular issue and then classified and prioritized) The demonstrative method; • • The method of searching for innovative information/material; • Participation in scientific research; During the practical sessions, the following methods will considerably contribute to the strengthening of the obtained knowledge and the development of the skills necessary for carrying out professional activities by the student: 5 • (CBL) - Analysis of a case or the case-study method which describes the specific situations, clinical cases, problems, requires discussion and serves as an incentive for logical reasoning by the students; • Group discussion/debates prompting an argument among students during practical training, expressing one’s own viewpoints; • Team work implying formation of team of 5-6 students within academic groups; mutual presentation of seminars and scheduled training-creative projects; development of healthy competition among the groups; • Clinical rotations at university and training dental and general clinics; • Bedside teaching; • Role plays – performing roles of a physician and a patient; • Practical assignment under supervision; • Study in clinical environment and development of clinical thinking; • Use of training videos/films; • Teaching with use of simulator; • Accomplishment of practical procedures required for development of competences of first aid and dentist in an appropriately equipped environment; • Conducting laboratory trainings; • Counseling and independent work.
Every clinical academic course is conducted via curating methodology from VII term.

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Study, training and evaluation: Integration of theoretical and practical training, and development of clinical skills at a virtual simulation center (for the first and second-year students) and in the clinic environment (for senior students) are the essential precondition for training.

The university should give preferences to new technologies during the training process.
The training is carried out with application of the following methods: Discussion/debates methods, the cooperative training, case-study, the demonstrative method and the explanatory method.

It is necessary to apply simulants and molds.

Upon completing the educational program, the graduates shall be able to demonstrate the clinical skills acquired during the training process, independently, on the simulators or under supervision.
Knowledge and skills should be assessed by means of both oral and (written) tests, objectively structured clinical examination (OSCE), portfolio, presentations, abstract-thesis.
It is very important to apply the following forms of teaching during the training process: Interactive lectures, seminars and interim exams; • • Bedside teaching; • Use of simulators and moulages; • Playing role of apatient and a physician; • Laboratory study; • Presentations; • Participation in scientific research; • Practical courses at clinical facilities.

An essential requirement for the result-oriented training is an early involvement of the student in scientific work.
Specific hours within the curriculum are designated for participation of the student in the research.

It is important that students not only learn how to assess scientific information critically, but also acquire 6 basic principles for organisaton, conduct and analysis of the research and presention of its findings.

The students attend and participate in the scientific conferences organized by the university.
The evaluation of the training outcomes upon completion of basic medical education course implies assessing both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Recommendations for the assessment of the study outcomes and competencies are provided in detail in the joint document prepared by WFME and MEDINE – “Global standards for medical education quality enhancement with account of European specifics” and conform to the competencies developed by TUNING/MEDINE.
Within the basic medical education, a considerable significance is attached to the development of clinical skills.

By the direct contact with the patient in the university clinic, the student develops certain clinical skills which are vital at the pre-clinical stage of the study.

In future, the computerized training programs illustrating actual disease with maximum precision, a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure will be applied in the training process.

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The system of evaluation of student’s knowledge 100-point system of eveluation of a student is applied at the University.

Final evaluation of the work performed by a student envisages interim evaluation and essessment of the final exam.

Interim evaluation encompasses weekly assessment and evaluation of midterm exam, each of these elements has its own percentage share in the overall system of assessment.
A student can gain weekly assessment by active involvement at lectures and working groups, semianrs, practical trainings and laboratory trainings, performing homework, participating in the solution of a particular case, doing quizzes, preparing and presenting a course paper, preparing and presenting individual or group projects, etc.

A student can gain 40 points through weekly eveluation.

• Midterm exam in each subject is held once a semester and is assessed by 20 points.
• Deriving from specificity of a particular course of study, the components of interim evaluation may be specified: content and share of the component is identified by the leading lecturer of the course of study.

