SUBJECT: SAMPLE OUTCOMES-BASED CURRICULUM FOR THE DOCTOR OF DENTAL

MEDICINE EDUCATION

PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS

Program Description

Degree Name: Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)

Nature of the Field of Study:

Dental education shall produce graduates for the general practice of the profession,
who are scientifically knowledgeable, technically capable and socially sensitive in the
maintenance and care of oral health.

Program Goals:

Dental education shall produce graduates who are adept in the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of oral diseases. It shall produce graduates who:

a. Are competent to provide comprehensive dental treatment

b. Are sensitive to social and moral climate of the Filipino people
c. Are research-oriented
d. Can assume leadership role in the national and global community

Specific Professions/Careers/Occupation for Graduates:

a. Private Dental practitioner

b. Health care provider in hospitals, local government units, private companies and
law enforcement and investigative agencies
c. Academician. Dentists can be employed in colleges and universities offering
Dentistry
d. Dental industry experts, consultants and researchers

Allied Fields: All Health Programs and Social Sciences

Program Outcomes

Common to all programs in all types of schools

The graduates have the ability to:

a) engage in lifelong learning and understanding of the need to keep abreast
latest developments in the field of Dentistry (PQF level 6 descriptor)
b) effectively communicate orally and in writing using both English and Filipino

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 c) work effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural
teams. (PQF level 6 descriptor)
d) act in recognition of professional, social, and ethical responsibility
e) preserve and promote “Filipino historical and cultural heritage” (based on RA
7722)

Common to Health Professions

The graduates have the ability to:

a) Demonstrate clinical competence in specific profession
b) Exhibit health professional and ethical practice
c)Practice inter-professional education
d) Exercise communication skills/become an educator
e) Continue to become a lifelong learner (personal/continuing professional
development)
f) Become leader/manager/systems approach to healthcare
g) Become researcher
h) Become social advocate/mobilizer

Common to the Dentistry program

Dental education shall produce graduates who are globally competitive, and have the
ability to:
a. provide quality oral health care
b. provide proper patient education
c. deliver community and extension dental services
d. conduct and disseminate basic, experimental and clinical dental researches
e. apply business principles, entrepreneurship, practices, processes and
innovative technology in dentistry
f. appreciate the value of life-long learning and continue to be a life-long learner
g. adhere to ethical/legal/moral applications in dental practice

Common to a horizontal type as defined in CMO 46 s.2012

a. For Professional Institutions: A service orientation in one’s profession

b. For Colleges: An ability to participate in various types of employment,

development activities, and public discourses particularly in response to the
needs of the communities one serves

c. For Universities: An ability to participate in the generation of new

knowledge or in research and development projects.

To distinguish among the HEI’s according to the horizontal typology types, HEI’s are
encouraged to develop DMD curriculum that provide enhancements in the following program
outcomes:

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 Horizontal Typology Types

Program Outcomes Professional College University

Institution

1. Provide quality oral health care + + +

2. Provide proper patient education + + +

3. Deliver community and extension dental +++ +++ +++

services

4. Conduct and disseminate basic, + + +++

experimental and clinical researches

5. Apply business principles, + + +

entrepreneurship, practices, processes and
innovative technology in dentistry

6. Appreciate the value of life-long learning +++ +++ +++

and continue to be a life-long learner

7. Adhere to ethical/legal/moral applications + + +

in dental practice

+ Minimum requirement
+++ Enhancement

Minimum Performance Indicators

This section contains a list of minimum performance standards to measure the degree of
attainment of each of the identified program outcomes. These performance indicators are
considered to be the benchmarks that will be used as basis to evaluate the students in terms of
participation, performance, and output. The parameters shown below will be used at different
points of the scholastic years and will be used to develop course outcomes and learning outcomes.

