Course Management
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Univ.-Prof. Xiaohui Rausch-Fan, MD, DMD, PhD
Course DirectorDeputy Head of the Division of Periodontology, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna
Area of expertise: periodontology and orthodontics
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Prof. Christian Ulm, MD, DMD, DDS
Scientific DirectorHead of the Division Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna
Area of expertise: oral surgery, implantology, periodontology, maxillary sinus disorders, anatomy and histology of atrophic alveolar ridges
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Prof. Christos Perisanidis, MD, DMD, PhD
Scientific DirectorFull Professor and Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Athens
Area of expertise: autologous bone grafts, bone augmentation, soft-tissue augmentation, sinus lift
Master of Science:
incl. hands-on in pre-clinic as well as various live surgeries and dissection courses
- Update of knowledge in the anatomy, histology and molecular biology structure of bone and periodontium / cell biology / application of regenerative material in periodontology and implantology: biocompatibility, tissue engineering and osseointegration / oral soft and hard tissue disease and pathology / pharmacology / dental radiology / photo documentation / forensic / emergency medicine / introduction to scientific work
- General Periodontology: diagnostics and conservative periodontal therapy
- Periodontal regenerative surgery and surgical resection
- Soft tissue management / treatment of gingival hyperplasia and gingival recession
- Basics in Implantology I / overview implantology systems / osseointegration / socket-preservation
- Implantology II / diagnostics / computer aided implantology surgery / sinus lift / guided bone regeneration and augmentation
- Implantology III / complex augmentation and reconstruction / bone harvesting and reconstruction / bone augmentation of the severely atrophic jaw / maxillofacial surgical techniques / medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw "MRONJ" / clinical application of growth factors and tissue regeneration protocols / augmentation of the alveolar ridge following dentofacial trauma / rehabilitation of oral cancer patients with dental implants
- Implant Prosthodontics / functional and dysfunctional occlusion / diagnostic system: condygraphic examination and analysis / application in reconstruction of functional occlusion / MRT diagnostics / application in splint therapy and increase of bite vertical dimension / functional reconstruction of periodontally comprised patients / prosthodontic reconstruction for tumor and aplasia patient / digital dentistry
- Update: Literature research / case presentations / clinical documentation / Master's Thesis and Final Exam
Academic Expert:
incl. hands-on in pre-clinic as well as various live surgeries and dissection courses
- General Periodontology: diagnostics and conservative periodontal therapy
- Periodontal regenerative surgery and surgical resection
- Soft tissue management / treatment of gingival hyperplasia and gingival recession
- Basics in Implantology I / overview implantology systems / osseointegration / socket-preservation
- Implantology II / diagnostics / computer aided implantology surgery / sinus lift / guided bone regeneration and augmentation
- Implantology III / complex augmentation and reconstruction / bone harvesting and reconstruction / bone augmentation of the severely atrophic jaw / maxillofacial surgical techniques / medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw "MRONJ" / clinical application of growth factors and tissue regeneration protocols / augmentation of the alveolar ridge following dentofacial trauma / rehabilitation of oral cancer patients with dental implants
- Implant Prosthodontics / functional and dysfunctional occlusion / diagnostic system: condygraphic examination and analysis / application in reconstruction of functional occlusion / MRT diagnostics / application in splint therapy and increase of bite vertical dimension / functional reconstruction of periodontally comprised patients / prosthodontic reconstruction for tumor and aplasia patient / digital dentistry
- Final Exam
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Professor Maher Almasri, DDS MSc PhD MBA(HEM)
Dean, College of Medicine and Dentistry (Formerly BPP University Faculty of Dentistry)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Professor Carlo Ercoli
Chairman and Program Director of the Prosthodontic Specialty Training Program at the University of Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, NY, USA
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Prof. em. Dr. Dr. Niklaus P. Lang
University of Bern
Switzerland
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Priv.-Doz. Paul Wolfgang Pöschl, MD, DMD
Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen
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Prof. Mariano Sanz
Departamento de Especialidades Clínicas Odontológicas (DECO)
ETEP Research Group (Aetiology & Therapeutics of Periodontal and Periimplant Diseases)
Faculty of Odontology
Madrid, Spain
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Prof. Anton Sculean, DMD, MS, PhD
Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
Adjunct Professor Medical University of Vienna
