To graduate professional dentists with an aptitude to be innovative and life-long learners, through provision of knowledge, skills, ethical principles and research abilities in a motivating learning environment.
Goal 1 Meet the regional and international dynamic needs of curriculum in dentistry.
Goal 2 Accelerate the process of introduction of Saudi Board and Masters’ degree programs in clinical specialties of dentistry.
Goal 3 Achieve globally recognized practices of dental education and values of professional ethics.
Goal 4 Develop infrastructure and learning resources as per curriculum needs.
Goal 5 Promote continuous education programs for faculty in the field of higher education and contemporary dental practice.
Goal 6 Improve electronic platforms for classroom management, student communications, curricula tracking and assessments.
Goal 7 Enhance program monitoring system to reinforce quality practices.
Goal 8 Ensure safe teaching and learning environment following the relevant risk management protocols.
Goal 9 Increase scientific research and scholarly activities among staff and students by engaging in interdisciplinary and community-based research.
Goal 10 Inflate community services and health awareness campaigns to reach people from all socioeconomic backgrounds.
PLO # | PLOs | Previous learning outcome number |
1. Knowledge and Understanding: By the end of this program students should be able to | ||
K1 | Describe basic bio-medical, technical, and clinical knowledge relevant to dental practice | 1.1 |
K2 | Recognize the elements of the Saudi health care system that are required for successful delivery of comprehensive oral care. | 1.2 |
2. Skills: By the end of this program students should be able to | ||
S1 | Interpret patient history, clinical, radiographic, and laboratory information to establish an appropriate diagnosis of oral and maxillofacial abnormalities. | 2.1 |
S2 | Formulate a comprehensive management plan to meet the individual needs of dental patients. | 2.2 |
S3 | Analyze and integrate up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge, in the provision of patient care. | 2.3 |
S4 | Utilize the principles of health promotion to prevent oral diseases in the community. | 2.4 |
S5 | Employ basic research methodology and principles of scientific enquiry to conduct research as part of a research team. | 2.5 |
S6 | Employ information technology including dental informatics in health care system. | 4.1 |
S7 | Manage medical and dental emergencies encountered in clinical dental practice. | 5.1 |
S8 | Perform competently clinical examination, preventive and therapeutic care for restoration and maintenance of function, esthetics, health, and integrity of oral and maxillofacial structures. | 5.2 |
3. Values: By the end of this program students should be able to | ||
V1 | Maintain a safe clinical environment following quality assurance guidelines, in dental practice including; infection control, risk management, audits, radiation hazards, occupational hazards, and appropriate material and equipment handling. | 3.1 |
V2 | Demonstrate professional skills, management, leadership, and life-long learning abilities in dental care. | 3.2 |
V3 | Apply Islamic values and ethical principles in the provision of dental care, while maintaining professional integrity with colleagues, patients, their families, and the community. | 3.3 |
V4 | Employ basic psychosocial principles in communicating and collaborating with patients in remodelling their behaviour. | 3.4 |