Provide quality oral health care

Performance Indicators:

a. Obtain medical, dental, social and occupational history

b. Obtain and interpret diagnostic information and procedures
c. Maintain record of patient
d. Develop comprehensive oral health plan
e. Perform appropriate clinical procedures

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 f. Provide oral and preventive care
g. Refer to specialists if necessary
h. Provide emergency dental services
i. Implement and monitor infection control and environmental safety
j. Maintain adequate clinical equipment and facilities
k. Coordinates with other health professionals

Provide proper patient education

Performance Indicators:

a. Conducts proper oral health education

b. Explains proper treatment plan to the patient
c. Gives chairside instruction to the patient
d. Provides post operative instructions
e. Recalls patient

Deliver community and extension dental services

Performance Indicators:

a. Conducts community and extension services – oral health education, preventive

health measures, corrective treatment
b. Participates in oral healthcare awareness programs

Conduct and disseminate basic, experimental and clinical researches

Performance Indicators:

a. Identifies oral health related problems as subject for research

b. Conduct research projects – basic, experimental and clinical
c. Identifies sources of research funding
d. Solicits and allocates funds
e. Disseminate research outputs – presentation in conferences, fora, etc
f. Publish research findings
g. Recommends and utilizes research output

Apply business principles, entrepreneurship, practices, processes and innovative

technology in Dentistry

Performance Indicators:

a. Identifies dental business opportunities/needs

b. Identifies other business opportunities
c. Able to source capitalization
d. Uses business principles in dental practice
e. Registers name of business with concerned agencies

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 f. Observe labor laws
g. Provides fringe benefits for office staff
h. Observes merit system
i. Utilize technology in clinic operations
j. Innovate dental practice

Appreciate the value of life-long learning and continue to be a life-long learner

Performance Indicators:

a. Keep updated with new techniques and procedures in dental practice through
seminars and trainings
b. Participates in continuing professional education through local chapters and
affiliates of the professional organization, regional, national and international
conferences, fora, symposia
c. Improve professional qualifications by pursuing graduate and post graduate studies
d. Continue to upgrade facilities and equipment in dental practice

Adhere to ethical/legal/moral applications in dental practice

Performance Indicators:

a. Applies Code of Ethics in Dentistry

b. Applies the principles of jurisprudence in the practice of Dentistry
c. Pays taxes and other obligations

CURRICULUM

Curriculum Description

The Dentistry program consists of 6 levels (Dentistry I to VI), from General Education
in the first two years, Basic Medical and Dental sciences, Pre-Clinical subjects in the
next two years and Clinical Training in the last two years.

The minimum requirements for the Dentistry curriculum are flexible

depending on the needs of the profession and in accordance with the Policies
and Standards of CHED.

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Sample Curriculum

Components
Units Total
108
I – Dentistry Curriculum
A. General Education
1. Language/Humanities 21
English 6
Filipino 6
Humanities subjects 9
(Logic, Philosophy, Literature)
2. Mathematics, Natural Sciences and 12
Information Technology
Mathematics 3
Basic Statistics with Epidemiology 3
Science, Technology & Society 3
Computer 3
Natural Sciences** 25
Zoology
Vertebrates/Invertebrates 5
Botany 5
Chemistry
Inorganic 5
Organic 5
Physics 5
3. Social Sciences 21
Health Ethics 3
Psychology 3
Socio/Anthropology 3
Life and Works of Rizal 3
Health Economics w/ TLR 3
Philippine Government & Constitution 3
Philippine History 3
4. Human Health Sciences 15
Genetics 5
Human Anatomy and Physiology 5
Primary Health Care 5
5. Physical Education 6
6. National Service Training Program (NSTP) 8

