60 monthsProgramme duration
03 Feb, 2025Application Deadline
FebStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Dentistry
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Program Objectives
- Implement educational, preventive, and promotional actions for oral health across various population segments, particularly school-aged children.
- Establish prevalence and incidence rates of oral diseases of epidemiological interest, utilizing research methodologies, professional work methods, and informatics and statistical techniques.
- Participate as an integral part of multidisciplinary healthcare teams in social interaction programs, conducting educational, preventive, promotional, and primary oral healthcare activities.
- Establish lines of action in scientific research by identifying general and oral health needs of the population in correlation with scientific and technological advancements.
- Provide comprehensive oral healthcare to the population in various clinic services.
- Competently train future dental professionals with a focus on social sensitivity, contributing to fulfilling the demands of the social mandate.
- Develop methods, techniques, and procedures to enhance students' technical and manual skills for professional practice.
- Instill values of responsibility, ethics, and morals in future dental professionals to integrate their personality with the fulfillment of the profession's objectives in close relation to the environment and the sociocultural reality of the region and country.
Professional Profile
A graduate of the Dentistry program at the University of San Francisco Xavier will be a highly efficient professional capable of providing comprehensive oral healthcare with a solid foundation in technical, scientific, and epidemiological knowledge. They will possess ethical and humanistic values and a keen understanding of general and oral health needs, corresponding to the bio-psychosocial characteristics of the population.
Required Aptitudes
Applicants to the Dentistry program should possess psychomotor skills, cognitive abilities in natural and biological sciences, a commitment to social responsibility, a humanistic outlook, and a vocation for service.
Scope of Practice
- Provide comprehensive oral healthcare to the population.
- Detect and report environmental alterations that compromise oral health.
- Perform administrative tasks according to their work setting.
Work Field
Dental professionals can work independently or as part of multidisciplinary teams in public institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private practice.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Dentistry
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Program Objectives
- Implement educational, preventive, and promotional actions for oral health across various population segments, particularly school-aged children.
- Establish prevalence and incidence rates of oral diseases of epidemiological interest, utilizing research methodologies, professional work methods, and informatics and statistical techniques.
- Participate as an integral part of multidisciplinary healthcare teams in social interaction programs, conducting educational, preventive, promotional, and primary oral healthcare activities.
- Establish lines of action in scientific research by identifying general and oral health needs of the population in correlation with scientific and technological advancements.
- Provide comprehensive oral healthcare to the population in various clinic services.
- Competently train future dental professionals with a focus on social sensitivity, contributing to fulfilling the demands of the social mandate.
- Develop methods, techniques, and procedures to enhance students' technical and manual skills for professional practice.
- Instill values of responsibility, ethics, and morals in future dental professionals to integrate their personality with the fulfillment of the profession's objectives in close relation to the environment and the sociocultural reality of the region and country.
Professional Profile
A graduate of the Dentistry program at the University of San Francisco Xavier will be a highly efficient professional capable of providing comprehensive oral healthcare with a solid foundation in technical, scientific, and epidemiological knowledge. They will possess ethical and humanistic values and a keen understanding of general and oral health needs, corresponding to the bio-psychosocial characteristics of the population.
Required Aptitudes
Applicants to the Dentistry program should possess psychomotor skills, cognitive abilities in natural and biological sciences, a commitment to social responsibility, a humanistic outlook, and a vocation for service.
Scope of Practice
- Provide comprehensive oral healthcare to the population.
- Detect and report environmental alterations that compromise oral health.
- Perform administrative tasks according to their work setting.
Work Field
Dental professionals can work independently or as part of multidisciplinary teams in public institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private practice.
Admission Requirements
Admissions exam or matriculation exam: It is a comprehensive, one-time exam designed for applicants who were unable to attend the Pre-University Course. Scheduled for late January 2025, it covers various subject areas and is weighted accordingly, mirroring the structure of the Pre-University Course.
Admissions exam or matriculation exam
Admission Exam Steps
Step 1: Online Pre-registration Applicants must access the web application admision.usfx.bo and complete the Pre-registration Form. The following information is required:
- Personal data
- Identification data of the Educational Institution.
Step 2: Bank Deposit Applicants must make a bank deposit to the University's BANCO UNION account number 1-33340493.
- TUITION FEE:
- DOMESTIC APPLICANTS: Bs. 320.00 (46,60 USD) (Includes access to the University Guide)
- INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS: Bs. 1573.00 (229,00 USD) (Includes access to the University Guide)
Step 3: Registration Confirmation Applicants must return to the web application admision.usfx.bo and register the completed bank deposit. Once registered, they can view and print their enrollment.
ENROLLMENT AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR NEW STUDENTS ADMITTED IN THE PRE-UNIVERSITY COURSE, TOP GRADUATES, ATHLETIC MERIT, SCIENCE OLYMPIADS, AND ADMISSION EXAM FOR THE 2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
This procedure applies to new students admitted to the San Francisco Xavier University of Chuquisaca in various admission modalities for the 2024 academic year.
STEP 1: Digital Document Submission The admitted applicant must access the web application admision.usfx.bo and upload the following digital documents:
- High school diploma legalized by SEDUCA or authenticated by the USFX Cashier's Section (front and back).
- Sixth-grade secondary school report card (or graduation certificate from the last year indicating the name of the educational institution).
- Identity card (front and back).
- A passport-sized photo with a white background.
- Sixth-grade secondary school report card legalized by the District Education Directorate and Departmental Education Directorate (if the high school diploma is not available). Please include your full name, current cell phone number, and the program to which you were admitted.
After submitting your application documents:
- University ID Assignment: The university will verify your documents and assign you a temporary or permanent University ID number.
- ID Number Verification: Check the admision.usfx.bo website to view your assigned ID number.
- Tuition Fee Generation: Access univesitarios.usfx.bo, select "ENROLL," and generate your tuition fee amount.
- Bank Deposit: Make a deposit to Banco Unión account No. 1-33340493 (Account Holder UMSFX – REC. PROPIOS – MATRICULAS UNIVERSITARIAS). You can also use the generated QR code on univesitarios.usfx.bo.
- Enrollment Completion: Go back to univesitarios.usfx.bo, select "ENROLL," and complete the form:
- For bank deposits, enter the deposit number to confirm details.
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