DENTISTRY STUDIES IN POLAND AND ABROAD
EXERCISE 1. Read the text carefully and put the missing words back in the correct gaps:
A. An average practitioner of dentistry is not a specialist.
B. There, students take courses in mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, English composition and literature, a foreign language, history, philosophy and other social sciences.
C. If the dentist wants to specialize in a special field of dentistry, he or she has to undergo a further training for 2-4 years and complete special courses.
D. The standard degree awarded in Great Britain is Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), but American dental licensing authorities do not permit registration of BDS degrees.
E. Every year, there are many candidates applying for a place at the Dental Faculty, which is not surprising.
F. However, more time is planned for studies of the anatomy of the head and neck, and diseases and problems concerning the mouth and teeth.
Studying dentistry is many people's dream. (1) ……… A promising career, with a lot of good prospects, quite lucrative, offering the possibility to work on your own – that is what sounds most tempting. In the USA and the UK dentistry is as popular as in Poland, though there are certain differences as for the
course of studies. Especially in the US, where a dentist-to-be must spend from two to four years at an accredited undergraduate college as a predental student. (2) ……… In their last year of predental studies, the student takes a special Dental Aptitude Test (DAT) to check whether they are a suitable candidate for a
dental school. Plus, the dental schools themselves also select their candidates.
Almost all the officially approved dental schools in the US are branches of large universities. The dental school course lasts 5 years and gives the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine
(DDM). (3) ………
The curriculum of dental studies includes many subjects studied by students of medicine, such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, histology and pathology. (4) ……… Other subjects are: tooth morphology, oral pathology, prosthodontic techniques, properties of dental materials, elementary operative dental surgery,
clinical prosthodontics, dental radiology, paedodontics, dental anaesthetics, orthodontics, pharmacology, oral surgery and others.
Once the student has received their degree, they must pass a series of American National Dental Examination and State Board Examination before they are given a licence to practise as a general dental practitioner (GDP).
(5) ……… He/she deals with restorative, prosthetic and routine endodontic therapy, routine periodontal therapy and simple extractions. Nevertheless, nowadays there is a growing trend towards specialization.
(6) ……… The basic specialties include preventive and community dentistry, restorative dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental radiology, paediatric dentistry, orthodontics, periodontology, endodontics, prosthodontics (prosthetic dentistry) and forensic dentistry.
What are the similarities and differences between studying dentistry in Poland and abroad? Can we make some comparison?
EXERCISE 2. WORDBUILDING. Change the words in brackets:
The DAT is conducted by the American Dental (ASSOCIATE) .......................... (ADA) and has been in (OPERATE) .......................... on a national basis since 1950. The DAT is administered throughout the year at test
centres operated by Prometric Inc. (Prometric Test Centers). The testing program is designed to measure general academic ability, (COMPREHEND) .......................... of scientific information, and (PERCEIVE).......................... ability. While all dental schools require (EXAM) .......................... to participate in the DAT Program, test results are only one factor considered in evaluating the (ADMIT) .......................... potential of an
candidate. Validity studies conducted by the testing program have shown that test scores in conjunction with collegiate records are (USE) .......................... in predicting performance. The relative (IMPORTANT)
.......................... of these predictors in the (ADMISSON) .......................... process is determined by the dental
school. The dental profession holds a special position of trust within society. As a (CONSEQUENT) ..........................society affords the profession certain privileges that are not available to members of the public-at-large. In return, the profession makes a (COMMIT) .......................... to society that its members will adhere to high ethical standards of conduct. (SUBMIT) .......................... of an application to a dental education program is the first step in the process of becoming a member of the dental profession. With the (APPLY) ..........................
comes the (OBLIGE) .......................... to uphold the highest level of (HONEST) .......................... and ethical (BEHAVE) .......................... An applicant is held to the same high standards for truth, full (DISCLOSE)
.......................... and (ACCURATE) .......................... in the application process to which a member of the dental
profession is expected to aspire in their capacity as a member of the profession. Behaviour that results in (CONDUCT) .......................... or (REGULARITY) .......................... in the dental education program admissions
process is a very serious matter. An applicant who acts (ETHICAL)...................... risks being denied admission to dental education programs. Moreover, such unethical actions, if (CLOSE) .......................... after enrolment in a program or at the beginning of dental practice, can result in more serious outcomes.
EXERCISE 3. GAP FILL - STUDYING DENTISTRY AT LAMBETH COLLEGE.
Fill the gaps with ONE word:
Lambeth College (UK) is one of the places (1) ............you can study dentistry. Here are the students’ views:Robin Smith: "I (2) ............proud to be a Lambeth College (3) ............because the courses are (4) ............better here than (5) ............my old college and the teachers are (6) ............helpful. I am a much (7) ..........confident person now." Wing Han Wu: "I really enjoyed my (8) ............here and it (9) .......... completely different (10) ............school. The teachers are really passionate and friendly (11) ............so nice to be around." Chris Brasco: "I am proud to be a student at Lambeth College because it (12) ............increased my self confidence. I feel comfortable (13) ........... making presentation of the work I have completed (14) ............part
of my course. I have gained knowledge that (15) ............allow me to pursue my goal of (16) ...........a general dental practitioner. I am proud (17) ...........my achievements."
EXERCISE 4. WHAT KIND OF SPECIALIST DO THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE REFERRED TO?
ORAL SURGEON ORTHODONTIST PROSTHODONTIST PERIODONTIST
COSMETIC SURGEON PAEDODONTIST ORAL PATHOLOGIST RADIOLOGIST
FORENSIC ODONTOLOGIST ENDODONIST
• A child who has a sweet tooth but does not want to brush his teeth, already has a few cavities.
• A motorcyclist with a broken jaw.
• An actress with one front tooth missing. She needs a permanent replacement. She also wants to have really beautiful white teeth, so that they look good on the screen.
• A man with calculus deposits.
• A woman with necrotic pulp.
• A man with all his upper teeth missing.
• A politician with chipped, stained teeth.
• A child with serious overcrowding.
• A man with an overgrowth under his tongue.
• A woman with an impacted wisdom tooth.
• A elderly man with exposed roots and mobile teeth.
• A mugger who is charged with an assault and was bitten by the victim, still claims to be innocent
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