AAOral and Dental Health
| Study location | Turkey, Istanbul |
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| Type | Associate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | Turkish |
| Awards | AA |
| Tuition fee | $5,000 per year |
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| Deposit | To be confirmed Deposit fee should be paid in order to get an acceptence letter. |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Turkish. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | Turkish TOMER – minimum B2 |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. |
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Overview
Oral and dental health technicians are health staff that assists all clinical trials of dentist as clinic assistant to the dentist at dental policlinics. They prepare work environment for the dentist, admit the patients and assist the dentist and the patient during the treatment. The aim of oral and dental health department is to educate the students to be preferred in public and private sector, respectable, qualified, and modern; to reach at the level of international knowledge in dental health, and to meet our country’s need of intermediate staff. It is also aimed to grow staffs having enough knowledge and skills to meet changing necessities of the society and to provide these individuals with job and activity areas in which they can use their knowledge exactly. Granted internship opportunities during the education provide the students with a very good opportunity to improve themselves to the utmost. Not only should education program of vocational higher school target theoric improvement, but also the education should be strengthened with a powerful infrastructure. Human relation, which is highly important in today’s business world, is emphasized and it is also ensured to make the individual maturate in social aspect.
Programme structure
Main theoretical courses such as Anatomy of Head and Neck, Ergonomics in Dentistry, Dental Morphology, etc. are given to oral and dental health students in the first semester. The courses like oral, dental, jaw diseases and surgery, orthodontia, prosthesis in dentistry, pedodontia, oral diagnosis and radiology, periodontology and conservative dental treatment are rendered in rest three semesters of the education by approaching to oral and dental healthcare as the multidisciplinary. Within this scope, the latest innovations and improvements in national and international area are scrutinized and the fundamental knowledge students have gained are strengthened with this practical implications.
Career opportunities
Graduates of this program can work as “Oral and Dental Health Technician” at hospitals. The graduates of this program can work at dental laboratories, dental clinics, dental units of hospitals and businesses providing technical equipment in dental healthcare. They have no chance to work individually and can work at dental clinics, dental units or public organizations. Our graduates have also the right to finish their license in the programs of health administration, management of health facilities, and healthcare management by taking external transfer exam.