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Faculty of Dentistry - University of Khartoum The Faculty of Dentistry is one of the faculties within the University of Khartoum which is the leading university in Sudan. It's the mother of all Sudanese Dental Institutions. Faculty's mission is to provide teaching, research, patient care and community services. Faculty members are recognized worldwide for being caliber of their scholarship and for the number of leaders in academic dentistry they have trained as well as non-academic activities. The school now has approximately 60 outstanding faculty and staff and 600 students enrolled in BDS degree programs, 90 postgraduate and 90 dental technology. History: This Faculty was established in 1971 as a school that belong to the Faculty of Medicine. It was the first in Sudan to provide dental training. In 1992 it upgraded to a separate faculty. The first Sudanese Dean is >>>>>>, and the first female Dean is Academic programs: 1- B.D.S. (five years) 2- Intermediate Diploma in dental technology (three years) 3- M.Sc. in wide variety of specialties(two years) 4- Ph.D.in wide variety of specialties(three years) 5- DDS - RD (four years) 6- DDS - Dental Specialty (four years) Departments: Basic Sciences( Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology and Pathology) Oral Rehabilitation ( Operative Dentistry, Endodontics,Periodontics and Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics ) Orthodontics, Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Oral Radiology. Facilities: Dental Clinics. Phantom Head Lab. Dental Laboratory. Museum. Histopathology Lab. Dental Radiology Unit. Library and e-library. Center for MFDRCSI Examinations: By the end of 2011, Faculty of Dentistry became the only center in Africa for examinations of the the Diplome of Member of Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeon in Ireland ( MFDRCSI ). Part 1 exam is held twice a year and Part 2 is once a year. In all the previous exams, faculty graduate achieved outstanding grades. Association of Dental Students- University of Khartoum ( ADSUK ): Faculty of Dentistry Student have an association through which they can realize a lot of their activities. It is a member in the International Association of Dental Students ( IADS ). ADSUK organized one of the most successful IADS' conferences in Khartoum in 2006. One of the most programs arranged by ADSUK are the Health Field Trip where students as well as staff member travel to rural ares and stay there to give distant citizens dental services and to educate them.