Bachelors Degree

in Dentistry

Universitat Internacional
uic.es de Catalunya
Faculty of Dentistry
UIC Barcelona,
the university where
people matter
We are Barcelona; we have
an international outlook and
comprehensive experience
so that you can be who you
want to be.

15 1:7 Bachelors
degrees
Student/
teacher
ratio

4.175 Students

564 11 Teachers

921.0
89% Employability
rate
 Welcome to your new personal goal. UIC Barcelona
is the best place to achieve it. Since 1997 we have
been teaching people based on academic rigour,
university life and enriching life experiences.

We have 15 degree programmes and a wide range

of Masters and Postgraduate degrees as well
as continuing education courses in the areas of
knowledge you are interested in.

Christian humanism inspires us to search for the truth

and helps you to achieve your own personal goals.

2.492 Work placement

agreements
with companies

8 66 Faculties Nationalities

204
Double
Bachelors
degrees
Mobility
agreements

00 Amount
awarded
in grants

14.754 alumni

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UIC Barcelona,
our values will make
you valuable
University spirit
The vocation to learn
and to change the world
A university involves knowledge,
research and knowledge transfer.
However we aspire to more.
We are people who dedicate our time
and effort to learning in order
to change the world. You can see this
ambition in UIC Barcelona activities.
It is in our DNA.
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People at the heart of it all
Have the university
experience you always
dreamed of
Placing each student at the heart
of everything means that you are the
protagonist in UIC Barcelona.
This is our commitment to you,
reflected by individual attention, small
class groups, a friendly teaching body,
supportive services, and everything
you need to improve your skills.
Connected to society
Building bridges to
professional reality
We are connected to society and to
companies.
Classes are practical and taught
by active professionals. They are
complemented by a work placement
programme.
For all these reasons, UIC Barcelona
has one of the best employability rates
in the Catalan university system.
The future, a practical outlook
Our teaching and
research is innovative
Each university is different: we have
individual attention, a comprehensive
approach to each student, continuous
contact with professionals, and
innovative teaching and research.
We also hold agreements with more than
fifty companies and institutions which
have placed their trust in UIC Barcelona.
An international outlook
In Barcelona and in
connection with the world
Multicultural Barcelona provides
an overarching background of talent
and knowledge.
We also have international agreements
and exchange programmes with
universities abroad.
Some of our degree programmes are
taught partly in English; you can even
take your entire degree programme
in this language.
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UIC Barcelona,
an unforgettable
life experience
Choosing a university involves
thinking about the next few years,
but also about who you can become
for the rest of your life.
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Two university campuses
UIC Barcelona consists of our Barcelona
campus and our Sant Cugat campus
which both have the same mindset:
providing all services in connection with
each other.
Our Barcelona campus hosts the vast
majority of our degree programmes, and
our Sant Cugat campus focuses on the
field of healthcare and is physically
located inside a prestigious hospital.
Student Services
Students Services helps you to achieve
what is most important: your personal
goals.
It organises a wide range of cultural,
sports-related, social and academic
activities.
The service provides information and
guidance about academic,
administrative and extracurricular
issues in the university.
It is also responsible for managing
grants and other funding options.
Personal Guidance and
Coaching Service
This personal service will help you to
become who you want to be, and
develop your abilities and values.
The staff offer knowledge and learning
from both an academic and a personal
perspective throughout your time at
university. The programme begins in
first year as part of the induction plan,
and concludes with a professional career
guidance service.
International Relations Service
UIC Barcelonas international
commitment is clear and it imbues all of
our activities.
We are open to the world, this can be
seen in our wide range of international
agreements and mobility programmes
for students, teaching staff and
researchers.
At UIC Barcelona English is a vehicular
language and you will be able to be in
continuous contact with the
international community.
University Accommodation
If you require accommodation during
your time at the university you will be
able to apply for student residencies,
apartments and rooms that have been
especially designed for your needs.
Additionally, you can take part in the
Viure i Conviure (Living Together)
programme along with older people.
Professional Strategies
The UIC Barcelona perspective is
strongly linked to the needs of both
society and business.
Therefore it complements academic
activities with a careers guidance
service to help students and graduates
enter the labour market.
Sports
Studying at UIC Barcelona means
evolving overall as a person.
We encourage students to be involved
in sports and physical activities.
The university promotes and organises
sports activities, competitions
and provides discounts and other
advantages to students so that they
can have access to other facilities
and organisations in Barcelona.
Chapel
The chapel is a place for reflection,
dialogue and important issues, and it
organises activities that are open to the
university community as a whole.
Alumni
UIC Barcelona relays its academic
philosophy to society through
its community of 15.000 graduates.
This philosophy is: excellence at work,
the individual placed at the centre
of everything, the desire to serve and
the constant search for truth.
The Alumni aims are:
1. To maintain contact between
UIC Barcelona and its former students
to disseminate the UIC Barcelona
ideology and style.
2. To promote and fund teaching,
academic and research activities at
UIC Barcelona.
3. To promote professional
relationships between Alumni and the
world of work, society and culture.
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Faculty of Dentistry
A solid academic education
complemented by intensive
practical sessions
Multidisciplinary knowledge
The Faculty of Dentistry at UIC
Barcelona teaches you to apply the
scientific knowledge and technical skills
you have acquired in a professional
context both in terms of diagnosis and
treatment, rehabilitation and the
prevention of oral and dental diseases.
All of this is based on sound ethics, and
carried out both efficiently and safely.
Continuing education
As a dental professional you need to
appreciate the need for professional
development and lifelong learning. You
should also be able to efficiently
implement any progress made in terms
of both knowledge and technology.
The cornerstone of a good
professional
The curriculum offered at the UIC
focuses on basic sciences, to ensure
that students will graduate with solid
scientific knowledge and will be able
to tackle practical challenges before
they graduate.
Cutting-edge technology
The University Dental Clinic (CUO) at
UIC Barcelona has the cutting-edge
technology required by dental
professionals in the 21st century.
Your professional future
The Bachelors Degree in Dentistry will
give you access to a professional profile
that can lead to a job involving
public or private healthcare, research,
teaching and management.
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It is a priority for me
to help students to
provide the best care
and treatment to their
patients
Sandra San Martn, a UIC Barcelona graduate.
Lecturer for the University Masters degree
in Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry.

