Doctor of Dental Medicine
The UP College of Dentistry (UPCD) was established in 1915 and has since produced numerous graduates with the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM). The DDM Program at the University of the Philippines Manila is a straight six-year outcome-based program with the 5th and 6th years focused on clinical training and treatment of actual patients. It prepares students to become safe beginners in the practice of general dentistry.
The DDM program is conducted in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences for the general education courses, as well as the College of Medicine, the College of Pharmacy, and the National Teacher’s Training Center for some foundational courses.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Manage patients competently, through employment of critical thinking, while maintaining professional and ethical conduct.
- Apply basic skills in the management of dental practice while maintaining integrity in upholding the existing laws and regulations of the land pertinent to the practice of the profession.
- Promote oral and systemic health care toward community and national development while demonstrating cultural sensitivity.
- Apply basic knowledge in the conduct of technically and ethically sound research for the improvement of oral health in the nation.
- Collaborate with health professionals in advocating improvement of dental health in the country.
- Demonstrate initiative to be adept with current trends and researches in dentistry and other health-related fields, in the pursuit of life- long learning.
- Demonstrate skills in planning appropriate preventive, interceptive and curative oral health programs for a community.
Graduation Requirements
Successful completion of academic (including research) and clinical requirements.
Summary of Credit Units
| Category | Credit Units |
|---|---|
| General Education | 18.0 |
| Prescribed GE | 3.0 |
| Core/Professional Courses | 212.0 |
| GE Electives | 6.0 |
| Legislated | 3.0 |
| Total | 161.0 |
Curriculum Checklist
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Dent 101 | 1.0 | BIO 110 | 5.0 |
| Chem 33 | 5.0 | OrComm 104 | 3.0 |
| GE Course | 3.0 | HPED | 3.0 |
| GE Course | 3.0 | GE Course | 3.0 |
| GE Course | 3.0 | GE Course | 3.0 |
| GE Course | 3.0 | GE Course | 3.0 |
| PE 1 | (2.0) | PE 2 | (2.0) |
| NSTP 1 | (3.0) | NSTP 2 | (3.0) |
| Total | 18.0 | Total | 20.0 |
| Second Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Bio 126 | 5.0 | Anat 12A | 5.0 |
| Dent 111 | 5.0 | Anat 12B | 3.0 |
| Anat 12C | 5.0 | Dent 102 | 3.0 |
| Dent 167 | 2.0 | Dent 102.1 (Laboratory) | 2.0 |
| GE Course | 3.0 | Microbio 100 | 4.0 |
| PE 2 | (2.0) | Philippine Institutions 1 | 3.0 |
| PE 2 | (2.0) | ||
| Total | 18.0 | Total | 20.0 |
| Third Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Dent 112 | 3.0 | Dent 113 | 5.0 |
| Dent 114 | 2.0 | Dent 121 | 2.0 |
| Dent 115 | 3.0 | Dent 131 | 5.0 |
| Dent 116 | 2.0 | Dent 133 | 1.0 |
| Dent 173 | 4.0 | Dent 163 | 2.0 |
| Physio | 3.0 | Patho 22 | 5.0 |
| Pharma 22 | 3.0 | ||
| Total | 20.0 | Total | 20.0 |
| Fourth Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Dent 122 | 3.0 | Dent 119 | 1.0 |
| Dent 132 | 4.0 | Dent 142 | 4.0 |
| Dent 141 | 4.0 | Dent 153 | 2.0 |
| Dent 156 | 3.0 | Dent 155 | 5.0 |
| Dent 162 | 2.0 | Dent 157 | 4.0 |
| Principles of Medicine | 3.0 | Dent 158 | 3.0 |
| Dent 159 | 2.0 | ||
| Total | 19.0 | Total | 21.0 |
| Fifth Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Dent 123 | 4.0 | Dent 161 | 1.0 |
| Dent 143 | 4.0 | Dent 165 | 1.0 |
| Dent 154 | 2.0 | Dent 171.2 | 15.0 |
| Dent 164 | 2.0 | Dent 174 | 1.0 |
| Dent 171.1 | 6.0 | Dent 176 | 1.0 |
| Dent 199 | 3.0 | Dent 178 | 2.0 |
| Total | 21.0 | Total | 21.0 |
| Sixth Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Dent 166 | 2.0 | Dent 197 | 1.0 |
| Dent 172.1 | 16.0 | Dent 166 | 2.0 |
| Dent 198 | 3.0 | Dent 172.2 | 16.0 |
| Dent 175 | 1.0 | ||
| Dent 177 | 1.0 | ||
| Total | 21.0 | Total | 21.0 |
Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites
Major Courses
Course Code: DENT 101
Course Title: Perspectives in Dentistry
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: An overview of the dental profession, the characteristics of the self as a practitioner in relation to the society
Course Code: DENT 111
Course Title: Oral Anatomy
Credit Units: 5.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: The morphology of the permanent and deciduous teeth, their arrangement, articulation, and relationship with supporting structures; study of the stomatognathic system and structures associated with it
Course Code: DENT 167
Course Title: Introduction to Dental Research and Biostatistics
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Foundation for research and evidence-based dental practice
Course Code: DENT 102 and 102.1
Course Title: Biochemistry
Credit Units: 5.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Biochemistry of cells and metabolism
Course Code: DENT 112
Course Title: Oral Histology
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Study of the microscopic anatomy of the tissues comprising teeth and its supporting and surrounding structures
