The Faculty of Dentistry is a structural and functional subdivision of the State Higher Educational Institution "Uzhhorod National University", which was established in accordance with the decision of the Academic Council of the University dated August 31, 2006 (Minutes № 8).

The faculty trains specialists in the field of "Dentistry" (7.12010005), the term of study - 5 years. There is a license to admit 200 students (government order - 15 students), including 50 - for representatives of other countries.

During the period of its existence, Uzhhorod Faculty of Dentistry has acquired the status of a well-known in the scientific world not only in Ukraine, but also far beyond its borders.

The basis of the dental faculty consists of 9 departments, of which 7 are responsible for undergraduate training, and 2 - for postgraduate. These departments provide the educational process of more than 1000 students, interns and cadets.

According to the relevant decisions of the Academic Council and the orders of the Rector of Uzhhorod National University, undergraduate training of students is carried out at the following departments:

• Department of Surgical Dentistry, Maxillofacial Surgery and Oncostomatology (Head of the Department - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor PP Brekhlichuk);
• Department of Therapeutic Dentistry (Head of the Department - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Dobrovolska MK);
• Department of Pediatric Dentistry (Head of the Department - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Melnyk VS);
• Department of Orthopedic Dentistry (Head of the Department - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor SB Kostenko).

In September 2017started operating

- Department of Fundamental Medical Disciplines (Head of the Department - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Fera OV), which provides teaching such subjects as human anatomy, hygiene and ecology, life safety, basics of bioethics and biosafety and a number of others, both for domestic and and for international students.

Based on the decision of the Academic Council of Uzhhorod National University according to the order № 258 / 01-17 from 02/27/2018 was created:

Department of Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics and Pharmacology (Head of the Department - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor NV Boyko), which provides teaching such subjects as general microbiology, medical (special) microbiology, histology and cytology, biological and medical chemistry, pharmacology and clinical immunology.

Started operating in September 2018

- Department of Clinical Disciplines (Head of the Department - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Hema-Bagina NM)

The structural units of postgraduate education include:

- Department of Dentistry of postgraduate education with a course of therapeutic and orthopedic dentistry (head of the department - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor AM Potapchuk), established in accordance with the order № 257 / 01-03 from 14.12.2012 on the reorganization of departments;

- Department of Pediatric Dentistry (Head of the Department - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor OV Klytynska).

On the basis of the faculty the provision of professional education of the highest qualification level is carried out:

-magistracy;

-clinical residency;

-graduate school, which, in turn, provides training for research and teaching staff.

At the departments of postgraduate education, cadet doctors have the opportunity to undergo continuous training in the form of specializations, pre-certification cycles, thematic improvements and internships in the following disciplines: "Therapeutic Dentistry", "Orthopedic Dentistry", "Surgical Dentistry", "Pediatric Dentistry" and «Orthodontics».

On the basis of 3 training centers - Research and Training Center for Molecular Microbiology and Immunology of Mucous membranes SHEI "Uzhgorod National University" of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, headed by Doctor of Medicine, Professor Boyko Nadezhda Vladimirovna; The Research and Training Center for Forensic Dentistry and the Center for Implantology and Surgical Dentistry, headed by Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Yevhen Kostenko, teaches relevant disciplines for students of the Faculty of Dentistry.

One of the leading activities of the faculty is international cooperation. Agreements on research and production cooperation have been signed with leading foreign higher educational institutions in the field of medicine: the Faculty of Health of the University of Prešov (Slovakia); Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinic of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of P.Y. Shafarika, Košice (Slovakia); Faculty of Dentistry, Medical University of Debrecen (Hungary); Faculty of Dentistry, University of Reykjavik (Iceland), Department of Anatomy, Histology and Legal Medicine, University of Firenze (Florence, Italy), Private Dental Clinic "Petramed", Chadz (Slovakia) and the Department of Forensic Medicine NMAPE named after P.L. Shupyk, is actively cooperating with the Main Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the Kyiv City Clinical Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination.

Kostenko Yevhen Yakovych and Myroslav Honcharuk-Khomyn spoke and participated in the organization of the International Congress of the World Association of Forensic Odonto-Dentistry (IOFOS) -2017.

The Specialized Academic Council K 61.051.08 for the defense of candidate dissertations in the specialties 14.01.22 - "dentistry" and 14.01.03 - "surgery" has been created and is actively functioning. Chairman of the Specialized Council - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor E.Ya. Kostenko, Deputy Chairman of the Council - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor PO Boldizhar, Scientific Secretary - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor OV Klitinska.

