Program Presentation
The stricto sensu Graduate Program in Dentistry (PPGOD) from the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) School of Dentistry (FO) offers Master’s (ME) and Doctoral (DO) degrees in different knowledge fields. It also offers postdoctoral internships in Dentistry (PNPD-CAPES Program).
The Master’s Program in Dentistry started in 1982. It is intended to expand technical-scientific knowledge and to prepare for higher education and scientific research activities. Currently, we offer seven different knowledge fields: Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Restorative dentistry, Endodontics, Pediatric dentistry, Orthodontics, Periodontics and Prosthodontics.
As a consequence of the Program’s growth, the Doctorate Program in Dentistry started in 1999. The program aims to train researchers and highly qualified professionals for scientific research and the development of strategies to improve the quality of life of the community or region where they will be inserted. We offer six knowledge fields: Restorative dentistry, Endodontics, Pediatric dentistry, Orthodontics, Periodontics and Prosthodontics.
The PPGOD maintains collaborative projects and internship with several national and international universities and research institutes. As part of the international cooperation program, our students have the opportunity to develop studies in recognized excellence institutions abroad through the Doctorate-Sandwich Abroad Program (PDSE-CAPES).
Since 2010, the program has maintained a reputation of national excellence (Grade 5) by CAPES, a government agency linked to the Ministry of Education.
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Knowledge Fields
| KNOWLEDGE FIELD |
DEGREE |
| ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY |
Master’s |
| RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY |
Master’s and Doctoral |
| ENDODONTICS |
Master’s and Doctoral |
| PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY |
Master’s and Doctoral |
| ORTHODONTICS |
Master’s and Doctoral |
| PERIODONTICS |
Master’s and Doctoral |
| PROSTHODONTICS |
Master’s and Doctoral |
Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
Part-Time Faculty
Research Fields
- • DENTAL MATERIALS, SUBSTANCES AND MEDICINES USED IN DENTISTRY
- • FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO DIAGNOSIS AND THE DENTAL TREATMENT OUTCOME
- • ETIOPATHOGENESIS, IMMUNOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY OF ORAL DISEASES
- • EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF ORAL DISEASES
- • INTERRELATIONSHIP AMONG ORAL HEALTH, GENERAL HEALTH, AND QUALITY OF LIFES
Curriculum
Master’s Program in Dentistry
To complete the credits required by the Master’s degree in Dentistry, students must attend at least 63 credits, distributed as follows:
- • 24 credits of mandatory courses;
- • 19 credits of Master's Qualification Exam and Dissertation Defense;
- • 10 credits of mandatory courses from Connected Domain;
- • 10 credits of elective courses.
Mandatory Courses of the Master’s Program in Dentistry (by Knowledge Field)
| ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery III |
| RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY |
Restorative Dentistry I |
| Restorative Dentistry II |
| Restorative Dentistry III |
| ENDODONTICS |
Endodontics I |
| Endodontics II |
| Endodontics III |
| PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY |
Pediatric Dentistry I |
| Pediatric Dentistry II |
| Pediatric Dentistry III |
| PERIODONTICS |
Periodontics I |
| Periodontics II |
| Periodontics III |
| ORTHODONTICS |
Orthodontics I |
| Orthodontics II |
| Orthodontics III |
| PROSTHODONTICS |
Prosthodontics I |
| Prosthodontics II |
| Prosthodontics III |
| MANDATORY ACTIVITIES COMMON TO ALL MASTER’S PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE FIELDS |
| Teaching Internship Program (TIP) I |
| Master's Qualification Exam |
| Dissertation Defense |
| MANDATORY COURSES FROM CONNECTED DOMAIN COMMON TO ALL MASTER’S PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE FIELDS |
| Applied Didactics I |
| Scientific Methodology |
| Higher Education Methodology |
| Computational Biostatistics |
Curriculum
Doctorate Program in Dentistry
To complete the credits required by the Doctorate’s degree in Dentistry, students must attend at least 65 credits, distributed as follows:
- • 28 credits of mandatory courses;
- • 27 credits of Doctorate's Qualification Exam and Thesis Defense;
- • 10 credits of elective courses.