• A student can gain maximum 60 points through interim evaluation; • The minumum threshold competence of interim evaluation is 25 points; • Final exam is compulsary and its share in evaluation system equals to 40 points.
• The minumum threshold competence of interim evaluation is 16 points; • The final examination is deemed passed if, with consideration of the points scored during interim evaluation and the final examination, the student scores minimum 51 points.

Evaluation components and their share are provided in the syllabus of each course of study.

Information on evaluation system and components is available to the students.
The forms and criteria of evaluation are the following: Maximum positive evaluation – 100 points, minimum positive evalutaion – 51 points; 1.
Working at lectures and working groups (active engagement at lectures, seminars, practical and laboratory trainings, doing homework, participation in solution of a particular case, doing written quizzes, preparation and presentation of course paper, preparation and presentation of individual and group projects, etc) – 30-33 points; Presentation of a topic selected in advance, preparation and defending a course paper, individual or group project – 7-10 points; 7 2.

Midterm exam – 20 points; 3.


Final exam – 40 points; 4.

Final evaluation- 100 points.

During the process of study a student’s knowledge is evaluated according to: participation in discussions at lectures and seminars, active engagement at seminars, performance of practical, laboratory and written assignments, oral presentation, answering questions, preparation of course paper, presentation of a paper at the conference, making specially designed tests and questionnaires.
Evaluation of engagement at lectures and within the working groups, practical and laboratory trainings may differ according to the specificity of the course and views and approaches of the lecturer delivering the course.

The rule, form, scores and criterial of continuous evaluation of a student in the process of studies are defined by the professor of the course of study with consideration of specificity and objectives of training in agreement with the quality assuarence service.
The rule, forms, methods and criteria of evaluation are referred to in the syllabus.

Rules, forms, criteria and evaluation points are envisaged in syllabuses of the courses of study.

Academic achievement in every discipline is evaluated by the evaluation system relevant to European Credits Transfer System (ECTS) and “the rule of calculation of credits of higher education programs” approved by the order No3 of January 5, 2007 of the Minister of Sciences and Education of Georgia.
Evaluation system envisages five positive and two negative evaluations: Point Eveluation 91-100 points A Excellent 81-90 points 71-80 points 61-70 points 51-60 points B C D E 41-50 points Fx 0-40points F Very good Good Satisfactory Sufficient Did not pass(Student needs to work harder to pass the examination and is allowed to take an additional exam after working independently) Failed (The work accomplished by the student is not sufficient and he/she must take a course anew).
A student is allowed to take one reexamination within the same term within 5 days upon announcement of the results of final examination.

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Grade Point Average (GPA) Academic performance of a student is determined by points scored in respect of courses of study, as well as by 4-point equivalent of mentioned points – Grade Point Average (GPA).

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Academic Degree/Qualification to be awarded The qualification to the graduate of the Dental Educational Program shall be awarded the qualification/academic degree of the Doctor of Dental Medicine(DDM) and shall be given a state diploma certifying the completion of respective program, together with the diploma annex determined by the state.

Precondition for granting qualification/degree is scoring by a student of 300 ECTS credits.

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Issuance of Diploma Certifying Qualification/Degree With the purpose of determination of the category of diploma of graduates of Dental Educational Program cumulative GPA is calculated upon completion of the entire educational program and according to such calculation the University awards diplomas of the following degrees to the graduates: GPA 3.5 and more – diploma with distinction: with high level of competency and skill of creative application of knowledge; positive evaluation in all the subjects and GPA less than 3.5 – common diploma.
With the purpose of changing the category of diploma a student may exercise the right of reexamination of a subject, but not more than of three subjects.

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Field of Employment According to the applicable legislation, the graduates of one-step higher medical educational program (DDM) are not authorized to carry out independent medical activities.
In accordance with the Law of Georgia on „Medical Activities“, `the right to independent medical activities shall be exercised by a citizen or a stateless person of Georgia or a foreign country who graduated from an accredited higher medical institution of Goergia and has acquired a state certificate verifying his/her right to independent “Medical activities“ in conformity with this law` (article 7).
The field of employment for Doctors of Dental Medicine (DDM are the following: • Medical activity in the capacity of a junior doctor.

