Dental education in Ukraine

Dental education in Ukraine is provided by 12 stomatological (dentistry) faculties of medical universities and dental academy. Each year 1500 school leavers enter one of the medical universities to become dentists.

Today Ukraine has 19 000 dentists of various profiles, 4600 state dental clinics, 5000 private dental clinics. The term of training to become a dentist at most Ukrainian medical universities is 5 years.

The goal of the dental educational program is to produce specialists who are: competently educated in the basic biological and clinical sciences, capable of providing quality dental care to all segments of the population.

The term of training to become a dentist at most Ukrainian medical universities is 5 years. During the first two years students study so-called preclinical subjects. They attend lectures in anatomy, physiology, biology, histology, Latin, foreign languages and some social subjects. The senior students develop their professional skills in different hospitals and clinics, where they are taught how to examine patients and diagnose oral diseases on their own.

All medical universities try to modify their programs to achieve a better correlation between the basic and clinical subjects. After graduating from the higher medical school the student gets the diploma and begins to work as an intern.

To enter the medical university the applicants are required to take the External Testing in the Ukrainian language and literature, biology, and chemistry. Persons obtaining at this testing less than 124 points in any of required subjects lose their chance to become a student this year.

POST-TEXT ASSIGNMENTS

Exercise 7. Answer the questions

9) What is the length of dental education in Ukraine?

10)What educational institutions provide the training of dentists in Ukraine?

11)How many students enter the stomatological faculties every year?

12)What tests should the applicant take to become a dental student?

13)What is the goal of the dental educational program?

14)Where can the senior students develop professional skills?

Exercise 8. Find and correct the grammar errors in the following sentences

1) Many students enter to the medical university every year.

2) Students are teach how to examine patients.

3) During the first two years students studies so-called preclinical subjects.

4) The applicants are required take the External Testing.

5) There are 12 stomatological faculties and dental academy in the Ukraine.

6) The students will asked next lesson.

Exercise 9. Translate into English

Після закінчення медичного університету студенти працюють у якості інтернів.

Щоб вступити до медичного університету, потрібно пройти зовнішнє тестування з української мови та літератури, хімії та біології.

В Україні працює 19 000 стоматологів різного профілю.

Протягом двох перших років навчання студенти-стоматологи вивчають до клінічні дисципліни.

Старшокурсники розвивають практичні навички в лікарнях та клініках.

Сьогодні в Україні є 4600 державних та 5000 приватних стоматологічних клінік.

Exercise 10. Tell about the dental education in Ukraine according to the plan:

- higher dental institutions - duration of studying

- entrance requirements - the medical university program

TEST

1. Each year … school leavers enter one of the medical universities to become a dentist.

a) 1000 b) 1500 c) 2000 d) 3000 e) 4000

2. All medical universities try to achieve a better correlation between …

g) state dental clinics and private dental clinics

h) the term of training and the number of applicants

i) the basic and clinical subjects

j) entrance requirements and the term of training

k) biology and chemistry

3. The … develop professional skills in dental clinics during their study.

i) Applicants b) school leavers c) first-year students

d) senior students e) interns

4. Persons obtaining less than 124 points at the External Testing …

a) can not become students this year b) are going to be dentists

c) have a chance to become students d) enter the medical university

e) work as interns

5. Medical universities train specialists who …

a) can work as interns b) study preclinical subjects c) provide quality dental car

d) take the External Testing e) become students

6. After graduating … the medical university the student gets the diploma.

a) After b) from c) in d) of e) with

7. The applicants must take the External Testing…Ukrainian, chemistry and biology.

i) About b) on c) of d) in e) to

8. The applicants … to take the External Testing.

a) Require b) are required c) requires d) has required e) required

9. Students … lectures in biology, anatomy and other subjects.

i) are attended b) is attended c) attend d) attends e) has attended

10. Dental students have a practical training in dental clinics, … they improve professional skills.

o) What b) where c) if d) then e) who

Підготовка до диференційованого заліку. Перекладіть та вивчіть наступні словосполучення: Абітурієнт Відвідувати лекції Закінчити університет Розвивати професійні навички Дайте відповіді на наступні питання: How long does the dental education last in Ukraine? What tests should the applicant take to become a dental student? Where can the senior students develop professional skills? Поясніть наступні терміни у 5ти реченнях: External testing Dental faculty

3. DENTAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES (СТОМАТОЛОГІЧНЕ НАВЧАННЯ В США)

PRE-TEXT ASSIGNMENTS

Exercise 1. Practice the pronunciation

require [ ri’kwaiә] undergraduate [ ande’grədjuәt]

comprehension [kompri’hen∫n] earn [ə:n]

proficiency [prə‘fi ∫(ə)nsi] maturity [mә‘tjuәriti]

bachelor [‘bæt∫әlә]

Exercise 2. Topic vocabulary

to enroll зачислити (до вузу)

competence уміння, компетентність

proficiency уміння, майстерність

perceptual ability здатність сприймати та розуміти

comprehension розуміння

undergraduate education – навчання у вищому навчальному закладі до

отримання диплома про вищу освіту

to earn отримати (заробити)

bachelor’s degree ступінь бакалавра

to give preference (to) віддати перевагу

maturity зрілість

admission вступ (до университету тощо)

Exercise 3. Find the equivalents

admission requirements мета співбесіди

letters of evaluation рівноцінні ступені

the purpose of the interview вимоги до вступу

equivalent degrees практика в клініці

clinical training листи з рекомендаціями

restorative dentistry терапевтична стоматологія

Exercise 4. Give Ukrainian equivalents to the following word combinations

the major part, dental oriented biological sciences, to provide competence in the treatment of oral diseases, the first professional degree, general chemistry, to earn the bachelor’s degree, problem solving, pre-dental education, knowledge of the dental profession, maturity of the applicant, to apply basic principles and techniques

Exercise 5. Read and translate the sentences. Pay attention to Passive Voice

1) Some materials should be transmitted directly to the college.

2) Clinical training is designed to provide competence in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral diseases.

3) Of the 13,742 individuals who applied for admission, 34% were enrolled.

4) Dental education in the USA is provided by dental schools.

5) The first professional degree in dentistry is titled the doctor of dental surgery.

Exercise 6. Read and translate the text

DENTAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Dental education in the USA is provided by the dental schools enrolling more than 4500 students annually.

The traditional dental school program requires four academic years of study. Students generally spend the major part of the first two years studying the biological sciences to learn about function of the human body and its diseases. Students also receive instructions about basic sciences such as human anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, and pharmacology and dental oriented biological sciences such as oral anatomy, oral pathology, and oral histology.

The focus of the final two years of dental school generally concentrates on clinical study. Clinical training is designed to provide competence in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral diseases and disorders. Students apply basic principles and techniques involved in oral diagnosis, treatment planning, restorative dentistry, periodontics, oral surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and other types of treatment.

The first professional degree in dentistry is titled either the Doctor of dental surgery (D.D.S.) or the Doctor of dental medicine (D.M.D.). The D.D.S. and D.M.D. are equivalent degrees.

Admission requirements for the dental school include

- the results from the Dental Admission Test (DAT). The DAT examines proficiency in biology, general chemistry, and organic chemistry, reading comprehension (dental and basic sciences) and perceptual ability (problem solving).

- a minimum of two years of undergraduate education (also called “predental education”) at the university. But the most dental schools give preference to individuals who earned a bachelor’s degree.

- letters of evaluation (recommendation)

- personal interview. The purpose of the interview is to determine the applicants knowledge of the dental profession, motivation, and maturity.