Course Code: DENT 114
Course Title: Fundamentals of Occlusion
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: The paleontology of the human dentitions; growth and development of the skull and jaws coincidental to the eruption of teeth and forces of occlusion
Course Code: DENT 115
Course Title: Oral Radiography and Radiology
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 111
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: The paleontology of the human dentitions; growth and development of the skull and jaws coincidental to the eruption of teeth and forces of occlusion
Course Code: DENT 116
Course Title: Infection Control and Safety
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Methods of infection control in dental practice
Course Code: DENT 173
Course Title: Oral Health Informatics
Credit Units: 4.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: A multidisciplinary field that seeks to improve health care through the application of Health Information Technology (HIT) and information science to health care delivery management, administration research, and knowledge sharing
Course Code: DENT 113
Course Title: Dental Materials of the Craniofacial Structure
Credit Units: 5.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: The composition, properties and manipulation of materials used in dentistry
Course Code: DENT 121
Course Title: Growth and Development of the Craniofacial Structure
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 111, DENT 112
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Fundamentals of growth and development of the craniofacial structures and their relation to the stomatognathic system
Course Code: DENT 131
Course Title: Operative Dentistry
Credit Units: 5.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 111
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Concepts and principles of intra-coronal tooth preparation
Course Code: DENT 133
Course Title: Cariology
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Etiology, prevention and treatment of dental caries, dental erosion, non-erosive wear, and other dental hard tissue disorders
Course Code: DENT 163
Course Title: Preventive Dentistry
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Concepts, principles, and methods of prevention applied to major dental public health problems
Course Code: DENT 122
Course Title: Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 114, DENT 121
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Study of the classification, etiology and diagnosis of malocclusion; the general principle of orthodontic therapy; and the use of removable appliances indicated for limited orthodontics
Course Code: DENT 132
Course Title: Operative Dentistry II
Credit Units: 4.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 131C
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Concepts and Principles of Complex Tooth Restorations
Course Code: DENT 141
Course Title: Fixed Partial Denture Prosthodontics
Credit Units: 4.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 111, DENT 113, DENT 114, DENT 131
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Concepts and Principles of Fixed Partial Denture Prosthodontics
Course Code: DENT 156
Course Title: Essentials in Periodontics
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 111, DENT 112
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Etiology, pathogenesis, and diagnosis of periodontal diseases
Course Code: DENT 162
Course Title: Dental Jurisprudence, Ethics and Economics, Philippine Constitution, Taxation, and Land Reform
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: The relation of law and ethics to dental practice
Course Code: DENT 119
Course Title: Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 111, Gen Physio, Patho 22
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles and procedures in making a diagnosis and the planning of treatment
Course Code: DENT 142
Course Title: Removable Partial Denture
Credit Units: 4.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 113, DENT 114
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Concepts and principles in removable partial denture service
Course Code: DENT 153
Course Title: Oral Surgery
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: Pharma 22, DENT 115
Co-requisite: DENT 158
Course Description: The principles of surgery as applied in the oral cavity
Course Code: DENT 155
Course Title: Endodontics
Credit Units: 5.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 131, DENT 115
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles in the diagnosis and management of the diseases of the dental pulp and periapical tissues
Course Code: DENT 157
Course Title: Principles in Periodontal Therapy and Management
Credit Units: 4.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 156, Pharma 22
Co-requisite: DENT 153
Course Description: Prevention and management of periodontal diseases
Course Code: DENT 158
Course Title: Oral Pathology and Tumors
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Patho 22
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of pathologic and aberrant conditions of the teeth and associated structures, including occurring tumors
