Dentistry

Accreditation. State accreditation (for an indefinite period). Professional-public accreditation in 2021.

Awards and achievements. The Quality Management System Certificate of Conformity issued by the Russian Register Certification Association, the professional-public certificate issued by the Medical League of Russia,  the positive expert opinion of the President of the regional non-governmental organization “Dental Association.”

Teaching staff. The educational program is delivered by 42 departments, including five specialized departments. 245 teachers out of 311 have academic degrees or titles, including 59 Doctors of Sciences, holders of the Russian Government Award, Honored Workers of Higher Education and Honored Doctors of the RF.

Learning outcomes. Students learn how to do a preventive dental examination of adults and children, treat dental tissue diseases, mild forms of diseases of tooth pulp and periodontium, paradontium and oral mucosa as well as operate state-of-the-art dental units and equipment.

Facilities and resources. VSMU has its dental clinic, phantom classrooms, 3D dental simulators, dental training laboratories, computer classrooms, and lecture halls with state-of-the-art equipment.

Research is performed on 17 interdisciplinary topics at the Research Institute of Experimental Biology and Medicine of VSMU named after N.N. Burdenko. The university cooperates with advanced research and medical institutions.

Competitive advantages. The strategic partners of the Institute of Dentistry are Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov, Saratov State Medical University, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Volgograd State Medical University, Belgorod State University, and others. The staff members of VSMU named after N.N. Burdenko implement joint research projects with the universities in China, Türkiye, Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Career prospects and employment. At the moment, the university monitors and informs its graduates about the federal and regional support programs for recent graduates. The university holds job fairs on the Facultetus platform for senior students, inviting heads of medical institutions as well as specialized Olympiads.