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Since 2007 I have been
teaching enthusiastic
professionals who base
their work on up-to-date
scientific evidence and
friendly behaviour
Jos Nart, professor in the Faculty of Dentistry
and Head of the Department of Periodontics.

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Bachelors Degree
in Dentistry

We aim to train people to become professionals who

are capable of tackling the prevention, treatment
and rehabilitation of oral and dental diseases based
on good criteria and skill. he solid academic
education we provide is complemented by intensive
practical sessions in the University Dental Clinic.

We are located on the universitys Sant Cugat

campus, with a total area of more than 33.500 m2.
We provide you with a fantastic environment
where you can put into practice all your talent
and the knowledge you have acquired. We have
14 laboratories and a University Dental Clinic with
56 booths and more than 50.000 appointments
made per year.

Through this degree programme you will become

a professional who is capable of applying scientific
knowledge and the technical skill acquired to
the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of oral
and dental diseases.

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UIC Barcelona,
from a degree
to a profession

Prospective students Professional opportunities

If you are a person with initiative, a With a Bachelors Degree in Dentistry

commitment to society and a vocational
attitude in the field of science and
healthcare, this is the degree for you.
At UIC Barcelona we work to boost the
following abilities:
Organisation skills, a good memory
and motivation
Good decision-making skills
Psychological qualities and empathy
Emotional balance
An interest in research
Responsibility
Observation skills
Teamwork
An interest in helping people and the
community
from UIC Barcelona you will have access
to professional opportunities in three
main areas:
Healthcare
Your own dental surgery
Dental care in other clinics or as a
consultant
The national healthcare network
Private hospitals that provide dental
services
Teaching
Universities
Specialised centres
Vocational training courses
Research
In all fields of dentistry

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Mobility Agreements
Our academic programme will train
you to become a highly competitive
professional dentist. We ensure you are
ready to interact in a globalised market.
We also have a network of international
alliances between universities that
promote transnational exchange
programmes for students and lecturers.
Work Placement Agreements
with Institutions in the field of
social dentistry
We offer two types of agreements. The
fundamental aim of both is to train
students in the field of dentistry at a
practical level. This consists of applying
theoretical knowledge in centres that
are linked to the Fundacin Catalnia
and the Institut Catal de la Salut.
A curricular work experience and
educational cooperation agreement
between the Faculty of Dentistry and
the Fundacin Privada Pro Personas con
Disminucin Psquica Catalnia.
A curricular work experience and
educational cooperation agreement
between the Faculty of Dentistry and
the Institut Catal de la Salut.
Curricular work placement and
academic cooperation agreements
between the Faculty of Dentistry and
the Terrassa Healthcare Consortium.
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Study programme / Bachelors Degree in Dentistry
10 semesters / 300 ECTS / 80 places / Sant Cugat campus /from September to June

First year type ects semester 1 type ects semester 2

fb 6 Anthropology fb 6 English for Dentistry I
fb 6 Human Biology I fb 6 Communication and Psychology
fb 6 Human Biology II fb 6 Dental Structure and Function
fb 6 Structure and Function fb 6 Microbiology and Immunology
of Head and Neck ob 3 Epidemiology and Statistics
fb 6 Structure and Function of the op 3 Elective I
Human Body 30 Subtotal
30 Subtotal

Second year type ects semester 1 type ects semester 2

ob 6 Pharmacology fb 6 Applied Bioethics
ob 3 Clinical Introduction ob 1 General Pathological Anatomy
ob 6 Dental Material ob 5 Anaesthesia in Dentistry
ob 3 Preventative Dentistry ob 3 Occlusion
ob 3 Dental Pathology ob 2 Preventative Dentistry II
ob 6 General Medical and Surgical ob 6 Dental Surgery
Pathology I ob 6 General Medical and Surgical
27 Subtotal Pathology II
ob 3 Basic Periodontics
ob 1 Public Health
33 Subtotal