Course Code: DENT 159
Course Title: Regional Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 111, Physio 21, Pharma 22
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Solutions, armamentaria, and techniques of local anesthesia administration as it applies to Dentistry with introduction to basic conscious sedation
Course Code: DENT 123
Course Title: Pediatric Dentistry
Credit Units: 4.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 132, DENT 122
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles and techniques in the management of the child patient
Course Code: DENT 143
Course Title: Complete Dentures
Credit Units: 4.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles and techniques in complete denture Prosthodontics
Course Code: DENT 154
Course Title: Maxillofacial Surgery
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 153
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles of surgical management of pathologic and abnormal conditions of the oral cavity and adnexa
Course Code: DENT 164
Course Title: Community Oral Health
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 163
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Concepts and theories in community oral health
Course Code: DENT 171.1
Course Title: Introduction to the Practice of the Profession I
Credit Units: 6.0
Pre-requisite: All courses at the 4th year level
Co-requisite: DENT 123; DENT 143; DENT 154
Course Description: An interdisciplinary course involving the basic practice of Dentistry in actual patients, excluding Pediatric Dentistry and Complete Denture Prosthodontics
Course Code: DENT 199
Course Title: Research Methods
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 167
Co-requisite: DENT 171.1
Course Description: Principles in research proposal development, biostatistics, and bioethics
Course Code: DENT 161
Course Title: Dental Practice Management
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles and systems in managing a dental practice
Course Code: DENT 165
Course Title: Dental Health Practice I
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 164
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Oral health education for partner communities
Course Code: DENT 171.2
Course Title: Introduction to the Practice of the Profession II
Credit Units: 15.0
Pre-requisite: All courses at the 4th year level
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: An interdisciplinary course involving the basic practice of Dentistry in actual patients, including Pediatric Dentistry and Complete Denture Prosthodontics
Course Code: DENT 174
Course Title: Hospital Dentistry
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 171.1; DENT 154
Co-requisite: DENT 171.2
Course Description: Principles in infection control, decorum and protocols in a hospital setting for patients under conscious sedation or general anesthesia to address special needs
Course Code: DENT 176
Course Title: Dental Management of Patients with Special Needs
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 171.1
Co-requisite: DENT 171.2
Course Description: Basic protocols in the dental management of patients with physical, developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive, or emotional impairment with emphasis on management of geriatric patients
Course Code: DENT 178
Course Title: Basic Implantology
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 171.1
Co-requisite: DENT 171.2
Course Description: An introduction to implant treatment and management
Course Code: DENT 166
Course Title: Dental Health Practice II
Credit Units: 2.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 165
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Practicum course where competencies learned from all courses offered by the College of Dentistry, to include basic, clinical and community dental sciences, are integrated and find their application in promoting the oral health of Filipino communities
Course Code: DENT 172.1
Course Title: Practice of the Profession I
Credit Units: 16.0
Pre-requisite: All courses at the 5th year level
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: An interdisciplinary course involving the management of more complex conditions in the practice of Dentistry
Course Code: DENT 198
Course Title: Special Projects
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 199
Co-requisite: DENT 172.1
Course Description: Application of principles in research methods relating to the practice of dentistry
Course Code: DENT 197
Course Title: Seminars
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 198
Co-requisite: DENT 172.2
Course Description: Integration of research principles in the implementation and dissemination of dental research
Course Code: DENT 172.2
Course Title: Practice of the Profession II
Credit Units: 16.0
Pre-requisite: All courses at the 5th year level
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: An interdisciplinary course involving the management of more complex conditions in the practice of Dentistry
Course Code: DENT 175
Course Title: Forensic Dentistry
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 171.1; DENT 171.2; DENT 172.1
