NU-Manila: Doctor of Dental Medicine

Courses and DescriptionsLength and Nature of the ProgramGraduates Expected Career Paths

Courses and Descriptions

The DMD program is a straight six-year plan administered by the Dean of the College Dentistry. The first two years is the Pre-Dental covering the General Education and other health-related subjects, and a Four-year Dentistry curriculum with the first two years covering Basic Medical and Dental sciences, and Pre-clinical subjects, the last two years on clinical training.

Length and Nature of the Program

NO. OF YEARS TO FINISH THE COURSE: 6 YEARS
LECTURE: 191 UNITS
LABORATORY: 58 UNITS
CLINIC: 32 UNITS
Required for course completion: Hospital Internship Training.

Graduates Expected Career Paths

Graduates of this course may be any of the following:

  • Private dental practitioner
  • Dental health care provider in hospitals, local government units, private companies, and military service
  • Academician in colleges and universities offering dentistry programs
  • Dental industry expert, consultant, and researcher