School of Dentistry

General overview

The Faculty of Dentistry trains future dental surgeons, Professors hospital practitioners.
In 1965, all of the teaching and research departments of the Odontology Department and the Odontology Department of the Montpellier University Hospital formed the Center for Dental Care, Teaching, and Research, pursuant to Decree No. 65-804.
The Faculty of Dentistry provides both initial and continuing education for all dental professionals.

Director: Jean-Cédric Durand
Administrative Director: Karim Mekhneche

Some figures

• 586 students
• 66 Professors , including:
  • 9 university professors, hospital practitioners
  • 26 university lecturers, hospital practitioners
  • 25 university hospital assistants
  • 15 lecturers
  • 19 hospital attachés
  • 3 PRAG
  • 1 university lecturer
• 2 associate assistants
• 20 IATS staff members

Training courses

The Odontology Department makes the skills and expertise of its teachers and its facilities available to students and practitioners in the following degree programs:

• General Training Diploma in Ethics Sciences
• Advanced Degree in Dental Sciences
• Clinical and Therapeutic Summary Certificate
• Doctor of Dental Surgery degree
• Certificates of Advanced Studies (Biomaterials – Surgical Dentistry – Periodontology – Prosthetic Dentistry – Oral Biology)
• University Degrees (Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry – Clinical Implantology – Advanced Pediatric Dentistry and Sedation – Hyaluronic Acid Injections – Forensic Dentistry – Assessment of Bodily Injury Applied to Dentistry – Multidisciplinary Implantology Clinic – Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing)
• University Certificates in Clinical Specialization (Oral Implantology – Oral Surgery – Periodontology – Pediatric Dentistry – Prosthodontics – Conservative Dentistry – Orthodontics – Occlusodontics)
• Qualification to supervise research (HDR)