SCHOOL OF

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

BACHELORS DEGREE IN DENTISTRY

WELCOME

TO UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID

Welcome to Universidad Europea de Madrid, a young, dynamic

institution, fully prepared to meet the challenges of today and the
future, contributing to societys progress by:
Training leaders and professionals well prepared to respond to
the needs of a global market, who contribute to social progress
with an entrepreneurial spirit and an attitude of ethical integrity.
Creating and transferring knowledge through applied research of
social relevance, therefore contributing to progress and positioning us at the forefront of intellectual and scientific development.
As a member of Laureate International Universities, Universidad
Europea de Madrid is linked to professors and students of more
than 60 nationalities. The option to study and do internships
abroad, obtain dual degrees at numerous universities worldwide,
benefit from an Erasmus grant or course studies wholly or partially
in English are all clear advantages that make our institution stand
out among the rest.
At our University, curricula are designed and reviewed in collaboration with professionals from different career fields ensuring
that our students receive the education that both the job market
and society demand. In addition, in order to guarantee that the
student receives an optimum level of training, Universidad Europea
de Madrid offers them the best faculty and tailored learning, as
well as support at all times throughout their learning process. Our
students learn not only how to be the best professionals, but also
how to be capable citizens committed to the challenges of the 21st
Century.
Among such challenges, Universidad Europea de Madrid is known
for its commitment to international cooperation and environmental awareness through the active participation of students and
professors in awareness campaigns, training, and volunteer work.
Universidad Europea de Madrid is also a leader in the construction of the European Higher Education Area, placing itself at
the forefront by implementing new Bachelors Degree Programs
and pioneering the use of student-centered teaching methods,
including offering academic excellence programs for students with
outstanding capabilities.

It is our belief that knowledge only takes on real value when it is

successfully put into practice, and therefore Universidad Europea
de Madrid offers specialized facilities and the latest in resources
to each of our many degree programs. Hands-on training is also
a fundamental part of our Bachelors Degree programs, with
internships carried out in more than 3,000 leading businesses
and workplaces.
Universidad Europea de Madrid, focused on the needs of our society, is aware of the growing demand for specialization in the job
market, responding to this demand with a wide range of graduate
studies including Masters and PhD programs. In addition, we recognize the need for lifelong learning, thus enabling professionals
to access undergraduate and graduate studies. With this in mind,
our institution offers the possibility of studying various degree
programs with schedules that are compatible with working hours,
using the innovative study methodology provided byPersonal
UEM, which allows students to combine campus-based and online
training depending on their individual professional needs.
Current times require us to make the greatest effort we can to help
our graduates find jobs. In this respect, in addition to providing an
education of excellence, our Career and Entrepreneurship Initiative Center advises, supports and assists in finding employment
and attaining a successful professional career.
All of this combines with research, the creation of new knowledge
and the innovation of our faculty, through which our professors
lead in new findings and applied research in fields of knowledge of
great relevance such as health, sports, energy, etc.
Academic excellence in the new European Higher Education Area,
a holistic university education, employability, social responsibility,
and the creation of knowledge: the perfect combination.

Dr. gueda Benito

Rector, Universidad Europea de Madrid

SCHOOL
OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
The School of Biomedical Sciences at Universidad Europea
de Madrid is an active participant in the world of health
care and biotechnology, offering an education in Medicine,
Dentistry, Pharmacy, or Biotechnology based on the latest
available scientific evidence and the most innovative teaching
methodologies.

Given the growing importance international experience has on

your future professional success, all our degree programs are
designed with an international perspective, which is fundamental in
making our academic offer stand out above the rest. You will study
in an international learning environment, with the option of studying
abroad and perfecting your English language skills.

The desire of all those who form part of the School of Biomedical
Sciences is to train Health Care Professionals who are
committed to serving society; professionals who, with a sound
basis of scientific knowledge, come into close contact with the
public and are able to offer them the highest quality personalized
health care.

In all our degree programs, students take their first steps towards
connecting with the real world of patient care in our University
owned and run Health Clinics. They also have the opportunity to
perform in the most renowned public and private health care centers
in Madrid, in addition to companies in the Pharmaceutical and
Biotechnological industries.

In short, we train professionals in Biomedical Sciences with great

scientific ability, who care about the patients they serve.

Teaching and transmitting patient-centered health care treatment is

one of the driving forces behind all of our degree programs.