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B. Basic Medical Sciences 37
General Anatomy 1 5
Biochemistry 5
General Microscopic Anatomy and Embryology 4
General Anatomy II 5
General Physiology with Family Planning 4
Nutrition 2
Microbiology 3
General Pathology 4
Pharmacology 3
Principles of Medicine 2
C. Basic Dental Sciences* 73
Oral Anatomy 4
Dental History and Orientation 2
Computer Fundamentals and Dental Informatics 3
Oral Microscopic Anatomy and Embryology 4
Dental Materials 3
Restorative Dentistry I 4
Prosthodontics I (FPD) 4
Oral Physiology and Occlusion 3
Oral Pathology 1 4
Prosthodontics II (RPD) 4
Prosthodontics III (CD) 4
Anaesthesiology 3
Orthodontics I 3
Roentgenology 3
Oral Surgery I 2
Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 2
Endodontics 3
Research I –Methods of Research 2
Periodontology 2
Oral Surgery II 2
Research II-Research Presentation 2
Practice Management and Entrepreneurship 2
Oral Pathology II (Oncology) 3
Forensic Dentistry 1
Dental Jurisprudence and Ethics 2
Pediatric Dentistry with Child Psychology 2

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D. Pre-Clinical Subjects
Restorative Dentistry II 3
Orthodontics II 3
E. Clinical Dentistry 43
Clinical Dentistry I 6
Clinical Dentistry II 6
Clinical Dentistry III 10
Clinical Dentistry IV 10
Current Trends in Dentistry 1
Special Studies:
Ortho-Pedo Seminar I 1
Prosthodontics Seminar I 1
Restorative Dentistry Seminar I 1
Oral Surgery Seminar 2
Ortho-Pedo Seminar II 1
Prosthodontics Seminar II 1
Restorative Dentistry Seminar II 1
Endo-Perio Seminar 2
F. Hospital Dentistry 6
Hospital Dentistry I 3
Hospital Dentistry II 3
G. Community Dentistry 8
Community Dentistry I 2
Community Dentistry II 3
Community Dentistry III 3
TOTAL = 173
*Basic Dental Sciences can also be considered Pre-Clinical courses as follows:
Prosthodontics I (FPD), Prosthodontics II (RPD), Prosthodontics III (CD) and
Endodontics

** Natural Sciences should have a minimum of 25 units

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Sample Program of Study

DENTISTRY CURRICULUM

FIRST YEAR

1st Semester
Subjects Lec Lab Units
Inorganic Chemistry 3 2 5
General Physics 3 2 5
Communication and Study Skills in English 3 0 3
Sining ng Komunikasyon 3 0 3
Philippine History, Culture & Current Issues 3 0 3
College Algebra 3 0 3
Physical Education 1 2 0 2
TOTAL 24

2nd Semester
Subjects Lec Lab Units
Organic Chemistry 3 2 5
General Zoology 3 2 5
College Reading and Writing 3 0 3
Politics and Governance 3 0 3
Fundamentals of Logic and Ethics 3 0 3
Kasanayan sa Malikhaing Pagpapahayag 3 0 3
Science, Technology and Society 3 0 3
NSTP 1 (ROTC,CWTS) 3 0 3
Physical Education 2 2 0 2
TOTAL 30

SECOND YEAR
st
1 Semester
Subjects Lec Lab Units
Elementary Botany 3 2 5
General Psychology 3 0 3
Philippine Literature 3 0 3
Human Anatomy and Physiology 3 2 5
Health Care 3 2 5
Health Economics w/ TLR 3 0 3
NSTP 2 (ROTC,CWTS) 3 0 3
Physical Education 3 2 0 2
TOTAL 29

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2nd Semester
Subjects Lec Lab Units
Genetics 3 2 5
Basic Statistics 3 0 3
Introduction to Computer 3 0 3
Sociology-Anthropology 3 0 3
Philosophy of Man 3 0 3
Life and Works of Rizal 3 0 3
Health Ethics 3 0 3
Physical Education 4 2 0 2
TOTAL 25

THIRD YEAR
st
1 Semester
Subjects Lec Lab Units
General Anatomy 1 3 2 5
Biochemistry 3 2 5
General Microscopic Anatomy and 2 2 4
Embryology
Oral Anatomy 2 2 4
Dental History and Orientation 2 0 2
Computer Fundamentals and Dental 3 0 3
Informatics
TOTAL 23