The Specialized Academic Council includes leading specialists of Ukraine in the fields of dentistry and surgery, respectively.

19 dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences have already been successfully defended.

Employees of the faculty are actively published and participate in the publishing of the periodical international profile medical journal "Intermedical Journal", which has been published since 2014 (Editor-in-Chief - Rector of Uzhhorod National University, MD, Professor Smolanka VI, scientific editor - doctor of medical sciences, professor Kostenko E.Ya., deputy editor-in-chief - doctor of medical sciences, professor OV Klytynska, members of the editorial board of the journal include well-known European and domestic specialists in various fields of medicine ).

The journal publishes articles by Ukrainian and international experts in various fields of medicine. The languages ​​of publications in the journal are English, Ukrainian and Slovak. The tenth issue of the magazine is being prepared for publication.

Employees of the Faculty of Dentistry are members of the following international and domestic professional associations: IOFOS (International Organization of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - International Organization of Forensic Odonto-Dentistry, Italy) and Osteuropa Verein Rechtsmedizin (Germany); Association of Dentists of Ukraine, Association of Dentists-Orthopedists and Dental Technicians (President of the Association - Doctor of Medicine, Professor E.Ya. Kostenko), Association of Forensic Dentistry - (President of the Association - Doctor of Medicine, Professor E.Ya. Kostenko) .), The Association of Periodontists of Ukraine, the Association of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, the Ukrainian Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons and Dental Surgeons, the Association of Orthodontists of Ukraine and the Association of Student Dentists.

EDUCATIONAL WORK

The educational process is provided by highly qualified scientists and practitioners, among whom there are 10 doctors of sciences, professors; 25 candidates of sciences, associate professors; 45 assistants, 26 senior teachers.

Departments of the faculty introduce new teaching methods and programs in order to improve the educational process. In accordance with the work programs, the teams of the departments have prepared methodical instructions, banks of test tasks, materials of preparation for lectures and practical classes. Work programs on disciplines are posted on the web-pages of university departments.

Basic knowledge students receive in theoretical and clinical departments during the first two courses.

Theoretical training of students is carried out on the basis of medical and dental faculties.

Students learn basic medical skills during internships (nursing, nursing and medicine) at clinical departments, health care facilities in the Transcarpathian region, as well as at the clinic "Petramed" (Slovakia), according to the cooperation agreement.

Clinical training of students takes place on the basis of the University Dental Clinic, using modern advanced methods of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of patients with dental profile.

The possibilities of modern computer technology and the latest equipment are widely used in the educational, scientific medical and diagnostic process.

Practical skills and knowledge of the dentist are acquired by students while studying at four specialized departments for the next three years.

During their studies, students take integrated licensing test exams: "Step-1" in the 3rd and "Step-2" in the 5th year. After passing the state comprehensive practice-oriented exam in the fifth year and receiving a diploma, graduates continue their internship in the specialty "dentist".

Internship, specialization, pre-certification cycles, thematic improvements, internships in such disciplines as "Therapeutic Dentistry", "Orthopedic Dentistry", "Surgical Dentistry", "Pediatric Dentistry" and "Orthodontics" are held on the clinical bases of postgraduate education.

THERAPEUTIC WORK

The main clinical base is the "University Dental Clinic", where young professionals have the opportunity to work on high quality medical equipment and receive patients, using the scientific and medical potential of the departments of the Faculty of Dentistry, in the face of highly qualified, experienced dentists.

The structural units of the University Dental Clinic are:

-Department of Orthopedic Dentistry (Head of the Department, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Kenyuk AT);

-Department of Surgical Dentistry (Head of the Department, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Brekhlichuk PP);

-Department of Therapeutic Dentistry (Head of the Department, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Kostenko SB);

-Department of Pediatric Dentistry (Head of the Department, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Melnyk VS);

-Department of Orthodontics (Head of the Department, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Izai ME);

-dental laboratory (head Mizun GP).

The University Dental Clinic provides a wide range of patients, including Uzhhorod residents, employees and students of Uzhhorod National University, and runs a program that provides voluntary and free dental services to 128 servicemen.

SCIENTIFIC WORK OF THE FACULTY

Scientific publications and dissertation researches of faculty employees are carried out within the limits of complex initiative applied research theme of faculty:

"Clinical and experimental substantiation of the use of modern dental technologies and expert assessment of the quality of treatment and prevention of major dental diseases in children and adults", code UDC: 616.314-002: 614.2, № state registration - 0109U000115.