BACHELORS DEGREE IN DENTISTRY

STUDY OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT UEM FOR THIS DEGREE PROGRAM
CAMPUS
Villaviciosa de Odn

LANGUAGE
1 00% in English
Spanish (10% taught in English)

If you are interested in promoting and spreading awareness in every

aspect of dental hygiene prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
then this degree program is especially designed for you.
The Bachelors Degree in Dentistry at Universidad Europea de Madrid offers you a quality academic program focused on your future
professional success from day one. Our courses offer personalized
instruction by leading dentists, as well as contact with the real profession through more than one thousand hours of clinical internship.
Multiple career opportunities
The high level of specialization offered in the Bachelors Degree in
Dentistry will qualify you to work in a variety of professional fields,
such as:
Your own private practice
Private clinics and hospitals
Medical insurance companies
Spanish primary and hospital care (10% of the courses are in
English) in regional health care
The pharmaceutical and dental industries
Prevention campaigns in schools
Specialized care in city halls
Penitentiary institutions and legal forensic dentistry
Secondary and post-secondary education
Research
A degree program designed for the real world:
International perspective
Universidad Europea de Madrid stands behind a strong international program that will allow you to carry out part of your studies at
other universities in the Laureate International Universities Network
through exchange programs or Erasmus grants.
Throughout your degree studies, you will learn alongside accredited
national and international experts, attending workshops, seminars,

STUDY OPTION
100% campus-based

SCHEDULE
Traditional (Monday to Friday)

and professional forums such as the European Training Seminar in

Dentistry which adds value to your training on an on-going basis.
Professional connections
This degree program guarantees you full contact with the dentistry
profession from day one. To do so, we offer an academic program
taught by experienced specialists that will enable you to apply
your knowledge from the start in simulation rooms and specialized
laboratories. In addition you will perform more than 1,000 hours of
clinical internships. With the aim of learning the reality of your chosen profession, you may also participate in clinical studies alongside
professionals during the summer months.
21st Century academic quality
Our faculty of professors, comprised of renowned dentists with
extensive professional and teaching experience, endorses the academic quality of our degree program, offering:
Pre-clinical internships in simulation rooms where you will perfect
the techniques you will later carry out on real patients.
Individual academic advising sessions available throughout your
studies to follow-up on your development.
A humanistic approach to learning and the development of your
personal and professional skills.
Facilities
Universidad Europea de Madrid has two health clinics, the University Health Clinic and the University Dental Clinic, both extremely
well-equipped for learning all the areas of specialization in this
degree program.
In addition, the Bachelors Degree in Dentistry gives you access to all
the latest facilities that a School of Biomedical Sciences could offer: an
R&D+i laboratory, a simulated hospital, Microbiology, Physiology and
Morphological Sciences laboratories, a dental robotics simulation room,
audio-visual classrooms and a fully equipped Biomedicine laboratory.

CURRICULUM
1st Year
Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body I
Cell Biology and Human Genetics
Epidemiology, Public Health and Applied Biostatistics

ECTS
6
6
6

Type
UR
UR
UR

Anthropology and History of Dentistry

UR

Documentation and Introduction to Research Methodology

in Dentistry

UR

English for Health Sciences I

UR

Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body II

UR

Biochemistry

UR

General Microbiology and Immunology

DR

Introduction to the Clinic

DR

Psychology and Communication Skills

2nd Year

UR

ECTS

Type

Biomaterials and Instrumentation

DR

Head and Neck Anatomy

UR

Applied Surgical Medical Pathology I

DR

Semiology and General Physiopathology I

DR

General Pharmacology. Human Nutrition. Anesthesia and

Reanimation

DR

Periodontics I

DR

Physiology of the Stomatognathic System

DR

Applied Surgical Medical Pathology II

UR

Semiology and General Physiopathology II

DR

Diagnostics in Dentistry

DR

Normal and Pathological Occlusion

DR

3rd Year

ECTS

Type

Pediatric Dentistry I

DR

Orthodontics I

DR

Oral Surgical Medical Pathology I

DR

Restorative Dentistry I

DR

Stomatology Prosthesis I

DR

Pediatric Dentistry II

DR

Orthodontics II

DR

Oral Surgical Medical Pathology II

DR

Restorative Dentistry II

DR

Stomatology Prosthesis II

DR

ECTS

Type

Advanced Periodontics

DR

Oral Surgical Medical Pathology III

DR

Restorative Dentistry III

DR

Introduction to Clinical Practice on Adults

DR

Pediatric Dentistry III

DR

Orthodontics III

DR

Introduction to Clinical Practice on Children

DR

Stomatology Prosthesis III

DR

Preventive Dentistry

DR

Oral Surgical Medical Pathology IV

DR

4th Year

4th Year (continuacin)

ECTS

Type

Restorative Dentistry IV

DR

Introduction to Clinical Practice on Adults

DR

Orthodontics IV

DR

Pediatric Dentistry IV

DR

Introduction to Clinical Practice on Children

DR

Stomatology Prosthesis IV

DR

5th Year

ECTS

Type

Practicum

24

DR

Graduation Project I

DR

EU Dentistry and Public Oral Health

DR

Special Patients

DR

Graduation Project II

DR

Professionalism

DR

Radioprotection

DR

Emergencies in the Office

DR

Required Elective

12

RE

ECTS
European Credit Transfer System
UR
University Core Requirement
DR
Degree Requirement
RE
Required Elective

Some courses in the curriculum are subject to change.

