Bachelor in Dentistry

Dentistry prepares students to diagnose, treat, and prevent conditions affecting the teeth, gums, and oral cavity. Coursework typically spans basic sciences such as anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry before moving into clinical subjects including oral pathology, periodontology, prosthodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery. Students learn to take dental radiographs, plan restorative treatments, manage patient care, and apply infection control protocols in clinical settings. Practical training in campus dental clinics allows students to build hands-on experience under faculty supervision, working with real patients as their skills progress. Graduates commonly pursue careers as general dentists, continue into specialized postgraduate training in fields such as orthodontics or oral surgery, or move into dental research and public health roles. The field also touches on patient communication, ethics, and practice management, since dentists routinely run or work within private clinics. This program is delivered in English over a duration of 5 years at Istanbul Galata University, located in İstanbul, Turkey. Students benefit from a curriculum that blends theoretical instruction with supervised clinical practice, a structure common to dentistry programs designed to meet the demands of both national licensing requirements and international dental education standards. The extended length of the program, compared to many other undergraduate degrees, reflects the depth of clinical competency required before graduates can safely treat patients independently. Studying in İstanbul also places students in a large urban environment with access to varied patient populations and healthcare facilities, which can support a broader clinical learning experience across the five years of study.