The Master’s degree programme Dental Medicine for Patients with Special Needs is conducted within the Faculty of Dental Medicine of UMFST G.E. Palade Târgu Mureș. The modern infrastructure, comprising the Integrated Dental Medicine Centre, the Dental Simulation and Imaging Unit, as well as advanced research laboratories, ensures optimal conditions for an educational process consistent with European academic and professional standards.
The programme provides rigorous and interdisciplinary training, centred on the diagnosis, prevention, and personalised dental management of patients with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or systemic conditions. The academic and clinical components are delivered under the guidance of highly qualified university staff and are further consolidated through collaboration with specialists in general medicine and pharmaceutical sciences. In this context, students acquire an advanced understanding of chronic diseases, pharmacotherapy and its implications for the oral health of patients with disabilities, as well as the professional competencies required for effective communication with these patients and their families.
Professional Skills
· Ability to provide safe and effective care for patients with complex comorbidities or disabilities;
· Development and implementation of personalised, interdisciplinary treatment plans for patients with special needs;
· Application of modern digital technologies and artificial intelligence in dental assessment and intervention;
· Advanced knowledge of the interrelationship between systemic diseases and oral health;
· Competence in managing pain, anxiety, and communication with non-cooperative patients;
· Application of robust ethical and medico-legal principles in daily practice.
Transversal Skills
· Capacity for effective and empathetic communication with vulnerable patients and their families;
· Ability to work within interdisciplinary teams;
· Adaptability and problem-solving skills in complex clinical situations;
· Promotion of inclusion and equity in access to dental care;
· Research, innovation, and critical thinking skills applied to dentistry for patients with special treatment needs;
· Development of responsible, patient-centred professional behaviour.
Admission period closed
Accredited
1 year
60
With frequency
Romanian
Master's