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In 1961, Mongolian National Medical Institute set up the first dental education course enrolling students who were mostly nurses and train them for 3 years to become dentists. During that time the Department of Dentistry had been subordinate to other departments and on January 1, 2000 the School of Dentistry was estabilished in Health Sciences University of Mongolia. Nowadays the School of Dentistry is preparing dental professionals at the national level. It consists of five academic departments: Currently there are more than 40 faculty teachers and 628 students enrolled in the program. The school has affiliated the Dental Hospital, which consists of: The Implant and Cosmetic dentistry Center, Dental Imaging section, Postgraduate Dental Clinic, Prosthodontic clinic, Operative clinic, Oral and Maxillo Facial surgery clinic. From 2007 it was established the Dental Research Institute. Research conducted at the School of Dentistry involves fundamental and clinical research which addresses problems and promotes oral health for the people of Mongolia. The school offers a 5-year undergraduate curriculum including from general (medical) education to basic dental and clinical education. Fifth-year dental students spend 80% of their time in direct, in-clinic patient care and 20% of their time in didactic study. |
