The Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) at SEGi University is a comprehensive five-year programme that prepares students for the respected and intricate field of dentistry. Recognised for fostering high standards of care and skill, SEGi’s BDS programme is crafted to shape competent and compassionate dental practitioners ready to impact oral health care significantly.
Students commence their journey with early exposure to patient contact and clinical training, prioritising recognising and preventing oral diseases. The curriculum, underpinned by a problem-based learning approach, emphasises applying scientific knowledge in real clinical settings. SEGi’sstate-of-the-art facilities, including the SEGi Oral Health Centre, provide hands-on experience, ensuring graduates are well-equipped with the necessary practical skills.
Emphasising a real-world approach, coursework and assignments derive from actual industry challenges, allowing students to engage with real patient cases. The programme is supported by international recognition from various medical councils and regulatory bodies, with students from over 16 countries contributing to a diverse learning environment.
Accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency and Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, SEGi University’s BDS graduates are renowned for their readiness to excel in both general practice and a wide range of dental specialities.
Programme structure and modules
Early Clinical Phase (Year 1 & 2)
Year 1
Basic Medical Sciences I
Basic Oral Sciences
Personal & Professional Development I
Year 2
Basic Medical Sciences II
Oral Diagnostic Sciences I
Clinical Dental Practice I
Personal & Professional Development I
Community Oral Health I
Clinical Phase (Year 3, 4 & 5)
Year 3
Human Disease
Oral Diagnosis I
Clinical Dental Practice II
Personal & Professional Development
Community Oral Health
Year 4
Oral Diagnosis II
Clinical Dental Practice III
Personal & Professional Development
Community Oral Health
Year 5
Clinical Dental Practice IV
Personal & Professional Development
Community Oral Health
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Basic Medical Sciences
Anatomy
Physiology
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Pathology
Microbiology
Basic Oral Sciences
Oral Biology
Oral Pathology
Human Disease
General Medicine
General Surgery
Community Oral Health
Epidemiology
Preventive Dentistry
Community Oral Health
Management & Administration in Dental Public Health
Oral Diagnostic Sciences
Oral Medicine & Radiology
Dental Therapeutics
Clinical Dental Practice
Prosthodontics
Periodontics
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
Orthodontics
Paediatric Dentistry
Oral Surgery
Dental Material Science
Dental Technology
Clinical Preventive Dentistry
Personal & Professional Development
Soft Skills
ICT
Scientific understanding (Statistics, Research Methods, Evidence-based Dentistry)
Professional Behaviour
Ethics & Jurisprudence
* As part of the curriculum, students are required to take 4 general subjects (Mata Pelajaran Umum), as required by the Ministry of Education