Dentistry is a highly respected professional career which demands high standards of care and skills, as well as an aptitude for dealing with people.
The SEGi University Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) is a five-year program that aims to produce competent, caring, and knowledgeable dental practitioners. Students are exposed to early patient contact and clinical training, with an emphasis on the recognition and prevention of oral diseases. The dynamic curriculum is delivered within a problem-based learning approach, with an emphasis on contextual learning of relevant scientific information. The curriculum also reflects the way in which students will be expected to identify and address clinical problems, placing a higher emphasis on delivery through engagement with the students.
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Basic Medical Sciences | Basic Oral Sciences | Human Disease |
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Community Oral Health | Oral Diagnostic Sciences | Clinical Dental Practice |
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Personal & Professional Development |
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* As part of the curriculum, students are required to take 4 general subjects (Mata Pelajaran Umum), as required by the Ministry of Education
ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
All applicants who enter a matriculation, foundation or pre-medical programme, except those with a degree qualification in arts or humanities, shall have passed and attained a minimum of the following at School Certificate level or its equivalent:
All applicants, except those with a degree qualification in arts or humanities, shall have passed and attained a minimum of the following at:
HEALTH ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Prior to admission, all short-listed applicants are required to undergo a medical checkup to ensure they are free from communicable diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis; and to undergo immunisation against Hepatitis B.
General Dental Practice: A rewarding career as a family dentist.
A dentist can choose to further his/her career from a wide range of speciality disciplines: Dental Public Health, Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry, Periodontology, Restorative Dentistry, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Forensic Odontology, Endodontics and Special Needs Dentistry