Student may apply for the master degree upon completion of the certificate program. Curriculum Required didactic courses include advanced oral biology care course, advanced pediatric dentistry seminar, problems of handicapped children, interceptive orthodontics seminar, growth and development, research for residents, cephalometrics, biostatistics, pediatrics, pharmacology, physical diagnosis and oral pathology. Completion of a research project is required for certification. A thesis is required for the master degree. Required clinical courses include advanced pediatric dentistry clinic, special pediatric dentistry clinic and interceptive orthodontics.
Residents spend one month each in anesthesia and pediatrics.
They also rotate through the cardiology and hematology outpatient clinics throughout the year. Residents participate in the meetings of the cleft-palate team at the Pediatric University Hospital. The Residents rotate through clinics at the School of Dentistry and the Pediatric University Hospital. The hospital dental clinic has six dental units. There is a recovery room available with nursing personnel in attendance.