Course Breakdown

Pre-study

Classes at KDU are conducted in Japanese.
For students coming from overseas, we offer a special 3-month Japanese language introductory course through the TGN language school which allows students to pick up the essentials that will be necessary once dental study begins.

Year 1

1st Year Sample Curriculum
Classification Main Subjects
Stage Ⅰ An Invitation to
Dental Medicine		 ●Studying at University
●Invitation to Dental Medicine
●Foreign Language
Stage Ⅱ Dental Medicine &
The Foundation
of Learning		 ●Natural Phenomena - The Basis of Science
●Life & Science
●Dentist Introductions
Stage Ⅲ Basic Science Ⅰ ●Natural Phenomena - The Basis of Science
●Life & Science
Stage Ⅳ Basic Science Ⅱ ●Workings of Life
●Aesthetics
●Law
Stage Ⅴ A Mind for Research ●Winter School
●Intro to Basic Clinical Research
●Basic Statistics
●course exclusive to KDU
●social dental care system 		●life sciences oral pathology system
●dental occlusion medical system

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Year 2

2nd Year Sample Curriculum
Classification Main Subjects
Stage Ⅰ Cell Biology & Histology /
Dental Configuration		 ●Structure and Function of the Human Body Ⅰ
●Dental Anatomy
●Medical Communication
Stage Ⅱ Organ Function /
Biomaterial / Health &
Disease Prevention		 ●Community Health & Disease Prevention
●Structure and Function of the Human Body Ⅱ
●Biomaterial
Stage Ⅲ Development & Generation /
Occlusal Recovery /
Dissection Training		 ●Development & Generation
●Form Required for Occlusion Recovery
●Functions Required for Occlusion Recovery
Stage Ⅳ Teeth & Periodontal Tissue /
Occlusal Recovery /
Dissection Training		 ●Teeth & Normal Periodontal Tissue
●Practice of Macroscopic Anatomy
●Occlusal Recovery Science Ⅰ
Stage Ⅴ Biological Defenses /
Radiation		 ●Infection & Immunity
●Fundamentals of Radiation
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
●course exclusive to KDU
●social dental care system 		●life sciences oral pathology system
●dental occlusion medical system

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Year 3

3rd Year Sample Curriculum
Classification Main Subjects
Stage Ⅰ Pathology Prevention &
Control		 ●Epidemiology and Health Statistics
●Prevention & Control of Dental Disease
●Pathology & Pathogenesis
Stage Ⅱ Systemic Illness / Promoting
Recovery / Inspection of
Periodontal Disease		 ●Oral and Systemic Function Ⅰ
●Medicine & Recovery
●Examination of Periodontal Tissue
Stage Ⅲ Systemic Illness / Treatment
of Periodontal Disease /
Society & Dentistry		 ●Periodontal Disease
●Tooth Decay & Pulp Disease Ⅰ
●Oral / Systemic Function Ⅱ (Gen. Medicine)
Stage Ⅳ Systemic Illness /
Treatment of Periodontal
Disease		 ●Oral and Systemic Function Ⅲ
●Tooth Decay & Pulp Disease Ⅱ
●Tooth Decay & Pulp Disease Ⅲ
Stage Ⅴ Maxillofacial Disease &
Treatment /
Occlusal Recovery		 ●Oral Cavity & Maxillofacial Area Disease Ⅰ
●Occlusal Recovery Science Ⅱ
 (Br - implant)
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
●course exclusive to KDU
●social dental care system 		●life sciences oral pathology system
●dental occlusion medical system

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Year 4

4th Year Sample Curriculum
Classification Main Subjects
Stage Ⅰ Maxillofacial Disease,
Prevention, & Treatment /
Tooth Evaluation		 ●Oral & Maxillofacial Area Disease Ⅱ
●Forensics
Stage Ⅱ Anesthesia / Treatment
with Proliferation &
Development /
Elderly Treatment		 ●Elderly Treatment
●Pediatric Dental Treatment
●Anesthesia & Systemic Management
Stage Ⅲ Maxillofacial Disease,
Prevention, & Treatment /
Occlusal Recovery		 ●Occlusal Recovery Science Ⅰ & Ⅲ
●Oral & Maxillofacial Area Disease Ⅲ
Stage Ⅳ Integrated Study /
Treatment of People
with Disabilities		 ●General Dentistry
Stage Ⅴ Integrated Study ●General Dentistry
STANDARDIZED EXAMS:
Computer Based Testing (CBT)
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
●course exclusive to KDU
●social dental care system 		●life sciences oral pathology system
●dental occlusion medical system

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Year 5 & 6

5th & 6th Year Sample Curriculum
Main Subjects
5th Year 6th Year
Clinical Practice Ⅰ Clinical Practice Ⅱ
Summary Lecture

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