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7 steps to start your specialty in dentistry in Turkey



The Turkish Ministry of Higher Education allocates seats annually for foreign dentists to specialize in the Turkish Board of Dentistry .. The study continues for a period of 3 to 4 years according to the specialization. By the end of the program, the doctor will obtain a specialist degree in one of the following departments:


1) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Surgery .

2) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Radiology .

3) Pediatric Dentistry .

4) Endodontics .

5) Orthodontics .

6) Periodontology .

7) Prosthetic Dental Treatment .

8) Restorative Tooth Treatment .


Steps to specialize in Turkey for dentistry:



The First Step :

Preparing the required documents for the equalency.


 

The required documents are:


1) Bachelor's degree certified by the Ministry of foreign affairs .

2) Transcript of attested by the Foreign Ministry .

3) The secondary school certificate attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

4) The passport Photocopy.

5) Power of attorney for the purpose of the equivalency procedures.

 


- Note :


Administrative procedures in the Ministry of Higher Education and in the Turkish Ministry of Health are carried out by our office


 


The second step :

Send the Documents to Our office in Ankara via DHL or if you are in Turkey you can leave it by hand in one of our offices in Istanbul or Ankara.


 


The third step :

We will submit your documents to the Turkish Ministry of Higher Education .

Review process will take from 8 to 12 Months .


Note :

The original papers are returned immediately after the file is opened at the Ministry of Higher Education.


 


The fourth step :

Learn the Turkish language - You can learn the Turkish language online through this link

http://bit.ly/2R0mNdn


 


The Fifth Step :

It is the passing of the STS equivalency test for dentistry, which is held in Turkey once a year in September .. The exam can be entered during the period of the year in which certificates are examined.



Dental Equivalence Exam STS - Dış hekimliği:


 - The passing score is 40% .

- The exam is in Turkish

- The exam contains 120 MCQs in 150 minutes and the questions are distributed as follows:


1) anatomy 6 q


2) histology - embriyology 4 q


3) biyochimestry 6 q.


4) microbiology 6 q.


5) pathology 4 q.


6) phrmachology 4 q


7) physiology 7q


8) Prosthetic Dental Treatment 10 q.


9) Dentistry Clinic 10 q.


10) Restorative Tooth Treatment 10 q.


11) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Surgery 10 q.


12) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Radiology 10 q.


13) Periodontology 10 q.


14) Orthodontics 10 q.


15) Endodontics 10 q.


16) Pediatric Dentistry 10 q.


 


 Note :


- It is possible to enter the exam during the period of the year in which certificates are examined .. It is not required to wait until the procedures are completed.


- every 4 mistakes in the exam will be minus one .. That mean, the best thing is to leave the questions that you do not know.



The Sixth Step :

Mandatory Training in Govermental educational hospital for 6 to 9 months in different dental departments.


 


Note:

- After passing the equation exam and completing the procedures , you must choose 3 government universities to do the training in it and the ministry will distribute you to one of these three hospitals.



The Seventh Step :

Pass the DUS exam and you can choose to the department according to the score you got in the exam



Specialty Exam (DUS):



- The word DUS is an acronym for Diş hekimliği Uzmanlık Sınavı which means the dental specialization exam which is held every year in the month of September.


- The exam contains 120 MCQs of 150 minutes, or two and a half hours, and the questions are distributed as follows:


1) anatomy 6 q


2) histology - embriyology 4 q


3) biyochimestry 6 q.


4) microbiology 6 q.


5) pathology 4 q.


6) phrmachology 4 q


7) physiology 7q


8) Prosthetic Dental Treatment 10 q.


9) Dentistry Clinic 10 q.


10) Restorative Tooth Treatment 10 q.


11) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Surgery 10 q.


12) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Radiology 10 q.


13) Periodontology 10 q.


14) Orthodontics 10 q.


15) Endodontics 10 q.


16) Pediatric Dentistry 10 q.


 



Here is the specializations available to foreigners and the number of years for everyone:


1) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Surgery - 4 years.


2) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Radiology - 3 years.


3) Pediatric Dentistry - 3 years.


4) Endodontics - 3 years.


5) Orthodontics - 4 years.


6) Periodontology - 3 years.


7) Prosthetic Dental Treatment - 3 years.


8) Restorative Tooth Treatment - 3 years.


 


Admission results for foreign students admitted to the specialization in dentistry in 2019?



The number of successful doctors in the specialty exam DUS is 39 doctors.

The number of seats reserved for foreigners in all majors is 66.

Number of foreign doctors admitted: 38.

Number of seats remaining vacant: 28.

The highest score obtained in the exam was 68.

The passing score for the exam is 45.

The doctors were distributed in 8 different specialties.

The largest numbers of physicians are admitted to the Orthodontics and surgery.


Doctors were distributed in university hospitals in 12 Turkish cities (Adana - Ankara - Diyarbakır - Kaysari Malatya - istanbul - Trabzon - Kırıkkale - samsun - zonguldak - antalya - izmir)


1) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Surgery - Number of admissions 11 - Highest 56 - Lowest 46


2) Mouth, Tooth and Chin Radiology - The seats remain vacant 3 - Number of admissions 0 -


3) Pediatric Dentistry - The seats remain vacant 6 - Number of admissions 5 - Highest score 60 - Lowest degree 45


4) Endodontics - The seats remain vacant 9 - Number of admissions 2 - Highest score 51 - Lowest degree 45


5) Orthodontics - Number of admissions 11 - Highest 68 - Lowest 49 -


6) Periodontology - The seats remain vacant 5 - Number of admissions 5 - highest score 57 - lowest score 47


7) Prosthetic Dental Treatment - The seats remain vacant 6 - Number of admissions 4 - Highest score 54 - Lowest degree 48


 

8) Restorative Tooth Treatment - The seats remain vacant 10 - Number of admissions 1 - Highest Degree 45 - Lowest Degree 45



On the following link you can download the results in detail:

 

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Email: info@welcomeinturkey.com

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