| Background: The current study aimed to evaluating the
dentistry education system in Iran and comparing it with
selected dental schools in Turkey, the Philippines, Hungary,
Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Methods: The study was accomplished by the analyses of
the documents available on web sites, links correspond to
curriculum, the education program of general dentistry, and
the transcripts of Iranian dentistry students graduated from
foreign schools attending an advance standing program at
Tabriz Dental School.
Results: The results of the current study indicated that in all
the selected faculties, the course-oriented curriculum is
used. The odontology system is used in the dental schools
of Iran, Turkey, and the Philippines.
Conclusion: It is suggested offering courses in medical
ethics, the principles of law, and the constitution of the
Islamic Republic of Iran to all the students graduated from
other countries. Specialized lessons offered to the graduated
students from Russian and Ukrainian dental schools seem to
be sufficient, but students graduated from other countries
should pass orthodontics, pediatrics, and diagnosis courses. |