Dentistry in Tver State Medical University
Specialist’s program
Faculty of Dental Medicine
Olga Gavrilova, Dean
+7 (4822) 34-75-63
stomat@tvgmu.ru
Accreditation. The program was successfully accredited in 2019.
Achievements. The departments teachers have taken part in writing the National Guidelines on all dental specialties, 13 basic textbooks, more than six monographs and dozens of study guides. The faculty staff members are frequently awarded medals of the Archimedes International Exhibition of Inventions and Innovations for their inventions.
Teaching staff. Six specialized dentistry departments employ 11 Doctors of Medical Sciences, one Corresponding Member of the RAS, and 33 Candidates of Medical Sciences.
Facilities and resources. The clinical facilities are the university’s dental clinic, the maxillofacial department of the city hospital, the Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital, Tver Regional Clinical Oncological Dispensary, city dental outpatient clinics, and other medical
organizations in the city. Simulation training is provided at the dental department of the interdisciplinary accreditation and simulation center. There are electronic library systems such as Student’s Consultant, Doctor’s Consultant, and eLIBRARY.ru.
Education. Students pursue full-time studies, and there are different distance learning options. The resources of the simulation center with equipment of different levels of realism are widely used.
Research. Development of tooth-preserving methods of nanotechnology-based dental treatment. Integral estimation of dental health and dental care for medical university students. Epidemiology of dentofacial anomalies as a tool for rational planning of orthodontal
care for the region’s child population. Comparative assessment of methods for determining the effectiveness local anesthesia in dentistry.
Competitive advantages. Strong long-standing ties with practical healthcare of the Tver Region and state-of-the-art equipment of the simulation center allow students to acquire sufficient professional competencies in medicine and in dentistry in particular.
Employers and employment. The faculty graduates have massive employment opportunities. After they successfully pass primary accreditation of specialists, the doors of all dental medical institutions and research institutes are open to them. Graduates pursue residency and PhD programs.