Mandatory Courses of the Doctorate’s Program in Dentistry (by Knowledge Field)
| RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY |
Research Methodology in Restorative Dentistry I |
| Research Methodology in Restorative Dentistry II |
| Restorative Dentistry IV |
| Restorative Dentistry V |
| Restorative Dentistry Seminars |
| ENDODONTICS |
Research Methodology in Endodontics I |
| Research Methodology in Endodontics II |
| Endodontics IV |
| Endodontics V |
| Endodontics Seminars |
| PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY |
Research Methodology in Pediatric Dentistry I |
| Research Methodology in Pediatric Dentistry II |
| Pediatric Dentistry IV |
| Pediatric Dentistry V |
| Pediatric Dentistry Seminars |
| ORTHODONTICS |
Research Methodology in Orthodontics I |
| Research Methodology in Orthodontics II |
| Orthodontics IV |
| Orthodontics V |
| Orthodontics Seminars |
| PERIODONTICS |
Research Methodology in Periodontics I |
| Research Methodology in Periodontics II |
| Periodontics IV |
| Periodontics V |
| Periodontics Seminars |
| PROSTHODONTICS |
Research Methodology in Prosthodontics I |
| Research Methodology in Prosthodontics I |
| Prosthodontics IV |
| Prosthodontics V |
| Prosthodontics Seminars |
| MANDATORY ACTIVITIES COMMON TO ALL DOCTORATE’S PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE FIELDS |
| Teaching Internship Program (TIP) II |
| Doctorate's Qualification Exam |
| Thesis Defense |
| ELECTIVE COURSES are common to Masters and Doctorate Programs. Examples of elective courses offered are: |
| Biocompatibility and Associated Genotoxic Effects |
| Applied Biostatistics |
| Applied Biostatistics |
| How to Publish in Dentistry |
| Cell Culture |
| Clinical Documentation and Dental Photography |
| Pharmacology |
| Oral Histology |
| Vocal Imposition |
| Immunocytochemistry |
| Introduction to the Science and Engineering of Biomaterials |
| Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques |
| Quantitative Methods in Morphology |
| Applied Microbiology and Immunology |
| Electron Microscopy |
| Evidence-Based Dentistry |
| Oral Dental Pathology |
| Epidemiological Research in Dentistry |
| Basic implantology |
| Scientific Articles Seminars |
| Special Topics |
Special Topics
Dental Clinic
In addition to the seven clinics used by the different specialties in the Undergraduate and lato-sensu Graduate Programs, the PPGOD has been offering, since 2008, a Dental Clinic exclusively destined to the stricto-sensu Graduate Programs for conducting clinical studies. In its physical structure there are four dental chairs, a DF Vasconcelos clinical microscope, digital radiography, suction pumps, among others.
| Microbiological and molecular biology researches multi-user laboratory (Technological Development Unit - UDT) |
| Description |
The laboratory has infrastructure to carry out experiments in bacterial culture and molecular biology in the oral microbiology field. As main equipment it offers: Real-time PCR, Elisa reader, DNA workstation, electrophoresis device, thermocycler, transilluminator, refrigerated centrifuge, ice machine, autoclave, among others. |
| Director |
Professor Luciana Moura Sassone |
| Laboratory technician |
Bárbara de Paula Coelho |
| Address |
Boulevard Vinte e Oito de Setembro, 157
Edifício Paulo de Carvalho - 2nd floor, room 22 |
| Contact |
+55 21 2868-8717 |
| Oral Immunology research multi-user laboratory |
| Description |
The laboratory has infrastructure to carry out experiments of immunological and morphological analysis of gingival fluid, saliva, blood serum and plasma, biopsies and cell culture supernatants. As main equipment it offers: Accuri C6 flow cytometer, Bioplex 200 (Luminex), automatic microplate washer, -80oC freezer, among others. |
| Director |
Profesor Ricardo Guimarães Fischer |
| Laboratory technician |
Bárbara de Paula Coelho |
| Address |
>Boulevard Vinte e Oito de Setembro, 157
Edifício Paulo de Carvalho - 2nd floor, room 14 and 19 |
| Contact |
+55 21 2868-8717 |
| Physical and Mechanical Tests multi-user laboratory |
| Description |
The laboratory has infrastructure for conducting physical and mechanical tests in dentistry. As main equipment it offers: Extensometer Emic, Polisher APL4, precision scales, among others. |
| Director |
Profesor Tatiana Kelly da Silva Fidalgo |
| Laboratory technician |
Simone Gomes de Oliveira |
| Address |
Boulevard Vinte e Oito de Setembro, 157
Edifício Paulo de Carvalho - 2nd floor, room 18 |
| Contact |
+55 21 2868-8717 |
| Oral Pathology Laboratory |
| Description |
The laboratory has infrastructure for performing histopathological analyzes, and is also used for lectures in Oral Pathology courses for graduate students. As main equipment it offers: three head microscope, microscope coupled to a camera for capturing digitized images, binocular microscope for diagnosis, equipment for analysis of slides and emission of reports, automatic tissue processor, paraffin dispenser, heated plate, refrigerated plate, histological bath, rotating microtomes for paraffinic material, chapel with exhaust, and file for paraffin blocks and histological slides, among others. |
| Director |
Profesor Fábio Ramôa Pires |
| Laboratory technician |
Marcelo Assis |
| Address |
Boulevard Vinte e Oito de Setembro, 157
Edifício Paulo de Carvalho - 5th floor, room 503 |
| Contact |
+55 21 2868-8284 |
Laboratory Photos
Library
The Library available for the PPGOD students offers a study area with books, periodicals, monographs, dissertations and theses for consultation, along with computers with internet access. It is part of the UERJ Library System (SIRIUS Network) that allows its students online access to the CAPES portal journals, the UERJ Digital Thesis and Dissertation Library, and different databases (Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Pubmed and Lilacs), both on campus and on remote access.
