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Welcome to the Department of Clinical Dentistry

The Department is responsible for the education of dental surgeons and dental hygienists at the University of Bergen.

The programme "Master of Dentistry" is varied with instruction within biological, medical and dental subjects as well as clinical training. The programme "Bachelor of Dental Hygiene" educates the students in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention. The Univeristy's Dental Clinic focuses on prevention, diagnostics and treatment of disease and damaged teeth, oral cavity and jaws.

The Department's research facilities and scientific work enviroment maintain a high, international standard. It is also responsible for educating scientists and postgraduate studies in odontology.

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Åshild Johansen won the Nordic Hatton competition

PhD-candidate at IKO, Åshild Johansen, attended the CED/NOF-Oral Health Research Congress in Geneva 12-14th September. She participated and won the Nordic Hatton competition, together with PhD-candidate Ingrid Beate Ringstad from the University of Oslo. As part of the prize, they will travel to...

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New doctoral degree - Victoria Xenaki

Victoria Xenaki defended her thesis for the PhD-degree at the University of Bergen on the 23 of May. The title of the thesis is: " Nanosafety aspects: Dental health care workers’ perception of nanomaterials and in vitro nanotoxicity assessment using new approach methodologies ".

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New doctoral degree - Hassan Abdel-Raouf Abdel-Wahab Mohamed Ali

Hassan Abdel-Raouf Abdel-Wahab Mohamed Ali defended his thesis for the PhD-degree at the University of Bergen on the 24th of May. The title of the thesis is: " "Stemness and osteogenic differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells generated in xeno-free conditions" ".

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New findings on enamel damage in children

About half of children with celiac disease have problems with enamel damage. UiB researchers have now found that the cause is an immune reaction to one of the most common proteins in cow’s milk.

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Information for students and employees about Ukraine

Here you can find relevant information for students and employees, regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The information will be updated.