Name of qualification Name of qualification: Doktor dentalne medicine/doktorica dentalne medicineAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Doctor of Dental Medicine
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Master’s degree
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Master's education
Duration Duration of education:
6 years
Credits Credits: 360 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • Matura or
  • final examination (before 1 June 1995) for any four-year secondary school programme.
ISCED field Field:
Health and welfare
ISCED subfield subfield: dental studies
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 8
EQF Level: EQF 7
EOVK Level: Second level

Learning outcomes:

The qualification holder will be able to:
(general competences)

  • analyse, synthesise and anticipate solutions and consequences,
  • master research methods, procedures and processes, develop critical and self-critical judgement,
  • apply acquired knowledge in practice,
  • demonstrate autonomy in professional work,
  • develop communication abilities and skills,
  • demonstrate ethical reflection and commitment to professional ethics,
  • demonstrate cooperativeness and the ability to work in a group in an international environment,

(subject-specific competences)

  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the role and development of medicine and dental medicine,
  • resolve specific work problems through the application of scientifically verifiable methods and procedures,
  • demonstrate concrete mastery of basic knowledge, integrate knowledge from various fields, and apply knowledge,
  • integrate new information and interpretations in the context of dental medicine,
  • understand the general structure of dental medicine and the links between its sub-disciplines,
  • understand and apply the methods of critical analysis and the development of theories, and apply them in solving specific technical problems,
  • develop skills in the application of knowledge in the field of dental medicine,
  • use information and communication technologies and systems in the field of dental medicine,
  • demonstrate knowledge of normal and pathological structure at the level of the cell and the human organism,
  • demonstrate knowledge of molecular bases and mechanisms of normal and pathological functioning of the human organism,
  • demonstrate knowledge of the basic biological, behavioural and social factors of health and the development of disease,
  • demonstrate understanding of the position and role of dental medicine in society,
  • demonstrate understanding of the methods of treatment of public health problems,
  • demonstrate understanding of the role of the environment in the incidence and development of diseases,
  • demonstrate understanding of the role of lifestyle in the incidence and development of diseases,
  • demonstrate skills in communication with patients,
  • examine patients with emphasis on examination of the orofacial region,
  • recognise conditions, their signs and symptoms, with an emphasis on the orofacial region,
  • demonstrate knowledge of diagnostics and treatment with a particular emphasis on the orofacial region,
  • demonstrate understanding of the role and importance of preventive measures in dental medicine,
  • undertake research in the field of dental medicine.

 

Assesment and completion:

Examination performance is scored as follows: 10 (excellent); 9 (very good: above-average knowledge but with some mistakes); 8 (very good: solid results); 7 (good); 6 (adequate: knowledge satisfies minimum criteria); 5–1 (inadequate). In order to pass an examination, the candidate must achieve a grade between adequate (6) and excellent (10).
 

Progress:

Students may progress to a higher year if they have met the requirements defined in the programme. Students must show that they have met all requirements for an individual subject. In order to progress to a higher year, students must have met requirements totalling 54 credits.

Progression:

Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

Students complete their studies and graduate when they have met all requirements of the study programme and obtained 360 credits.

Awarding body:

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine

URL

Awarding body URL:
https://www.mf.uni-lj.si/en_GB/study/doctoral-programmes
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