The Bachelor’s degree in Dental Prosthetics functions in accordance with the Bologna process. It takes 3 academic years (6 semesters) and is made up of 180 ECTS, in accordance with notification nº 9354/2012 of 02 July, published in the 2ª série of the Diário da República nº 131 on 09 July 2012.
The profession of prosthodontics technicians has witnessed a profound technological evolution in recent decades as a result of the demands of clinics and patients themselves. Nowadays, prosthodontics upon the European level is much more than the ‘art of making dentures’. Now it encompasses a series of skills that enable prosthodontics technicians to carry out a highly technological activity, bringing together clinical and prosthetic issues. This cycle of studies provides integrated training that is deep enough and adapted to meet market demands. It serves as a first step to further studies that will solidify the skill set that is essential for the basic professional practice. This bachelor’s degree provides students with the skills that enable them to participate in the design, preparation, manufacture, modification and repair of dental prosthetics utilizing the most appropriate products, techniques and procedures. All of this know-how is put to use in an internship within a real professional context in the last semester of studies.
Course accredited by A3ES on 08-02-2018 (CEF).
University Education_ Bachelor's Degree_1st cycle of studies leading to a Bachelor's degree_ISCED Level 5.
The practice of Dental Hygiene is regulated by Decree-Law nº 320 of 11 August of 1999 and nº 564 of 21 December of 1999. These provide the framework for the practice of diagnostic and therapeutic technicians. These professionals can work in health facilities, in educational and research institutions, dental clinics or private practices, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, crèches or pre-schools, or in the dental product industry.
The prosthodontics technician has their professional activity regulated by Decree-Law n.º 320 of 11 August of 1999 and n.º 564 of 21 December of 1999. These provide a framework for practice by diagnostic and therapeutic technicians. They may work in dental laboratories, dental clinics, in the Portuguese Oncology Institute, in Maxillofacial Prosthetics and in health-related research as well as in the dental supply industry.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT REGIME
Applies to all candidates who do not hold citizenship /relatives of any country that is a Member State of the European Union; or have not been legal residents in Portugal for more than two years.
Requirements:
STUDENTS WITH EUROPEAN NATIONALITY
Application Regimes:
General Access: Students who hold a foreign secondary diploma legally equivalent to the Portuguese secondary education. The Portuguese admission exams can be replaced by the equivalent final exams or school-leaving exams required for each degree, duly recognized DGES (Artigo 20º do Decreto-Lei n.º 296-A/98)1.
+23 years old Regime: Students aged over 23 can be admitted to higher education if they successfully completed the special entrance examination that evaluates the capacity to attend higher education courses at CESPU educational establishments, according to the law (DL 64/2006 de 21 de março, alterado pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 113/2014, de 16-07)
Changing of Course/Institution: Is the act by which a student applies to the same or a different degree from that of the last registration, in the same or in a different institution of higher education, whether or not there was an interruption of the registration in accordance with the Portaria n.º 181-D/2015, 19 of June.
Holder of a Degree: Holders of a Bachelor, master or doctor degree obtained in national or foreign higher education institutions, as long as recognized by Decree law nº66 / 2018 (Decreto-Lei n.º 113/2014, de 16-07)
English (minimum 20 students for the first year and in exceptional cases may extend to the second year)
French (minimum 20 students for the first year and in exceptional cases may extend to the second year)
Portuguese
3 years - 6 semesters - 180 ECTS
JORGE MIGUEL CARNEIRO SOUTO
D.R. notification nº 9354/2012, of 9 July
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Area |
No. Compulsory |
No. Optional |
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology |
95 |
3 |
|
Dental Science |
44 |
0 |
|
Biology and Biochemistry |
15 |
0 |
|
Chemistry |
9 |
0 |
|
Physics |
5 |
0 |
|
IT and Statistics |
4 |
0 |
|
Work Health and Safety |
3 |
0 |
|
Management and Administration |
3 |
3 |
|
Foreign Language and Literature |
2 |
0 |