Graduates’ Attributes (GAs) | The learning outcomes of the ISNC’s Graduates’ Attributes (GAs) for the undergraduate Programs |
GA1 | SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE Dentistry graduates will have the knowledge of biomedical, clinical and material sciences to aid patients in clinical practice. |
GA2 | EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE Dentistry graduates will use their personal and intellectual autonomy to critically evaluate ideas, evidence and experiences and apply them in their clinical practice. |
GA3 | PATIENT CENTERED CARE Dentistry graduates will be proficient in providing comprehensive oral care molded with individualized patient-service approach. |
GA4 | LIFELONG LEARNING Dentistry graduates will seek continuous personal and academic learning that leads to personal and professional growth and development. |
GA5 | ETHICAL PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONALISM Dentistry graduates will act ethically and professionally in order to meet their patient needs within the given economic, environmental, social and health-related guidelines. Dentistry graduates will be effective and proactive individuals who positively adapt to new situations with integrity and professionalism. |
GA6 | INNOVATION Dentistry graduates will be competent in research skills through which they will innovate new concepts in managing healthcare problems. |
GA7 | COMMUNITY SERVICES Dentistry program graduates will draw on the quality and profoundness of their expertise to promote health in community with an informed national vision and international perspective. |
GA8 | LEADERSHIP Dentistry graduates will lead and supervise teams using skills that contribute to their success. |
GA9 | TEAMWORK Dentistry graduates will engage effectively on professional and social levels with health-providing teams as well as with the community at large. |
GA10 | DIGITAL LITERACY Dentistry graduates will have the ability to identify and use technology confidently and creatively to meet the demands and challenges of living, learning and working in a digital society. |
Study Plan
PHASE I: FOUNDATION PHASE/CURRICULUM YEAR – 1 | |||||
SEMESTER (1) L1 | CR | SEMESTER (2) L2 | CR | ||
ENGL 101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES – 1 | 7 (6+1+0) | ENGL 102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES-2 | 4 (3+1+0) |
PHYS 101 | MEDICAL PHYSICS | 3 (2+1+0) | ARAB 102 | ARABIC LANGUAGE | 2 (2+0+0) |
IT 101 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | 2 (1+1+0) | CHEM 102 | CHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | 4 (3+1+0) |
EDU 101 | STUDY SKILLS | 2 (2+0+0) | ISLM 102 | ISLAMIC ETHICS | 2 (2+0+0) |
ARAB 101 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 2(2+0+0) | BIOL 102 | CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | 3 (3+0+0) |
EDU102 | COMMUNICATION SKILLS | 2 (2+0+0) | |||
Total |
| 16 | Total |
| 17 |
Total Credit Hours = 33 |
PHASE II PRE-CLINICAL PHASE/CURRICULUM YEAR – 2 | ||||||
Semester (1) L3 | CR | Semester (2) L4 | CR | |||
OBC 201 | BODY SYSTEM IN HEALTH | 7 (5+2+0) | OBC 202 | HEAD AND NECK | 6 (3+3+0) | |
OBC 203 | DENTAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 (3+1+0) | OBC 205 | MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY | 3 (2+1+0) | |
ISLM 407 | ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM | 2 (1+1+0) | CDS 201 | BASIC DENTAL BIOMATERIALS | 2 (2+0+0) | |
| PDS 201 | INTRODUCTION TO DENTISTRY | 1 (1+0+0) | |||
OMR 201 | 2 DENTAL ANATOMY 2 | 4(2+2+0) | ||||
Total |
| 15 | Total |
| 14 | |
Total Credit Hours = 29 |