The junior doctor performs the function of a doctor under the instructions and responsibility of the person authorized to carry out independent medical activities (article 5, Law of Georgia on Medical Activities); • Pedagogic and scientific activities.
9 Map of Competences Competences Study Course Knowledge and Realization Application knowledge in practice Ability to draw a conclusion Learning Communication Skills Skills Values Foreign language (French, German, Russian, Georgian) - 1 Foreign language (French, German, Russian, Georgian) - 2 Medical biology Medical bioethics Preventive medicine Biostatistics Laboratory medicine Management Public Health - Care and Health Care Informational Systems Bases of scientific research (Information bases, research methods) Scientific research skills 10 (Preparation of an independent research plan) Medical psychology ScientificWriting Paper Human normal anatomy (locomotor and internal organs anatomy) for dentists General histology,with cytology Introduction of biochemistry Biophysics Human normal Physiology (General) for dentists Human normal anatomy (cardiovascular system and neuroanatomy) for dentists Special (organs systems) histology Emergency Medicine General biochemistry for dentists Basic Clinical Skills Human normal Physiology (organs systems ) for dentists 11 General microbiology for dentists Topographic anatomy and operational surgery of the head and neck Pathology (General Pathology, Local blood flow, Inflammation, Fever, Tissue growth Pathology) Special biochemistry Pathology (Tumor growth, metabolism, pathology of typical disorders, central hemodynamics, respiratory system pathology) General Pharmacology for dentists Immunology for dentists Special microbiology Pathology (digestive, urinary, endocrine and nervous systems pathology) Special Pharmacology Internal Medicine Epidemiology for dentists Medical Radiology for dentists Introduction of Therapeutic Dentistry X
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 12 Prevention of dental dieases Phantom Operative Odontology Introduction of prosthodontic dentistry General Surgery for dentists Phantom Endodontics Oral Cavity Surgery Dental materials for prosthodontic dentistry Allergology for dentists Clinical Odontology Inflammatory diseases of maxillo-facial area in adults) Fixed dental constructions Odontology of children and adolescents Clinical Surgery for dentists Internal medicine for dentists Maxillo-facial inflammatory diseases of children and adolescence Infectious Diseases and Clinical Parasitology 13 Clinical Endodontics Salivary glands diseases and pathologies of temporo-mandibular Joints in adults Treatment of partial edetulism with dental bridges Endodontics of children and adolescents Maxillo-facial traumatology and Temporo- mandibular joint diseases in children and adolescents) Orthodontic dentistry (Developmental peculiarities of maxillo-dental system) Periodontology Traumatology and neural diseases of maxillo- facial area in adults Treatment of partial edetulism with removable dentures Congenital malformations of maxillo-facial area in children and adolescents lesions) Orthodontic dentistry (Anomalies of dentoalveolar system) Otorhinolaryngology for dentists 14 Dermatovenerology for dentists Diseases of the oral mucosa Tumors and tumor-like diseases of oral cavity and maxillo-facial area in adults Prosthesis of edentulous jaws Diseases and Anomalies Periodontium and oral mucosal membrane in children and adolescents; Biomechanics and appliances used in orthodontic dentistry Reconstructive surgery of maxillo-facial area, Dental implantology Reconstructive prosthodontics for traumatology of maxillo-facial
 area; Tumors of maxillo- facial area and oral cavity in children and adolescents Orthodontic dentistry (Congenital malformation, traumatic injuries and diseases of Temporo-Mandibular joint.)
Therapeutic Dentistry; Children and adolescents Therapeutic Dentistry (Integrated Course 15 Oral Surgery Children and adolescents oral surgery (Integrated Course) Basics of philosophy History of the world civilizations Culturology Basics of psychology Cultural anthropology Computer Technologies of Information Processing Hygiene History of Medicine Sociology Pediatrics for dentists Obstetrics-Gynecology for dentists Nutrientiology 16