FACILITIES
Universidad Europea de Madrid is aware of our future graduates need
to enter the job market with a hands-on understanding of their field.
Therefore, we offer state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities in each
academic area in the field of health, guaranteeing students receive a
quality hands-on education in tune with the latest technology.
Villaviciosa de Odn Campus
You will find a simulated hospital, equipped with an emergency
room, intensive care unit, emergency and surgical operating room,
dissection and anatomy lab, cellular and molecular, physiology lab,
biochemistry lab, microbiology lab, etc.
In addition, the campus offers specialized simulation laboratories for
the areas of Dentistry, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Nursing, Physical
Therapy and Optometry.
University Health Clinics
Our two Health Clinics are located in the center of Madrid:
The University Health Clinic is where almost all of the theoretical,
hands-on and clinical learning takes place, as well as skills deve-

lopment and patient care in the areas of Dentistry, Podiatry, Optometry and Physical Therapy. In addition, the University Health
Clinic has an Optometry Practice that provides students direct
contact with business and commerce in the area.
The University Dental Clinics are geared towards graduate training in the area of Dentistry.
The centers are equipped with the most advanced facilities and
tools, in addition to a faculty of professors comprised of the most
renowned professionals in the health care industry, who combine
their careers with teaching.
Collaboration with hospitals and health care institutions
Universidad Europea de Madrid collaborates with important public
and private hospitals and health care institutions, allowing our students to perform their clinical internships in these centers.
Some of these centers include: Hospital Universitario de Getafe,
Hospital Universitario Quirn Madrid, Hospital Universitario de
Santa Cristina, Hospital ASISA Moncloa and CEMTRO Clinic.

GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE AREA OF HEALTH

UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID GUARANTEES
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM IN GRADUATE TRAINING
Universidad Europea de Madrid offers the most extensive portfolio
of graduate programs and Masters Degrees in Madrid in the area of
Health, covering specializations in Nursing, Physical Therapy, Dentistry, Optometry, Podiatry and Medicine.

Our Graduate Programs in Health stand behind three fundamental

values: an International Perspective, Professional Connections and
Academic Quality.

Medicine
Masters Degree in Eating Disorders and Obesity
Masters Degree in Spondyloarthritis
Pharmacy
Masters Degree in Pharmacy Management*
Nursing
Masters Degree in Nursing Management
Masters Degree in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
Masters Degree in School Nursing and Health Education*
Physical Therapy
Masters Degree in Manual Therapies. Manual Orthopedic
Physical Therapy
Masters Degree in Manual Therapies. Osteopathic Physical
Therapy
Masters Degree in Advanced Female Physical Therapy
Masters Degree in Neurological Physical Therapy
Masters Degree in Advanced Physical Therapy for Cancer
Patients*
Masters Degree in Physical Therapy in Craniofacial Pain and
Cervical-Cranio-Mandibular Dysfunction*
Dentistry
Masters Degree in Advanced Endodontics
Masters Degree in Advanced Oral Implantology
Masters Degree in Advanced Orthodontics
Masters Degree in Advanced Periodontics
Masters Degree in Prosthesis, Dental Implants and Cosmetic
Dentistry
Masters Degree in Dental Pediatrics
Podiatry
Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical and Surgical Podiatry
Optometry
Masters Degree in Clinical Optometry
Masters Degree in Optometry and Clinical Research (MSc in
Clinical Optometry)

* New degree program in accordance with the European Higher Education Area, Pending authorization.

ADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Universidad Europea de Madrid grants the degree of Doctor Honoris
Causa to those professionals whose capacity and personal and professional careers are recognized nationally and internationally in the fields
of science, technology, culture, education, research or any of the professional areas that bring value to our society.

In this way, Universidad Europea de Madrid recognizes the contributions of our Honorary Doctors and highlights them as models to be
followed by our own students.

Per Ingvar Branemark

Valentn Fuster

Joan Rods

Pedro L. Alonso

2003. The School of Health

Sciences at Universidad Europea
de Madrid bestowed the degree of
Doctor Honoris Causa on Swedish
Bioengineer Per Ingvar Branemark,
the father of osseointegration.

2008. The School of Health

Sciences bestowed the degree of
Doctor Honoris Causa on Valentn
Fuster for his contribution to the
development of cardiovascular
medicine, which has had a
global impact through improving
the treatment of patients with
cardiovascular disease.

2008. The School of Health

Sciences bestowed the degree
of Doctor Honoris Causa on
Joan Rods for his personal
and professional career and
his outstanding international
contribution to hepatology
research.

2008. The School of Health

Sciences bestowed the degree of
Doctor Honoris Causa on Pedro
L. Alonso for his international
work in the field of epidemiology,
specifically in the development
of research towards a Malaria
vaccine.

RESEARCH CHAIRS
Thanks to the close relationship maintained by Universidad Europea de
Madrid with the business world, various research chairs have been set
up that aim to provide a direct contribution to the creation of knowledge,
knowledge that is open to society in general and the university in particular.

For this reason, Universidad Europea de Madrid collaborates to establish

synergies with different institutions, developing R&D+i projects that are
clearly committed to excellence, social relevance, and the need to seek for
a better future.

ASISA Research Chair in Health Sciences

Public Health Research Chair
FREMAP Research Chair in R&D in Occupational Medicine
Perio Research Chair in Dental Science Armando Laffn Research Chair in Inflammatory Diseases Mediated by Immune Mechanisms