Bachelor in
Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry International University of Catalonia
Introduction
We aim to train people to become professionals who are capable of tackling the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of oral and dental diseases based on good criteria and skill.
The solid academic education we provide is complemented by intensive practical sessions in the University Dental Clinic. We are located on the university’s Sant Cugat Campus, with a total area of more than 40,000 m2. We provide a fantastic environment in which to put into practice all your talent and the knowledge you have acquired. Through this degree programme, you will become a professional who is capable of applying scientific knowledge and the technical skills acquired to the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of oral and dental diseases.
Work placement agreements
As well as the 1,150 hours undertaken in the CUO from the second year onwards, 5th-year students have the opportunity to learn about other dentistry situations by doing curricular work placements in the following institutions:
- Fundació Privada i Prodiscapacitats Terrassenca Prodis.
- Terrassa Health Consortium.
- Institut Català de la Salut.
- Col·legi Oficial d’Odontòlegs i Estomatòlegs de Catalunya.
- Fundació Catalonia.
We hold various agreements to promote an awareness of social responsibility among students in terms of the neediest groups or those at risk of social exclusion. We also hold agreements with SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital, the General University Hospital of Catalonia, the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Barcelona and Plató Hospital.
The Faculty also encourages extracurricular work placement agreements in order to facilitate the incorporation of students into the world of work.
Mobility agreements
Erasmus
- Medizinische Universität Graz (Medical University of Graz), Austria
- Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
- Universiteit Gent, Belgium
- Université Paris Descartes, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Université de Lorraine, France
- Università degli studi di Foggia, Italy
- Univ. degli Studi G.d’Annunzio - Chieti - Pescara, Italy
- Università Degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
- Università Degli Studi di Padova, Italy
- Università Degli Studi di Siena, Italy
- EGAS MONIZ - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
- Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
- Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
- University of Oslo, Norway
- Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland
- Universidad Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Bilateral
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Yonsei University, Korea, South Korea
- Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
- Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Peru
- Universidad El Bosque, Colombia
- Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM), USA
- Universidad de los Andes, Chile
- Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico
- Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Mexico
- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico
- Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Dominican Republic
- Universidad de Coahuila, Mexico
- Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
- Universidad Salvadoreña Alberto Masferrer, El Salvador
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico
- Universidad Anahuac Mayab, Mexico
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, Lebanon
- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico
- Universidade de São Paulo - FOUSP, Brazil
- Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Mexico
- Universidad Continental Pierre Fauchard, Mexico
- University of California - Berkeley, USA
- Rutgers University, USA
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito (in process), Ecuador
- Universidad Latinoamericana, Mexico
- Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Mexico
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (in process), Chile
Rankings
Shanghai 2022 Ranking: 3rd at a national level. 151-200 section at an international level.
FCYD 2021 Ranking: 1st.
El Mundo 2022 Ranking: 3rd.
Ideal Students
Prospective students
If you are a person with initiative, commitment to society and a vocational attitude in the field of science and healthcare, this is your degree.
At UIC Barcelona, we work to boost the following abilities:
- Organisation skills, good memory and motivation
- Good decision-making skills
- Psychological qualities and empathy
- Emotional balance
- An interest in research
- Responsibility
- Observation skills
- Teamwork
Curriculum
10 semesters – 300 ECTS – 120 places Sant Cugat Campus
Year 1
Semester 1
- Anthropology
- Human Biology I
- Human Biology II
- Structure and Function of Head and Neck
- Structure and Function of the Human Body
Semester 2
- English for Dentistry I
- Communication and Psychology
- Dental Structure and Function
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Epidemiology and Statistics
- Elective I
Year 2
Semester 1
- Pharmacology
- Clinical Introduction
- Dentistry
- Preventative Dentistry I
- Dental Pathology
- General Medical and Surgical Pathology I
Semester 2
- Applied Bioethics
- General Anatomical Pathology
- Anaesthesia in Dentistry
- Occlusion
- Preventative Dentistry II
- Dental Surgery
- General Medical and Surgical Pathology II
- Basic Periodontics
- Public Health
Year 3
Semester 1
- Masticatory System Dysfunction
- Paediatric Dentistry I
- Orthodontics I
- Oral Surgical Pathology I
- Prosthodontics I
- Endodontics
Semester 2
- Introduction to Clinical Dental Restoration
- Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine
- Paediatric Dentistry II
- Orthodontics II
- Prosthodontics II
- Advanced Periodontics
Year 4
Semester 1
- Clinical Dental Restoration I
- Paediatric Dentistry III
- Orthodontics III
- Oral Medical and Surgical Pathology II
- Prosthodontics III
- Periodontics
- Seminar I
- English for Dentistry II
Semester 2
- Clinical Restorative Dentistry II
- Advanced Dentistry Material
- Elective II
- Oral Medical and Surgical Pathology III
- Prosthodontics IV
- Dental Traumatology
Year 5
Semester 1
- English for Dentistry III
- Gerodontology
- Legal and Forensic Dentistry
- Paediatric Dentistry IV
- Orthodontics IV
- Integrated Dentistry Clinic
- Final Degree Project
Semester 2
- Radiodiagnosis Facilities Manager
- Community Dentistry
- Dentistry for Special Patients
- Periodontics
- Seminar II
- Elective III
- Integrated Dentistry Clinic
- End of Degree Presentation
Electives
Elective I:
- Classrooms Ethics
Elective II:
- Summer Voluntary Clinical Practice in Dentistry
- Voluntary Clinical Practice in Dentistry - Saturdays
Elective III:
- Multidisciplinary Surgery
- Dental Aesthetics
- Health Management
- History of Dentistry
- Implant Prosthetics
- Otolaryngology for Dentists
- Decision-taking in Endodontics
Career Opportunities
Employment leaders. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Dentistry from UIC Barcelona, you will have access to professional opportunities in three main areas.
UIC Barcelona also offers continuing education after graduation, and 97% of qualified students find work in less than three months.
Healthcare
- Your own dental surgery
- Dental care in other clinics or as a consultant
- The national healthcare network
- Private hospitals that provide dental services
Teaching
- Universities
- Specialised centres
- Vocational training courses
Research
- In all fields of dentistry
Dental Companies
- Consulting