Dentistry

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Course code
RC007
QQI level
Level 8
NFQ type
Duration
5 Years
Attendance
CAO points
613
NFQ Level 8

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Course summary

Early patient contact commencing in Year 1 is one of the most important characteristics of this innovative degree programme. These early patient encounters play an important role in developing students' clinical communication and teamworking skills, and understanding the ethos of patient-centred care. Additionally, Years 1 and 2 of the programme lay down the scientific and technical foundations upon which the later, more clinically-intensive years of the course are built. By the end of the second year of study, students will have been introduced to the evidence-based core clinical and technical skills required of modern dentistry and will have developed competence in many aspects of dental care.