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MClinDent Prosthodontics - 2 Years (Full-time) Fees

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Individual programme fees are linked above. For detailed information on fee status, policies, payment and funding opportunities see:

Successful applicants will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit of £1000 which will be payable before an Unconditional Offer can be made. This will be offset against tuition fees upon entry to the programme.

Contact information: Graeme Lillywhite (Programme Director)
Phone: +44 (0) 131 536 4970
Fax: +44 (0) 131 536 4971
Email: epdi@ed.ac.uk; Address: Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute
Lauriston Building
Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9HA

The MClinDent degree is recognised by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as being two of the three years of specialist training you require if you wish to sit the Membership in Prosthodontics (the UK specialist qualification in the discipline).

The Specialist Advisory Committee in Restorative Dentistry also approves this programme as part of the training programme in Prosthodontics, if you have a training number awarded by the Postgraduate Dental Dean for Scotland.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree, or the equivalent primary dental qualification, plus a minimum of two years’ postgraduate experience is required.

The deadline for applications for 2013 entry was 31 January 2013. The apply links for 2014 entry will go live in September 2013.

Supporting documentation must be uploaded together with your application. You should have all this documentation ready before you start the process. If you do not upload these documents, this will delay the application process.

International students

All applicants must meet our general entry and language requirements. Detailed advice for international students is available here:

Programme description

The programme addresses five components:

the scientific basis of prosthodontic care
the relationship of other dental disciplines to prosthodontic care
diagnosis and treatment planning for patients with advanced prosthodontics problems
the clinical treatment of patients with advanced prosthodontic problems
clinical treatment involving combined prosthodontic and other dental therapy

Programme structure

The programme has three major teaching strands. These include seminars and practical classes, supervised clinical and laboratory practice where treatment planning, clinical procedures and technical work are performed for selected cases, and finally a research investigation, which will lead to your dissertation.

Career Opportunities

This programme has been designed to help you specialise in prosthodontics.

Funding

Please see Scholarships and Student Funding Services for information about funding opportunities:

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Further Information

This article was published on Apr 25, 2013