Third year type ects semester 1 type ects semester 2

ob 3 Dysfunction of the ob 3 Introduction to Clinical Dental
Masticatory System Restoration
ob 5 Paediatric Dentistry I ob 6 Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine
ob 7 Orthodontics I ob 5 Paediatric Dentistry II
ob 6 General Medical and ob 4 Orthodontics II
Surgical Pathology II ob 6 Prosthodontics II
ob 6 Prosthodontics I ob 3 Advanced Periodontics
ob 6 Endodontics 27 Subtotal
33 Subtotal

Fourth year type ects semester 1 type ects semester 2

ob 6 Dental ob 6 Clinical Restorative Dentistry II
ob 3 Paediatric Dentistry III ob 3 Advanced Dental Material
ob 3 Orthodontics III op 3 Elective II
ob 6 Oral Medical and Surgical ob 6 Oral Medical and Surgical Pathology III
Pathology II ob 6 Prosthodontics IV
ob 6 Prosthodontics III ob 6 Dental Traumatology
ob 3 Periodontics Seminar I 30 Subtotal
ob 3 English for Dentistry II
30 Subtotal
Fifth year type ects semester 1 type ects semester 2
ob 3 English for Dentistry III ob 3 Director of the Radiodiagnostic
ob 3 Geriatric Dentistry Facilities
ob 3 Legal and Forensic Dentistry ob 3 Community Dentistry
ob 3 Paediatric Dentistry IV ob 3 Dentistry
ob 3 Orthodontics IV ob 3 Periodontics Seminar II
pr 12 Integrated Dentistry Clinic op 3 Elective III
tf 3 Final Degree Report pr 12 Integrated Dentistry Clinic
30 Subtotal tf 3 Final Exhibition
30 Subtotal

Electives Elective I: Elective III:

3 Classrooms Ethics
Elective II:
3 Summer Voluntary Clinical
Practice in Dentistry
3 Voluntary Clinical Practice
in Dentistry - Saturdays
3 Multidisciplinary Surgery
3 Dental Aesthetics
3 Health Management
3 History of Dentistry
3 Implant Prosthetics
3 Otolaryngology for Dentists

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UIC Barcelona,
grants
and funding
Grants
UIC students are able to apply for
various types of grants: They are
awarded according to the following
requirements:
Academic: these are awarded if you
passed all your credits from the
previous academic year.
Financial: these are awarded based
on family income thresholds.
Family members: these are awarded
according to the number of members in
a family unit.
Collaboration: the amount received
when you work in faculties and services.
Grants for Academic Excellence
Free credits
UIC Barcelona promotes excellence via
free credits in some cases:
If you received a distinction for your
baccalaureate studies 100% of the
enrolment fees for your first year will be
paid.
If you received a distinction in a subject
you took during your university degree for
the credits corresponding to enrolment
for the following academic year.
If youre one of the ten finalists in UIC
Barcelonas pre-university competition
you will achieve a 100% grant for the
first year of the degree programme that
you chose in UIC Barcelona.
If youre one of the 500 top students
in the PAU results for the autonomous
community of Catalonia or one of the 100
top students in the PAU results for the
rest of Spain you will receive a grant for
100% of the first year of the degree
programme you choose.
Funding
Once the reservation fee for a place has
been paid, in order to pay the rest of the
amount of the enrolment fee we offer you
the following methods:
Payment of the full amount
Payment through a bank in tailored
instalments
A student loan
Discounts
UIC Barcelona awards discounts on the
amount of the enrolment to certain
students or groups. There are other
types of discounts:
For special category large families
Special one-parent families
Alumni members
The children of Alumni members
Admissions procedure

Application At UIC Barcelona we have our own system for access

for admission to the official degree programmes we teach.
Therefore, if youre interested in studying at UIC
Barcelona you will need to pass the universitys own
entrance examinations and obtain official access to
the Spanish university system depending on your
access route uic.es/es/vias-acceso

Documentation In order to take the UIC Barcelona entrance

examinations you must do as follows:

1. Please fill in this application form which you

can find on the internet: (uic.es/solicitud)
2. Please make a payment for the issue and exam
fees (once your application has been made the
various payment options will appear)
3. Provide the following documentation 5 days
before the date of the entrance exam:

Academic certificates from the last two

programmes you have passed and completed
The General Terms and Conditions document
signed for admission
Two passport-sized photographs
A photocopy of your National Identity Card or
Passport
A receipt for the payment of the costs of issuing
the paperwork and for the exam

Entrance exams You will have to do an entrance examination if you

want to study at UIC Barcelona. The entrance
examinations consist of:

A psychometric test
An English language test
A general culture test
A specific test related to the degree programme
A personal interview

Reservation and Once you have been admitted, you have five days
enrolment to formalise the reservation of your place (20 %
of the total payment for the degree programme)
from the date of admission.

If youre a newly admitted student, enrolment

will be made effective from the month of
June, once the PAU results have been released.
If youre an international student, you will have
special enrolment dates due to the specific
paperwork involved.

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Universitat Internacional
uic.es de Catalunya
Faculty of Dentistry