International and National Cooperation
| AGREEMENT/PARTNERSHIPS |
CITY/COUNTRY |
| Aarhus University |
Denmark |
| ACTA Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
| Cardiff University |
United Kingdom |
| Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Karolinska Institutet |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion, College of Dentistry, New York University |
New York, USA |
| Maurice Kornberg School of Dentistry, Laboratory of Oral Infectious Diseases, Temple University |
Philadelphia, USA |
| Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos |
Lima, Peru |
| The School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham |
United Kingdom |
| Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham |
United Kingdom |
Community Service
FO-UERJ has a tradition on outreach activities aiming to improve the community's oral health conditions. The outreach projects with the participation of PPGOD professors and students and undergraduate students are:
| KNOWLEDGE FIELD |
OUTREACH PROJECTS |
| Restorative Dentistry |
- Atraumatic Restorative Treatment;
- Social rehabilitation of the smile of underserved adolescents.
|
| Endodontics |
Simplified endodontic treatment, its application in SUS. |
| Pediatric Dentistry |
- Grow up Smiling;
- Grow up Smiling on the Web;
- Special weathervane;
- Hypomineralization of molars and incisors: the challenge of identifying and treating child patients with this dental alteration.
|
| Orthodontics |
Oral health promotion in orthodontic patients. |
| Periodontics |
- Oral Health Promotion in High Performance Athletes;
- Dental Care for Patients with Chronic Diseases.
|
Further details about these and other FO-UERJ outreach projects can be found at this link
Information on Average Cost of Housing
| rent (single room) |
Bills (light, gas, phone, internet) |
Food |
Transportation |
Full Cost |
| 850,00 |
350,00 |
600,00 |
160,00 |
1960,00 |
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FAQ
- What are the knowledge fields of the Master’s and Doctorate programs?
| MASTER’S |
DOCTORATE |
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Restorative dentistry
- Endodontics
- Pediatric dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
|
- Restorative dentistry
- Endodontics
- Pediatric dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
|
- How often is the selection made for the programs?
Usually, the selection for the Master’s program is carried out every two years and for the Doctorate program, annually. However, acceptance varies according to each knowledge field needs.
- How long the programs are?
The Master’s program must be completed between 18 (eighteen) and 24 (twenty-four) months; and the Doctorate program, between 24 (twenty-four) and 48 (forty-eight) months.
- What are the credit hours of the programs?
Masters: 675h
Doctorate: 1050h
- How many elective credits must be taken?
Masters and Doctorate students must take at least 10 credits of elective courses.
- What is the class schedule?
Classes take place between Monday and Friday, in the morning/afternoon, varying from semester to semester.
- How much does it cost?
The course is free. Only an application fee for the admission exam selection test is charged.
- Approved students receive some financial aid?
It is possible to receive a scholarship from Capes. However, the number of scholarships varies according to the total program quota determined by PR2 and Capes. They are distributed among the knowledge fields in accordance with the program's internal regulations.
Organization
Profesor LUCIANA MOURA SASSONE
Graduate and Research Coordinator
Profesor ANA PAULA PIRES DOS SANTOS
Graduate and Research Vice Coordinator
DENISE PINHEIRO MUNIZ
Head of Secretariat / Administrative assistant
ANELYSE DE CARVALHO LIRA SANTOS
Administrative Assistant
BÁRBARA DE PAULA COELHO
Laboratory technician / Biotechnology
Contact
Graduate Program and Research in Dentistry Secretariat | Master’s and Doctorate
School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ)
Boulevard 28 de Setembro, 157 - Vila Isabel - CEP 20551-030 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pavilhão Mario Franco Barroso, 2nd floor - rooms 09 and 10
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm
Email: mestradoedoutorado_fouerj@hotmail.com
Phone number: +55 21 2868-8282