PHASE II: PRE-CLINICAL PHASE/CURRICULUM YEAR – 3 | ||||||
Semester (1) L5 | CR | Semester (2) L6 | CR | |||
OBC 301 | ORAL CAVITY IN HEALTH | 6 (3+3+0) | OBC 302 | ORAL CAVITY IN DISEASE | 6 (2+3+1) | |
OBC 303 | ORAL RADIOLOGY TECHNIQUES | 2 (1+1+0) | OBC 306 | BODY SYSTEM IN DISEASE | 2 (1+1+0) | |
OBC 304 | PHARMACOLOGY | 1 (1+0+0) | CDS 302 (A – D) | ELECTIVE – 1 | 2 | |
SAFE 407 | PATIENT SAFETY | 2 (1+1+0) | OMR 301 | LOCAL ANESTHESIA | 2 (1+1+0) | |
OBC 305 | GENERAL PATHOLOGY | 3 (2+1+0) | PDS 301 | PSYCHOLOGY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | 1 (1+0+0) | |
CDS 301 | 3 PRECLINICAL OPERATIVE DENTISTRY 3 | 6 (2+4+0) | ||||
Total |
| 17 | Total |
| 16 | |
Total Credit Hours = 33 |
PHASE III: CLINICAL PHASE/CURRICULUM YEAR – 4 | ||||||
Semester (1) L7 | CR | Semester (2) L8 | CR | |||
RESM 407 | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS | 3 (2+1+0) | PDS 402 | PRECLINICAL PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY | 2 (1+1+0) | |
PDS 403 | DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH- 1 | 2 (1+1+0) | ||||
CDS 403 (E – L) | ELECTIVE – 2 | 1 | ||||
PROJ 408 | RESEARCH PROJECT – 1 | 1 (0+1+0) | ||||
PDS 401 | 1 DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLANNING AND PREVENTION-1 1 | 2 (0+0+2) | ||||
CDS 401 | 2 PRECLINICAL ENDODONTICS 1 | 3 (1+2+0) | ||||
OMR 401 | 3 PRECLINICAL REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS 3 | 6 (2+4+0) | ||||
OMR 402 | 3 PRECLINICAL FIXED PROSTHODONTICS 3 | 6 (2+4+0) | ||||
OBC 401 | 2 CLINICAL PERIODONTICS – 1 2 | 4 (2+0+2) | ||||
OMR 403 | 2 CLINICAL ORAL SURGERY – 1 1 | 3 (1+0+2) | ||||
CDS 402 | 2 CLINICAL OPERATIVE DENTISTRY – 1 2 | 4 (2+0+2) | ||||
Total |
| 18 | Total |
| 19 | |
Total Credit Hours = 37 |
PHASE III: CLINCAL PHASE/CURRICULUM YEAR – 5 | ||||||
Semester (1) L9 | CR | Semester (2) L10 | CR | |||
OMR 501 | CLINICAL ORAL SURGERY-2 | 2 (1+0+1) | OMR 503 | ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL DISEASES-II | 4 (2+1+1) | |
PROJ 509 | RESEARCH PROJECT – 2 | 1 (0+1+0) | PDS 503 | EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY | 1 (1+0+0) | |
OMR 502 | ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL DISEASES-I | 5 (2+2+1) | OMR 505 | MANAGEMENT OF OROFACIAL PAIN | 2 (1+1+0) | |
CDS 503 (E – L) | ELECTIVE – 3 | 1 | ||||
PDS 501 | 1 DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLANNING AND PREVENTION -2 1 | 2 (0+0+2) | ||||
OBC 501 | 2 CLINICAL PERIODONTICS – 2 2 | 4 (2+0+2) | ||||
PDS 502 | 2 CLINICAL PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY – 1 2 | 4 (2+0+2) | ||||
CDS 501 | 2 CLINICAL ENDODONTICS 1 | 3 (1+0+2) | ||||
CDS 502 | 2 CLINICAL OPERATIVE DENTISTRY-2 1 | 3 (1+0+2) | ||||
OMR 504 | 3 REPLACMENT OF TEETH 3 | 6 (2+0+4) | ||||
Total |
| 20 | Total |
| 18 | |
Total Credit Hours = 38 |
PHASE III: CLINCAL PHASE/CURRICULUM YEAR – 6 | ||||||||
Semester (1) L11 | CR | Semester (2) L12 | CR | |||||
PDS 601 | PRECLINICAL ORTHODONTICS | 2 (1+1+0) | PDS 602 | CLINICAL ORTHODONTIC | 2 (1+0+1) | |||
OMR 601 | HOSPITAL DENTISTRY | 2 (1+1+0) | CDS 601 (E – L) | ELECTIVE – 4 | 1 | |||
OMR 602 | FUNDAMENTALS OF IMPLANT DENTISTRY | 2 (1+1+0) | PDS 605 | DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP | 1 (1+0+0) | |||
PDS 603 | 2 CLINICAL PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY – 2 1 | 3 (1+0+2) | ||||||
PDS 604 | 2 DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DENTISTRY – 2 2 | 4 (2+1+1) | ||||||
OMR 603 | 6 COMPREHENSIVE CARE CLINICS 5 | 11 (0+3+8) | ||||||
Total |
| 16 | Total |
| 12 | |||
Total Credit Hours = 28 |