Dentistry in Saudi Arabia - Demographics, Education, Specialization
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Saudi Arabia has 24 dental schools that provide 7 years of education, including 2 years of basic sciences, 1 year of pre-clinical training, and 4 years of clinical training plus an internship. There are over 10,000 registered dentists in Saudi Arabia serving a population of nearly 27 million people. Specialty training is available through 4-year Saudi board programs or 3-year masters programs. Oral health in Saudi Arabia has a high prevalence of dental caries in children, with 80% of primary teeth and 70% of permanent teeth affected. Free public oral healthcare is available through nearly 700 clinics, but barriers to care still exist like a lack of education and insufficient public health programs.
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Dentistry in Saudi Arabia - Demographics, Education, Specialization
- 1. Dentistry in Saudi Arabia AlWaleed Abushanan, BDS UCLA – Section of Pediatric Dentistry
- 3. Demographics • The population of Saudi Arabia as of July 2013 is estimated to be 26.9 million • Registered Dentists: 10150 (As of April 2014) • Ratio of Population to Dentists: 1:7690
- 4. Dental Education in Saudi Arabia
- 5. Dental Schools in Saudi Arabia • There are 24 dental schools in Saudi Arabia • Of which 18 are public, and 6 are private. • 7 years in total • Year 1, 2: Basic sciences • Year 3: Pre-Clinical • Year 4, 5, 6: Clinical • Year 7:Internship • Research project must be completed upon graduation. • 1100 graduates per year
- 6. Dental School Admission • High School Diploma • General Capacity Test (Similar to SAT) • Assessment Test (Similar to the DAT) • Entrance Examination • Personal Interview
- 8. Practicing Dentistry • Bachelors degree in dentistry (BDS) • 6 Years of dental school + 1 Year (Internship) • Total of 7 years • Passing the Saudi License Exam • Basic Life Support Certificate
- 9. Specializing in Saudi Arabia – Saudi Board • Bachelors degree in dentistry (BDS) • Passing the Saudi License Exam • Passing the Saudi Board Exam • Specialty Entrance Exam • Personal Interview • Length of Program: 4 Years • Saudi Board of Pediatric Dentistry started in 2005 • Graduates: 39
- 10. Specializing in Saudi Arabia – Masters • Bachelors degree in dentistry (BDS) • 6 Years of dental school + 1 Year (Internship) • Passing the Saudi License Exam • Specialty Entrance Exam • TOEFL • Personal Interview • Length of Program: 3 Years
- 11. Oral Health Status in Saudi Arabia
- 12. Oral Health in Saudi Arabia • Prevalence of dental caries in children in Saudi Arabia was • 80% for the primary dentition • with a mean DMFT score of 5.0 • 70% for children's permanent dentition • with a mean DMFT score of 3.5
- 13. Oral Health in Saudi Arabia • Free public oral health care available to all • Approximately 675 public and private dental clinics
- 14. Barriers to Dental Care • Lack of oral health education • Insufficient public health role • Fear of dental care
- 15. UCLA Experience
- 16. UCLA Experience • Minimally invasive dentistry • Evidenced based dentistry • Infant oral care • Craniofacial rotation • Pediatric medicine rotation
Notas del editor
- Some schools you have to enroll in a pre-health year, and compete at the end for enrollment into (dental, medical, pharmacy school)
- Childhood dental caries is a serious dental public health problem that warrants the immediate attention of the government and the dental profession officials in Saudi Arabia.
- The believe that people that don’t have pain don’t need dental care