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Orthodontics (Doctorate in Dental Surgery) – (Ph.D.)
University of Bristol
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry| Application Deadline: | Not fixed | ||
| Location: | Bristol / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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This programme is intended to provide a higher degree in orthodontics for dental graduates and to prepare students for the Membership in Orthodontics at one of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons. The aim of the programme is to produce motivated clinician scientists capable of obtaining high clinical standards in an objective manner.
The Doctorate in Dental Surgery (DDS) will enable you to develop the ability to design, undertake and apply appropriate research to relevant clinical problems.
We will be advertising early in 2011 for applications for Specialist Trainee (Orthodontics) posts. These posts are advertised by the South West Dental Deanery in the British Dental Journal. We will also accept university-based applications from overseas applicants from summer 2010. Both application processes are followed by shortlisting and interviews of selected candidates. Both of these forthcoming application processes are for the programme that starts in October 2011. There are usually eight positions: one each in Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth, plus four opportunites for home students and one opportunity for an overseas student in Bristol.
Contents
The programme is broadly divided between academic modules, treatment of patients under close supervision and a research project. The academic teaching component is a comprehensive lecture/seminar programme covering all aspects of orthodontics, relevant basic medical sciences and research methods. We have developed a programme with both internal and external speakers who have demonstrated excellence in their chosen topics. Please see the Departmental website for a full list of areas covered by the modular programme.
Treatment sessions with your own patients, diagnostic clinics, case seminars and topic-related tutorials are included in the teaching. To increase the diversity of clinical experience, you will also be supervised by a number of different consultants during your training. A number of treated cases are prepared for the MOrth examinations at a Royal College in the summer of the third year of the programme.
You must carry out an investigation and prepare a dissertation which must include a critical review of the relevant literature. You will also prepare material for publication in a peer-reviewed journal during the three-year programme. Projects are diverse and cover contemporary areas of clinical practice and laboratory based research in orthodontics. This research is examined in the autumn of the final year.
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You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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Entry requirements
BDS or equivalent registerable qualification and the MFDS or equivalent are desirable. In some cases, satisfactory completion of a one-month period of pre-programme assessment during September of the year of entry will be required.
Language requirements
An IELTS score of 7.0. We also accept other language tests; please see our website for details.
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