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Companion Animal Dental, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
This course is a part of
The purpose of this course is to extend the student’s knowledge, skills, and expertise in the approach, assessment, and management of dental, maxillofacial, and oral surgery cases in companion animals.
The course will extend the students assessment and management of companion animal dental, maxillofacial and oral surgery patients and plan the perioperative management of the patient including special anesthesia and analgesia requirements.
For more details about the course, please refer to the course curriculum.
Read more about the specialisation tracks and the Master's programme on the main page:
Course Directors on Companion Animal Dental, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
Course details on Companion Animal Dental, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
Dates and examination
Course dates
9 -13 November 2026
Course dates 2028
13 - 17 November 2028
The course is available every second year.
Examination
Please find dates and details about the exam in the exam schedule.
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
- Define, identify and discuss veterinary methodology and para clinical tools in systematized reflective clinical decision making in companion animal dental, maxillofacial and oral surgery (including AO synthesis of the jaws and cancer resections) using relevant diagnostic imaging methods.
- Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of complex clinical decision making, patient therapy and management at an advanced level in dental, maxillofacial and oral surgery (including AO synthesis of the jaws and cancer resections) using relevant diagnostic imaging methods.
- List, classify, and demonstrate critical reflection on existing and new approaches to patient diagnosis, therapy, management and client education in a specialty practice situation within dental, maxillofacial and oral surgical patients.
Skills
Within the area of clinical companion animal odontology the graduate will be able to:
- Perform resective surgery of the jaw to remove cancer.
- Perform jaw fracture repair by artificial osteosynthesis.
- Diagnose and manage common dental disease in lagomorphs and rodents.
- Interpret, assess and reflect on collected patient data in order to identify/localize the cause of disease, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis, apply, and integrate evidence based scientific approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy and pain management in dental, maxillofacial and oral surgery patients.
- Continuously seek out, reflect on and apply new evidence based methods management in specialized companion animal dental, maxillofacial and oral surgery patients.
- Communicate and discuss academic issues and solution models with both peers and nonspecialists at an advanced level and across disciplines within companion animal odontology practice
- Communicate effectively in writing and pass on results to relevant parties
Competences
Following the course, the candidate must be able to:
- Evaluate and manage companion animal diseases within the oral cavity odontology, which may necessitate novel solutions and approaches identified from current medical literature or other resources in dental, maxillofacial and oral surgery.
- Work independently, take responsibility for, predict, prognosticate and make decisions within the chosen specialisation.
- Collaborate constructively within and between specialists/professionals and lay persons involved in companion animal patient management.
- Make ethical considerations regarding diagnostic methods and therapies and place these into perspective.
- Independently evaluate and structure own learning processes and continuously obtain new knowledge at a specialty level within companion animal odontology
Admission criteria
You must meet the following criteria to be admitted to this course:
- Hold a degree in Veterinary Medicine
- Hold one of the following certifications
- DVA Certificate in Small Animal Diseases (equivalent to the 4 compulsory courses of the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science)
- Swedish / Norwegian / Finnish specialist in diseases of dogs and cats
- Equivalent competences
- Have a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience from companion animal practice
- Be proficient in English
Find detailed information about the formal requirements for this course.
Read more about admission on the main page of Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.
Tuition fees
EU/EEA citizens*
Single course student: 36,500 DKK
Master student: 33,000 DKK
Non-EU/EEA citizens
Single course student: 40,740 DKK
Master student: 37,240 DKK
Tuition fees include course materials and lunch/coffee. Books are not included in the tuition fees and must be purchased by the participants.
*Citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland is entitled to a subsidised tuition fee, due to EU legislation, hence the difference in price.
Location
University of Copenhagen
University Hospital for Companion Animals
Dyrlægevej 16
1958 Frederiksberg
Denmark
Contact
Christine Gulstad
Study Administration Officer
Tel.: +45 35 32 12 73