At the present moment there are 21 accredited dental schools in Colombia (some of these schools have branches in different cities). Five dental schools are public the other 16 are private; all of them require full time attendance. The majority of these dental schools are active, meaning that they fulfill all the requirements of the Ministry of Health, which oversees the accreditation process, and thus these schools are able to continue operating.
All applicants to dental school must have graduated from high school; undergraduate pre-dental coursework is not a prerequisite for dental school in Colombia. To obtain licensure, Colombian dental students must complete 5 years of study in dental school, earn a diploma, and work for the government for 1 year.
The 5-year dental school program culminates in a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree.
According with the curriculum the last two semesters students take rotations in some hospitals and health institutions, including some outside Colombia. In the Universidad CES de Medellin dental program, for example, students can take rotations in foreign dental schools in countries such as Germany, Brazil, and the United States.
(Journal of Oral Science Vol. 52, No. 1,137-143, 2010)
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