Dentistry
Accreditation. State accreditation (Certificate № 2943 of November 14, 2018). Professional-public accreditation (the Medical League, Certificate № 016/23 of January 23, 2023).
Awards and achievements. Students and residents are frequent winners and prize-winners of all-Russian Olympiads held in 2021-2024: MedSkills, I am a Professional, and the Samarkand-2020 International Olympiad.
Teaching staff. The programs are delivered by 45 departments that employ highly qualified specialists. More than 63% of the teaching staff hold academic degrees, and 10% of them are Doctors of Sciences. The teaching staff members take an active part in grant activities and the state assignment. The heads and senior employees of specialized organizations are also engaged in the teaching process.
Learning outcomes. Students are trained according to the requirements of the professional standard for dentistry, with subsequent specialization in the following main areas: dental therapy, dental surgery, orthopedic dentistry, orthodontics, and pediatric dentistry, and after passing a professional accreditation exam, they have the right to practice medicine independently.
Facilities and resources. The university dental clinic, specialized classrooms, consulting and imaging rooms, state-of-the-art educational and research laboratories, an anatomy museum, four anatomy rooms, a dissecting room, and an accreditation and simulation center. Students have access to the electronic educational portal, the Student’s Consultant and IPRbook electronic library systems, and the MTS Link learning platform.
Research. Combined therapy and rehabilitation in patients with dental pathology. Etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical findings, treatment and prevention of periodontal diseases. Treatment of dental pathology burdened with somatic diseases. Head morphology and morphogenesis. Preventive dentistry and public dental health. Skeletal orthodontic support. Every year, research papers of members of the departments’ student science clubs are awarded first place and second place diplomas at all-Russian student conferences with international participation and contests of young researchers’ papers as part of all-Russian professional forums.
Competitive advantages. A highly competitive selection process for applicants. The quality of training is ensured by the university’s multidisciplinary clinical facilities and the state-of-the-art accreditation and simulation center. The leading academic dentistry schools and the Skill Schools innovative project expand graduates’ professional competencies.
Career prospects and employment. Graduates can continue their education by pursuing all residency programs. Graduates are employed according to the approved career guidance program agreed upon with the Ministries of Health of Saratov, Penza, Tambov, Ulyanovsk Regions, and other regions. SSMU takes an active part in the “Rural Doctor” and “Territorial Doctor” projects.