Co-requisite: DENT 172.2
Course Description: Application of dental sciences and technology to legal investigations
Course Code: DENT 177
Course Title: Special Topics
Credit Units: 1.0
Pre-requisite: DENT 171.1; DENT 171.2; DENT 172.1
Co-requisite: DENT 172.2
Course Description: Management of complex cases in an interdisciplinary approach
Foundation Courses
Course Code: CHEM 33
Course Title: Elementary Organic Chemistry
Credit Units: 5.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course covers the fundamental chemistry of carbon containing compounds which encompasses the physical and chemical properties of the major classes of organic compounds, their nomenclature, stereochemical structures, methods of structural identification, synthesis, and mechanisms of reactions
Course Code: NSTP 1
Course Title: National Service Training Program 1
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing training in any of its three program components designed to enhance the youth's active contribution to the general welfare
Course Code: Bio 110
Course Title: Biology
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: A comprehensive phylogenetic approach in emphasizing basic biological principles
Course Code: OrComm 104
Course Title: Dynamics of Interpersonal Communication
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: The study of the nature, principles, and the different forms of interpersonal communication and analysis of the influence of Philippine social values on interpersonal communication
Course Code: HPEd 20
Course Title: Teaching for Learning
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Basic principles, theories and understanding one's learning and using the process of learning to help others learn
Course Code: NSTP 2
Course Title: National Service Training Program 2
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: NSTP 1
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Aimed at enhancing civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing training in any of its three programs; components designed to enhance the youth's active contribution to the general welfare
Course Code: Anat 12C
Course Title: General Histology
Credit Units: 5.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: A comprehensive study of the normal microscopic structure of the cell and primary tissue and of the cytoarchitecture of adult organs correlated with histogenesis
Course Code: Anat 12A
Course Title: Human Anatomy: Head and Neck
Credit Units: 5.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Dissection of the head and neck with special emphasis on the structure of the buccal cavity and surrounding parts of particular importance in dentistry
Course Code: Anat 12B
Course Title: Human Anatomy: Trunk, Extremities, and Internal Organs
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: This course introduces the learner to the basic knowledge of the skeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and reproductive systems. This course covers the integration of structure and function of the skeletal, cardiovascular respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary systems at the gross anatomy level
Course Code: Microbio 100
Course Title: Microbiology
Credit Units: 4.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles of microbiology and their application to dental and other infectious diseases
Course Code: Philippine Institutions 1
Course Title: The Life and Works of Jose Rizal
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Critical understanding of the life works and writings of Jose Rizal, their socio-historical contexts, and their relevance to the Filipino people
Course Code: Physio 21
Course Title: General Physiology
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: A study of physiological mechanisms underlying movement, including physiologic response to exercise
Course Code: Pharma 22
Course Title: Pharmacology for Dental Students
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: Physio 21; DENT 102 & 102.1; Microbiology 100
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics and prescription writing
Course Code: Patho 22
Course Title: General Pathology for Dental Students
Credit Units: 5.0
Pre-requisite: Anat 12A, Anat 12B, Anat 12C, Physio 21, DENT 102, and 102.1
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: The fundamental principles of general and systematic pathology with emphasis laid upon the dependence and/or close correlation of pathologic process of the mouth and those of the rest of the body and vice-versa
Course Code: Principles of Medicine
Course Title: Principles of Medicine for Dental Students
Credit Units: 3.0
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles of Medicine course aims to introduce to dentists the basic concepts and diseases in Medicine that are relevant in their practice
GE Core Courses
Comm 10, Wika 1, KAS 1, Ethics 1, Math 10, and STS 1
Please refer to Chapter 2.2 for the more information about the GE courses.
GE Elective Courses
Arts 1, SAS 1, PhilArts 1, Science 10, Science 11, SocSci 1, KAS 2, KAS 3, KAS 4, Psych 10, and NatSci 4
Please refer to Chapter 2.2 for the more information about the GE courses.