Department of Orthodontics, Regenerative and Forensic Dentistry

Unfortunately, the specialty program in orthodontics must not be currently taught in English.
Admission interview is for doctors with Slovak C1/C2 interested in Orthodontic specialty program FM CU - February 2024, 2 places

We would like to inform you about the date of admissions for the Slovak study of the specialisation programme of orthodontics at the Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratisalava with the start date from March 2025, which will take place on 21 February 2025.

The admission interview will be held at the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Medicine of Charles University (Špitálska 24) in front of the committee, in the room of the Vice-Deans. There is also the possibility to join online, but of course, we would prefer to welcome each of you in person. 

Contact:

Department of Specialization Studies and Certification Training, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University

    ⌂ Špitálska 24 813 72 Bratislava.

Head of Department. Mgr. Eva Petrušová Chudá, PhD. 

    +421 2 9011 9403

    ✉ e-mail: eva.petrusovafmed.uniba.sk 

Secretariat of the Clinic of Orthodontics, Regenerative and Forensic Dentistry of the Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University in Bratislava and Sangre Azul (KORFS)

    ⌂ Dvořákovo nábrežie 4, 811 02 Bratislava - Staré mesto

Mgr. Katarína Schwanzer

    ☏ +421 908 329 836   

    ✉    schwanzer1uniba.sk
    ✉    korfs@3Dent.sk 

Length of specialisation study

The duration of the specialisation training is a minimum of 36 months of full-time postgraduate specialty training, mainly to allow specialists sufficient time to complete their research projects and the majority of their assigned orthodontic and interdisciplinary cases, as well as to monitor retention for at least a few months prior to graduation.

Requirements for admission to the specialty

(a) a second-level higher education qualification in a doctoral programme in dentistry (MDDr.) or a second-level higher education qualification in a doctoral programme in dentistry, including a specialisation in a specialisation in dentistry (M.D.) *ref. recognised equivalents

(b) medical and professional competence to carry out professional work activities in the health profession (dentist) [1]

(c) The applicant is required to have completed at least two years of full-time experience as a general dentist in a private, state or university clinic setting prior to admission to the postgraduate orthodontic programme - specialty training. This criterion may be shortened by the head of the specialty programme of the university in question in the light of the applicant's previous exceptional study or publication record [2].

(d) Applicants are required to have a minimum knowledge of at least one world foreign language, at least at C1 (advanced) level. This criterion may also be exceptionally lowered by the head of the specialisation programme to level B2 (intermediate) in view of the applicant's previous exceptional study results or publication outputs.

[1] Sections 33 and 33a of Act No. 578/2004 Coll. on health care providers, health care workers, professional organisations in the health care sector and on amendment and supplementation of certain acts, as amended, and Government Regulation No. 296/2010 Coll. on professional competence for the exercise of the health care profession, the manner of further education of health care workers, the system of specialisation fields and the system of certified work activities, as amended.

3 World Federation of Orthodontists guidelines for postgraduate orthodontic education - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964071

1.      Content and scope of specialisation studies

The content of the specialisation consists of:

(a) professional theoretical knowledge

(b) professional practical skills

(c) general knowledge and personal skills (soft skills)

On 25.9.2023 we organized a lecture for you in Ladziansky Auditorium by Professor Lobat Tayebi from Marquette University School of Dentistry Milwaukee, USA. It was the first ever international lecture in the field of regenerative dentistry in Slovakia. Full information is here.