through the Institute of Health Sciences. After the completion of credits, students are required to present a thesis project in their field.
    The programs lead to a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. Besides providing students basic skills and knowledge essential for effective endodontic, periodontic, orthodontic, prosthodontic, and oral and maxillofacial surgical care, the programs aim to prepare students to apply their knowledge in creative ways when dealing with clinical problems that do not have easy solutions.
    Full time attendance is compulsory. Students admitted to the programs will be expected to demonstrate clinical proficiency and complete a thesis based on original research demonstrating individual thought as well as literary and scientific merit.

 

Periodontology Postgraduate Program

Program Coordinator:  Şule Bulut, DDS, PhD

General Description: The goal of the Postgraduate Periodontology program is to provide a foundation in the clinical, behavioral, and biomedical sciences that will enable the graduate to diagnose, manage, and/or prevent diseases, abnormalities, and structural conditions affecting the periodontal and periimplant tissues.

Professional Recognition:
The postgraduate programs in advanced dentistry are accredited by the Turkish Council of Higher Education. There are strong efforts of the faculty to fulfill the requirements of The European Community Course Credit Transfer System which is recognized in most European countries.
A Doctor of Philosophy Diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the program.

Carrier Opportunities:
Post-graduate courses offer stimulating career options. In addition to private practice, excellent opportunities exist in teaching and research, careers with government agencies. The policy of Başkent University is to taking into service its own students. Wherefore Başkent University has an additional advantage in that Post-graduate residents who have accomplished their dissertations in B.U. will be preferred as lecturers when undergraduate program is opened. An academic dentistry career in Başkent University combines teaching, research, community service and patient care.

 

Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program

Program Coordinator:  Pervin İmirzalıoğlu, DDS, PhD

General Description: The main purpose of the prosthodontics education is to train professionals who can understand the nature of the prosthetic needs of a patient and diagnose them correctly to treat the patients to an optimal function and esthetics. Apart from conventional prosthodontics, this program also includes treatment and understanding patients with maxillofacial prosthodontics, temporomandibular joint disorders and implant supported prosthodontics. Instruction in the didactic and clinical curriculum consists of lectures, seminars and practical courses, clinical education and research.

Professional Recognition:
The postgraduate programs in advanced dentistry are accredited by the Turkish Council of Higher Education. There are strong efforts of the faculty to fulfill the requirements of The European Community Course Credit Transfer System which is recognized in most European countries.
A Doctor of Philosophy Diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the program.

Carrier Opportunities:
Post-graduate courses offer stimulating career options. In addition to private practice, excellent opportunities exist in teaching and research, careers with government agencies. The policy of Başkent University is to taking into service its own students. Wherefore Başkent University has an additional advantage in that Post-graduate residents who have accomplished their dissertations in B.U. will be preferred as lecturers when undergraduate program is opened. An academic dentistry career in Başkent University combines teaching, research, community service and patient care.

 

Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry Postgraduate Program

Program Coordinator:  Mete Üngör DDS, PhD

General Description: The program is designed to educate qualified individuals to pursue careers as teachers, researchers and practicing clinical specialists of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry . The program meets the educational requirements for limitation of practice to the specialty of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry. The program is composed of two interrelated components: lecture courses that provide the student with a firm biological basis for patient care, and lectures, seminars and clinical training designed to produce clinical proficiency in Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry. Research experience is gained through completion of an individual doctorate thesis. The clinical curriculum will occupy approximately 50-60% of the resident's time and the didactic, teaching, and research components make up the remaining 40-50% of the program.

Professional Recognition:
The postgraduate programs in advanced dentistry are accredited by the Turkish Council of Higher Education. There are strong efforts of the faculty to fulfill the requirements of The European Community Course Credit Transfer System which is recognized in most European countries.
A Doctor of Philosophy Diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the program.

Carrier Opportunities:
Post-graduate courses offer stimulating career options. In addition to private practice, excellent opportunities exist in teaching and research, careers with government agencies. The policy of Başkent University is to taking into service its own students. Wherefore Başkent University has an additional advantage in that Post-graduate residents who have accomplished their dissertations in B.U. will be preferred as lecturers when undergraduate program is opened. An academic dentistry career in Başkent University combines teaching, research, community service and patient care.

 

Orthodontics, Post-Graduate Program

Program Coordinator:  Sina Uçkan DDS, PhD

General Description: The main objective of orthodontics is to provide ideal occlusion and articulation while preserving the balance of the profile and jaws. Our department was founded in 1999 and the PhD program initiated in fall semester, 2000. The department of orthodontics offers a PhD programme and the length of the programme is 4 years. The first two years consist of lectures, seminars and practical work and the students are obliged to prepare a PhD thesis at the last two years. The students are expected to complete the treatments of at least 80 patients. The program is designed to give a wide perspective on the diagnosis, prevention, interception, and treatment of all forms of malocclusion of the teeth and surrounding structures; and also to give knowledge and skill on the design, application and control of functional and corrective removable and fixed appliances. Different types of treatments, including interdisciplinary treatment options of patients with periodontal diseases and pre-prothetic orthodontics are carried out as well as orthognatic surgery approaches and treatment of cleft lip and palate patients.

Professional Recognition:
The postgraduate programs in advanced dentistry are accredited by the Turkish Council of Higher Education. There are strong efforts of the faculty to fulfill the requirements of The European Community Course Credit Transfer System which is recognized in most European countries.
A Doctor of Philosophy Diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the program.

Carrier Opportunities:
Post-graduate courses offer stimulating career options. In addition to private practice, excellent opportunities exist in teaching and research, careers with government agencies. The policy of Başkent University is to taking into service its own students. Wherefore Başkent University has an additional advantage in that Post-graduate residents who have accomplished their dissertations in B.U. will be preferred as lecturers when undergraduate program is opened. An academic dentistry career in Başkent University combines teaching, research, community service and patient care.