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About The Faculty

Gulhane Faculty of Dental Medicine was established on February 6, 2017 in Gulhane Campus and had accepted first undergraduate students in 2017-2018 academic year. It aims to educate the students and scientists of the future by its experienced academic staff/members consisted of 11 professors, 10 associate professors and 12 assistant professors. Most of the students are civilians, and a number of military students on a quota-available basis are educated on behalf of the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Education period is 5 years without any preparatory year. The lessons on the theory and practice of dentistry are provided within the Gulhane Complex at the advanced preclinical and simulation laboratories that utilizes modern technology and are distinguished among universities in Turkey. Clinical internship is practiced at the Gulhane Dental Health Practice and Research Center with advanced facilities, located at the same campus.

Besides its high-quality undergraduate education, Gulhane Faculty of Dental Medicine is also preferred for doctorate programs and speciality career education. To train sophisticated and talented dentists, institution offers qualified postgraduate courses from experienced academic staff that aims elevation of comprehension, work discipline, humanistic values. Safe and reliable public health services are provided in the clinics and efforts and researches are to be continued to improve both public dental health and training services. 

About Program

Program Qualification Level

Dental Medicine education program is a 5-year program equivalent to a master's degree. The program, Bologna process "in higher education EQF Top Frame (QF-EHEA)" in shareholders' defined (long) "First Level (First Cycle)" and "Turkey Higher Education Qualifications Framework (TYYÇ)" as defined in s and ISCED 2011 A ECTS credit conditions and level qualifications determined for 7th level qualifications; it also provides the "Level 7" qualifications defined in the "European Lifelong Learning Qualifications Framework (EQF-LLL)". Students who successfully complete the program are given a "DENTAL MEDICINE Diploma" equivalent to a master's degree.

Undergraduate students are accepted to the program in the 2017-2018 academic year.

Objectives of the Program

he purpose of the Dental Medicine Master's Program is; To educate dentists who are sensitive to the changing oral and dental health care needs of the individual, family and society, adhere to ethical principles, have critical thinking, effective communication and research skills, can use science and technology in their applications, and respect human rights.

Educational Type of Program

Full-time formal education

Educational Language of Program

Türkçe

Qualification Awarded

One graduates from this program with the title of "Dentist".

Length and Process of the Program

The education period is 10 semesters. In order to gain proficiency in this field by graduating from the DENTAL MEDICINE undergraduate program, it is necessary to have a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 to pass all the courses in the course plan that have 300 ECTS credits.

Application to the Program, Registrations and Admission by Transfer

For up-to-date information on these issues, see “HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION-TRAINING AND EXAM REGULATIONS”.

Job and Academic Career Opportunities for Graduates

Students who complete the faculty teaching program receive the title of "Dentist". Our colleagues who successfully complete their faculties acquire a valid diploma in our country, and various work opportunities await them at home and abroad. First of all, they can work as freelance physicians or by establishing multi-physician polyclinics with their colleagues by opening their personal practices all over the country. On the other hand, they can work in all revolving fund hospitals, oral and dental health centers and polyclinics affiliated to the Ministry of Health. In addition, private dental hospitals, oral and dental health centers and clinics, which are highly popular today, offer attractive working opportunities to our colleagues.

In our country, opportunities for dentists to gain an academic career or competence in a branch are also open. Both doctoral programs and specialty training programs (DUS), which open new horizons for our colleagues in all branches, are the leading ones.

Our aim is to train our colleagues who want to reach these opportunities with modern knowledge and methods.