Over the 10 years of the faculty's work, more than 1,000 publications have been published, including 785 in professional publications, 150 in scientific and metric publications, including 10 in journals indexed by SCOPUS and Web of Science. Published 20 monographs, 2 atlases, 73 textbooks, 4 information letters, received 27 patents for utility models. Prepared 45 methodological developments in all profile subjects of the departments of the dental faculty on the credit-module system in accordance with the requirements of the Bologna process.

3 doctoral dissertations (Kostenko E.Ya., Horytsky VM, Klytynska OV) and 12 candidate dissertations were defended (Brekhlichuk PP, Yerem TV, Balega (Onysko) MI, Kostenko SB, Melnyk VS, Kenyuk AT, Bilishchuk LM, Gorzov LF, Vasko AA, Kholodnyak OV, Rivis OY, Zombor KV .).

25 candidate and 4 doctoral dissertations are being prepared for defense.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

The Student Scientific Society (STS) has been established at the Faculty of Dentistry, which helps young scientists to develop their scientific potential, as well as expands the opportunities for teacher-student cooperation to the level of scientific relationship. The results of our students at conferences and competitions in recent years are impressive - first and prize places at All-Ukrainian, international conferences, congresses and such international forums as International Students Congress (Brno, Czech Republic) and Dental Congress Georgia-Ukraine (Batumi, Georgia).

The brightest representatives of SNT were such young scientists as Myroslav Honcharuk-Khomyn, Ostap Beley, Mykhailo Slyvka, Roman Marukha, Serhiy Krichfalushiy, Artur Lyakh, who headed the society in different years.

In cooperation with the Association of Forensic Physicians of Ukraine, the Student Scientific Society organized the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Modern Advances in Forensic Science and Expertise" (Uzhgorod, 2015).

The active public activity of the student self-government led by Taras Hrynchak, Yuriy Penzenyk and their strong team cannot go unnoticed.

Interesting news and information about the most significant events of the Faculty of Dentistry are covered in the scientific and entertainment quarterly magazine "Affinaige".

Within the scientific themes of the Faculty of Dentistry, there are Student Scientific Circles (CIS), for the activities of which Dr. Med. Ph.D., Professor Fera OV. Every year the pupils of the circles under the guidance of curators prepare reports, presentations of scientific materials, scientific publications. A total of 21 publications were published in professional and international publications. Circle members take an active part in regional and All-Ukrainian conferences and Olympiads, where they win prizes.

The participation of faculty members in the annual international conferences and congresses has led to the development of international horizontal relations among students, which led to joining the European Association of Dental Students in 2012.

The Association of Dental Students of Ukraine was established to unite dental students, create a favorable learning environment and information exchange platform, as well as to better master professional skills.

The organization of own conferences of students and young scientists of the highest class allowed to concentrate the core of student science around the dental faculty of Uzhhorod National University.

Thus, with the close cooperation of students and management, the dental faculty of Uzhgorod National University has become one of the best in Ukraine.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY

Kostenko Yevhen Yakovych - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Research and Training Center of Forensic Dentistry of Uzhhorod National University of Ukraine, Chairman of the Association of Forensic Dentistry in Ukraine, integrated into the World Association of Dental Dentists dental technicians of Ukraine, Chairman of the Dental Reform Committee of the Association of Dentists of Ukraine, Chairman of the Specialized Academic Council K 61.051.08 and scientific editor of the periodical international profile medical journal "Intermedical Journal".

Founder and head of the scientific school "Forensic Odontology".

The main area of ​​research: identification of persons by dental status, expert assessment of the quality of qualified dental care, improving the work of dentists in the reform of the medical sector in the country and the development of new methods of dental treatment and rehabilitation.

Author of more than 170 scientific works, 11 inventions, which are confirmed by patents of Ukraine. Developer of medical and diagnostic methods and materials used in the treatment of major dental diseases. Author of development of computer programs for identification of persons by dental status on the basis of X-ray examinations, and identification of materials used in dental practice.

Under his supervision, three dissertations were defended for the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences in "Dentistry", 10 master's theses. He is the research supervisor of five graduate students and researchers.

Head of the student scientific group, the main organizer of scientific dental conferences, symposia and practical workshops. He is the co-author of many textbooks and manuals for dental students and dental practitioners. In particular, "Almanac of Orthopedic Dentistry", "Prosthetics with complete loss of teeth", "Atlas of diseases of the oral cavity and surgical interventions of the maxillofacial area and neck", "Propaedeutics of pediatric therapeutic dentistry", "Atlas of identification of intra-dentinal dentures signs ". Lectures and conducts practical classes for students majoring in "Orthopedic Dentistry".

Also visit the official website of the faculty.