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Prof. Andreas Stavropoulos, DMD, PhD
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University of Malmö, Sweden
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Prof. Maurizio Tonetti, DMD, PhD, MMSc
Faculty of Dentistry, Periodontology, Prince Philip Hospital, The University of Hong Kong
Adjunct Professor Medical University of Vienna
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Prof. Gernot Wimmer, MD, DDS, PhD
Division of Prosthodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology and Implantology, Medical University of Graz
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Priv.-Doz. Kristina Bertl, DMD, PhD, MSc
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology, University of Malmö, Sweden
Division of Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna
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Corinna Bruckmann, DMD, MSc
Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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Gerlinde Durstberger, MD, DMD
Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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Hady Haririan, DMD, PhD, MSc
Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Ulrike Kuchler, MD, DMD
Division of Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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Markus Laky, MD, DMD, MSc
Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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Michael Müller, DMD
Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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Univ.-Prof. Emeka Nkenke, MD, DMD, MA
Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Medical University of Vienna
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Professor Christos Perisanidis, MD, DMD, PhD
Full Professor and Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Athens
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Assoc. Prof. Univ. Doz. Xiaohui Rausch-Fan, MD, DMD
Deputy Head of the Division of Periodontology, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harald Sitte
Center for Physiology and Pharmacology (Institute of Pharmacology)
Medical University of Vienna
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Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Georg Srbac, DMD
Division of Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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ao Univ.-Prof. Christian Ulm, MD, DMD
Head of the Division of Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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Priv.-Doz. Christoph Vasak, MD, DMD
Division of Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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ao Univ.-Prof. Georg Watzak, MD, DMD
Division of Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
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Univ.-Prof. Werner Zechner, MD, DMD
Deputy Head of the Division of Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry
Medical University of Vienna
Only the German version, „53. Curriculum für den Universitätslehrgang Periodontology und Implantology - Master of Science (Continuing Education)“, published in the Bulletin of the Medical University of Vienna for the academic year 2022/23, vol. 40, no. 53, dated 30 June 2022, is legally binding.
Requirements for Graduation
- Case Reports
- Written and Oral Exams
- Master's Thesis: study design, thesis proposal, final defense
Could I submit English certificate other than CEFR such as TOEFL or IELTS and equal band score of them to C1?
We do not need a certain certificate of your English language skills, but you should have a high level in order to follow the lectures as well as to be able to read literature in English.
See also Curriculum §5 c)
Knowledge of English is required (equivalent to Level B2/C1 of GER/CEFR or language examination and decision to be taken by the course director) that will permit the reading of scientific literature and the understanding of subject-specific lectures; also computer knowledge that allows trouble-free use of a teaching and learning platform as well as the use of literature databases;
CEFR
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Can I treat patients during the Master Course?
NO. Patient treatment has to be performed in the home country.
See also Curriculum §5 b)
Registration to practice the profession of dentist at the location of patient treatment because the course participants must treat patients outside the University Clinic of Dentistry Vienna in the facilities of their own dental occupation in accordance with the criteria learned in the curriculum in order to be able to handle the patient cases required for successful completion of the university course.
Can I work as a dentist in Austria after the Master Course?
NO. The International Master's Programs in Dentistry are not eligible for a working permit in Austria. For this purpose your dentistry degree has to be recognised by the Medical University of Vienna: www.meduniwien.ac.at/web/en/studies-further-education/nostrification/
Do you offer scholarships or discounts for international students?
NO. The tuition fee for postgraduate education at the Medical University of Vienna is equal to all students (no matter of origin) and is not waived to any student.