2nd Semester

Subjects Lec Lab Units

General Anatomy II 3 2 5
Oral Microscopic Anatomy and Embryology 2 2 4
General Physiology with Family Planning 2 2 4
Dental Materials 2 1 3
Nutrition 2 0 2
Microbiology 2 1 3
Community Dentistry 1 2 0 2
TOTAL 23

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 FOURTH YEAR

1st Semester

Subjects Lec Lab Units

General Pathology 2 2 4
Pharmacology 2 1 3
Restorative Dentistry 1 2 2 4
Prosthodontics 1 (FPD) 2 2 4
Roentgenology 2 1 3
Oral Physiology and Occlusion 3 0 3
TOTAL 21

2nd Semester

Subjects Lec Lab Units

Oral Pathology 1 2 2 4
Restorative Dentistry II 2 1 3
Prosthodontics II (RPD) 2 2 4
Prosthodontics III (CD) 2 2 4
Anesthesiology 2 1 3
Orthodontics I 2 1 3
TOTAL 21

FIFTH YEAR

1st Semester
Subjects Lec Lab Clinic Units
Hours
Oral Surgery I 2 0 - 2
Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 2 0 - 2
Endodontics 2 1 - 3
Orthodontics II 2 1 - 3
Research I (Methods of Research) 2 0 - 2
Principles of Medicine 2 0 - 2
Periodontology 2 0 - 2
Clinical Dentistry I - - 18 6
TOTAL 22

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 2nd Semester

Subjects Lec Lab Clinic Units

Hours
Oral Surgery II 2 0 - 2
Research II-Research Presentation 2 0 - 2
Practice Management with 2 0 - 2
Entrepreneurship
Oral Pathology II- ( Oncology ) 3 0 - 3
Forensic Dentistry 1 0 - 1
Dental Jurisprudence and Ethics 2 0 - 2
Pediatric Dentistry with Child Psychology 2 0 - 2
Clinical Dentistry II - - 18 6
TOTAL 20

SIXTH YEAR
1st Semester

Subjects Lec Lab Clinic/ Units

Hosp.
Duty/
Field
Work
Hours
Hospital Dentistry I 1 2 6 3
Community Dentistry II 2 1 3 3
Current Trends in Dentistry 1 0 - 1
Special Studies:
Oral Surgery Seminar 2 0 - 2
Ortho-Pedo Seminar I 1 0 - 1
Prosthodontics Seminar I 1 0 - 1
Restorative Dentistry Seminar I 1 0 - 1
Clinical Dentistry III - 0 30 10
TOTAL 22

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 2nd Semester

Subjects Lec Lab Clinic/H Units

osp.
Duty/
Field
Work
Hours
Hospital Dentistry II 1 2 6 3
Community Dentistry III 1 2 6 3
Special Studies:
Ortho-Pedo Seminar II 1 0 - 1
Prosthodontics Seminar II 1 0 - 1
Restorative Dentistry Seminar II 1 0 - 1
Endo-Perio Seminar 2 0 - 2
Clinical Dentistry IV - 0 30 10
TOTAL 21

Sample Curriculum Map

This section provides an example of how to thread the identified program outcomes
through the different courses in the curriculum. This should guide the development of the
expected outcomes at different points within the program to ensure that the HEI is on-track in
achieving the expected program outcomes.

Similarly, the HEI should be able to thread the institutional outcomes across relevant
courses in the curriculum. The HEIs should not be limited to the competency levels indicated in this
sample curriculum map, but are highly encouraged to determine the competency levels
appropriate to their institutional outcomes and capacities.

