Regulations for Ihe lkgree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Honours)

L.N. 101 of 1988

EDUCATION ACT, 1988

(A CT XXIV OF 19118)

Regulations for Ihe lkgree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Honours)

(B. C h.D. (Hons»)

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 29 of the

Education Act. 1988, the Pro-Chancellor o f the Unive rsity of Malta has

promulgated the following regulations made by the Se nate of the

University of Malta in virtue orlhe powers conferred upon it hy section

33 of [he said Act.

Citation

These regulat ions may be cited as the Regulations for the Degree of

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Ho nours) (R Ch. D . (Ho ns) ) and shall

apply only to courses commencing before [988.

Admission

To be eligible for admission to the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery

(Honours) a candidate must

satisfy the Entry Requirements in accordance with Regulation J be low;

(i)

and

(ii) complete the course of studies as laid down in these Regu lations and

qualify in the Examinations .

Duration of Course

The course of studies leading to t he Honours Degree of Bachelor of Den tal

Surgery extends over a period of four years.

Entry Requirements

A candidate may apply for adm ission to the Course of Dental Surgery if the

applicant is in possession of

Three passes at Advanced Level. or equi~a l ent (two passes at Grade C or

better and one pass at Grade D or better) in

Ph ysics or Physics-with-Mathematics

Che mistry

Hiology or Zoology

Five passes at Ordi nary Level. or equi~alent;

II

The subjects offered must indude

(a)

Maltese (Malta Matriculation)

(b)

English Language

(c)

MathcrnatiC5

(d)

AI least one from Arabic, French. German, Italian

(e)

Any other subject from the approved lisl.

N ,8.

No subject may be offered al both "A" and "0" U:vels.

Subj«:t A ~as or Ihe Course

The subject areas of the Course of Dental Surgery arc the following

First Year

Preventive Denti~try

Dental Prosthetics

Human Biology

Second Year

Preventive Dentistry

Dental Prosthetics

Co nservative Dental Surge ry and Periodontology

Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Oral Pathology

Clinical Medical Sciences

Third Year

Dental Prosthetics

Conservative Denial Surgery and Periodontology

Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Oral Pathology

Child Denta l Healtll and Orthodontics

Clinical Medical Sciences

Founh Year

Dental Prosthctics

Conservative Dental Surgery and Periodolllology

Oral Medici ne, Oral Surgery and Oral Pathology

Child Delllai Health and Orthodontics

PrO(l:rtsS Tests

There will be Progress Tests in those subject areas, the teaching of which

extends over more than one yea r. as follows

During the First Year

Preventive Delllistry

Dental Prosthetics

During thc Sccond Year

Dental Prosthetics

Conservative Dental Surgery and Periodontulogy

Oral Mcdicinc. Oral Surgery and Oral Pathology

Clinical Medical Sciences

During the Third Year

Dental Prosthctics

Conservative Dental Surgery and Periodontology

Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Oral Pathology

Child Dental Health and Orthodontics

A candidate will only Oe allowed to proceed to the following year of the course

if the Faculty Board assess his/hcr performance in Progress Tests as being of a pass

standard.

E~a min a lions

Examinations will be hcld as folloW!;

First Year Examination

Human Biology

Second Year Examination

Preventive Dentistry

Third Year Examination

Clinical Medical Sciences

Final Examination

Dental Prosthetics

Conservative Dental Surgery and Pe riodontology

Oral Mcdicinc, Oral Surgcry and Oral Pathology

Child Denial Health and Orthodontics

Before being admined to any of the Examinations. a candidate must produce

a certificate. signed by the Head of the Department. showing that hefshe hasoompleled

satisfactorily the schedule of practical and clinical work prescribed for the year.

(a) Therc will be onc session of Examinations at the end of the Fir.;t Year,

the Second Year and the Third Year of the Course,

(b)

In addition lO the requirements of Rcgulation 6 regarding Progress

Te~ls, a candidate must pass each year's Examination before being allowed 10 join

the following year of the cour.;c.

'rhe Fi nal Examination

The Final Exam ination will he held at the cnd of the Founh Year of the

10. Co urse.

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jekk ma jaghmil~ I-Eiamijiet kif hcmm ipprovdut fir- Regolamen\ 13.

A candidate will he required to tak.e all the subjects of tile Final Examination

in onc Session unless lIe/slle tak.es tile Examinations as provided for in Regulation 13.

(a) Tile result will show the names of successful candidates in alphabetical

orde r under the following categories: Fi rst Class Honours, Second Cla!i\'l Honou rs

(Upper Division), Snm>d Class Honours (Lower Division). Third Clas,; H(mours

and Pass.

(b) No candidate may obtain Honours if he/she does not pass the Final

Examination at his/her first attem pl.

A candidate will not be allowed to re-sit the Examination. in whole or in pan

(i)

later than twelve months after I he cnd of his/her final academic semester

(ii) unless he/she has followed satisfactorily such courses of studies as the

Facu lty Board may in each case require.

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