Faculdade de Odontologia UERJ

Stricto Sensu Graduate Program

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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

KNOWLEDGE FIELD TEACHER LATTES GOOGLE

SCHOLAR

ORCIDS WEB OF

SCIENCE

SCOPUS

AUTHOR ID

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY PAULO JOSE D ALBUQUERQUE MEDEIROS
RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY MAURO SAYÃO DE MIRANDA
ENDODONTICS LUCIANA MOURA SASSONE
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY ADILIS KALINA ALEXANDRIA DE FRANÇA
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY ANA PAULA PIRES DOS SANTOS
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY TATIANA KELLY DA SILVA FIDALGO
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY VERA LIGIA VIEIRA MENDES
ORTHODONTICS CÁTIA CARDOSO ABDO QUINTÃO
ORTHODONTICS FELIPE DE ASSIS RIBEIRO CARVALHO
ORTHODONTICS JONAS CAPELLI JUNIOR
ORTHODONTICS JOSÉ AUGUSTO MENDES MIGUEL
PERIODONTICS CARLOS MARCELO DA SILVA FIGUEREDO
PERIODONTICS EDUARDO MUNIZ BARRETTO TINOCO
PERIODONTICS RICARDO GUIMARÃES FISCHER
PROSTHODONTICS DANIEL DE MORAES TELLES
PROSTHODONTICS PLINIO MENDES SENNA

Part-Time Faculty

KNOWLEDGE FIELD TEACHER LATTES GOOGLE

SCHOLAR

ORCIDS WEB OF

SCIENCE

SCOPUS

AUTHOR ID

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY FABIO GAMBOA RITTO
ORTHODONTICS FLAVIA RAPOSO GEBARA ARTESE
ORTHODONTICS RHITA CRISTINA CUNHA ALMEIDA
PROSTHODONTICS CESAR DOS REIS PEREZ
PROSTHODONTICS EDUARDO JOSÉ VERAS LOURENCO

Research Fields


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:

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:

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

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

Documents for downloads

Program Evaluations


FAQ

- What are the knowledge fields of the Master’s and Doctorate programs?

MASTER’S DOCTORATE
  1. Oral and maxillofacial surgery
  2. Restorative dentistry
  3. Endodontics
  4. Pediatric dentistry
  5. Orthodontics
  6. Periodontics
  7. Prosthodontics
  1. Restorative dentistry
  2. Endodontics
  3. Pediatric dentistry
  4. Orthodontics
  5. Periodontics
  6. 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