Endodontics

Degree: Specialty equivalent to Master of Science

Total Course Credits

Program Description

Endodontics is a clinical Master of Science course in Dentistry. The gaduates in endodontics acquire the necessary theoretical, practical, behavioral and cognitive skills during the course to be able to play an important role in the prevention, diagnosis and freatment of the pulp and periapical diseases.

We believe it is the right of every human being to be healthy and all the medical personnel should feel responsible for the provision, preservation and promotion of the health of all the community members. We believe the specialists in this branch of dentistry (endodontists) will be able, through learning the preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of the pulp and periapical diseases and through the use of the best equipment, materials and novel techniques, to play a great role in preserving teeth and promoting the health of all the members of the community. We also believe it is possible to render the best services to the community by adopting community-oriented attitudes by considering the needs of the community and by relying on effective practical-communicative skills.

By considering the 10-year Prospects Document up to 2025, we aim to train knowledgeable and efficient specialists in the fields of prevention and treaünent and also aim, through expanding the boundaries of knowledge in endodontics, to achieve a prominent position in this region and to significantly decrease the number of teeth extracted for endodontic reasons.

The mission of this field is to train the specialist human resources based on global standards and based on the needs of the country. The gaduates will be able to offer the best preventive-therapeutic services and will be able to teach in dental faculties all over the counü•y to develop research activities and expand the boundaries of knowledge.

Admission Requirements

•        Holding an DDS or DNff) degee from any accredited Dental School

•        Having passed the National Entrance Exam

Expected Competencies at the End of the Program

General Competencies*

Specific Competencies and Skills

At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following skills:

•        Accurate implementation of diagwstic tests

•        Preparation of an appropriate access cavity in all the teeth

•        Preparation of straight and curved root canals with hand and rotary systems  Obturation of straight and curved root canals

•        Retreatment of teeth with one or several root canals

•        Carrying out root-end surgeries by placing a retrograde material

•        Vital pulp therapy

•        Apexogenesis

•        Apexification by placing apical plugs

•        Regeneration of necrotic teeth with open apices

•        Management and treaünent of traumatized teeth

•        Fresh socket implant treaünent

•        Bleaching of non-vital teeth

•        Forming a team to do interdisciplinary approach by being involved with different postgraduate programs for treating complicated cases

•        Doing endodontic freatment for disabled people under general anesthesia

Educational Strategies, Methods and Techniques*

Student Assessment (Methods and Types)

      Formative

      Summative

      Comprehensive exam

Ethical Considerations *

*Note: The related document(s) can be found at http://hcmep.behdasht.gov.ir

Tables of the Courses

Table 1. The common basic sciences courses in Endodontics MSc

*This course is optional.

Table 2. The specific basic sciences courses in Endodontics PhD

Table 3. The related sciences courses in Endodontics PhD

Table 4. The core courses in Endodontics PhD