Key Legends

I – Introduced; Basic concepts/principles

P – Practiced: Concepts and skills presented with application

D – Demonstrated: Principles/concepts are applied with skill across different clinical setting
with minimal supervision

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 Identified Program Outcomes

a. provide quality oral health care

b. provide proper patient education
c. deliver community and extension dental services
d. conduct and disseminate basic, experimental and clinical dental researches
e. apply business principles, entrepreneurship, practices, processes and
innovative technology in dentistry
f. appreciate the value of life-long learning and continue to be a life-long learner
g. adhere to ethical/legal/moral applications in dental practice

See Annex A for Sample Curriculum Map

Sample Syllabi and Curriculum Delivery for Selected Professional Courses

COURSE SYLLABUS

A. Course Code: : ORAL ANA

B. Course Title: : Oral Anatomy (Lecture)
C. Prerequisite(s) : Anatomy and Physiology
D. Credit : 2 units
No. of hours : 36 hours per semester

E. Course Description :

The study of the morphology of deciduous and permanent dentition, the macroscopic or gross
structure of the human teeth, their contact with each other on the dental arches, alignment,
occlusion including growth and development of the skull and jaws.

F. Course Objectives

By the end of the course, students should be able to 1) Understand the development of the teeth,
its sequence of eruption, and the three stages of the human dentition, 2) Determine the
relationship between the form of the teeth and their function as well as the contacts, alignment,
and occlusion of the dentition, 3) Value the significance of the form, function, position and
arrangement in the oral cavity.

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 G. Course Coverage:

WEEK TOPICS TEACHING- ASSESSMENT

LEARNING TASKS
ACTIVITIES

1 INTRODUCTION Lecture Discussion Quizzes

PARTS OF THE ORAL CAVITY Visual Presentation Oral Questioning

2 INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL ANATOMY Lecture Discussion Quizzes

TOOTH LANDMARKS Tooth Model Demo Seatwork

3 DEVELOPMENT AND ERUPTION OF THE TEETH Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Video Presentation Recitation

4 PARA-ORAL STRUCTURE Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Visual Presentation Recitation

5 DECIDUOUS DENTITION Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Video Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

6 PRELIM EXAM

7 PERMANENT MAXILLARY INCISORS Lecture Discussion Quizzes

PERMANENT MANDIBULAR INCISORS Visual Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

8 PERMANENT CANINES Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Visual Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

9 PERMANENT MAXILLARY PREMOLARS Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Visual Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

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10 PERMANENT MANDIBULAR PREMOLARS Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Visual Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

11 PERMANENT MAXILLARY MOLARS Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Visual Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

12 MIDTERM EXAM

13 PERMANENT MANDIBULAR MOLAR Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Visual Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

14 PULP CHAMBERS AND CANALS Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Video Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

15 THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTS, Lecture Discussion Quizzes

MUSCLES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Visual Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

16 OCCLUSION Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Visual Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

17 ABNORMALITIES OF THE TEETH Lecture Discussion Quizzes

Video Presentation Recitation

Seatwork

18 FINAL EXAM

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 H. Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students are expected to:

1. To classify and summarize the development of the teeth, its sequence of eruption, and the three stages
of the human dentition.

2. To describe and relate the relationship between the form of the teeth and their function as well as the
contacts, alignment, and occlusion of the dentition.

3. To value the significance of the form, function, position, and arrangement in the oral cavity.

4. To value the significance of the form, function, position, and arrangement in the oral cavity.

I. Textbook

Wheeler’s Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion by:

By: Major M. Ash and Staley J. Nelson (W.B. Saunders Co.) 10th Edition

J. References:

Books:
1. Wheeler’s Atlas of tooth Form by: Ash (W.B. Saunders Co.)
2. Woelfel’s Dental Anatomy by Rickne Scheid and Gabriela Weiss, 8th ed.
3. Dental Anatomy: Its Relevance to Dentistry
by: Julian Woelfel and Rickne Scheid, 6th ed.
4. Anatomy of Oral Structures by: Donald E. Isselhard, 7th ed.
5. Orban’s Oral Histology and Embryology, 11th ed.
Web:

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/phuphs
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/uphsl

K. Course Requirements
L. Grading System
M. Classroom Policies
N. Consultation Hours

PREPARED BY:

THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE FOR DENTAL EDUCATION

Chairman: Dr. Maria Jona D. Godoy

Members: Hon. Melinda Garcia

Dean Arturo De Leon
Dean Roldan Concepcion

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