OD4200 – Dentistry, 8. semester

Theory and clinical practice is continued from the 7th semester. The practical competence is given high priority. At the same time the cause of diseases is highlighted. It is expected that students continue working on the master’s thesis during this semester which is to be submitted in the 10th semester.

Semester committee leader

The emphasis is on oral rehabilitation within the following areas:

• Toothloss/edentulous
• Cariology
• Loss of supporting structures
• Malocclusion
• Gerodontology
• Oral tumours

The following subjects are included: behavioural science and communication, cariology, gerodontology, dental ethics, endodontology, prosthetic dentistry and oral function, pedodontics and behavioural sciences, periodontology, oral surgery and oral medicine, orthodontics, maxillofacial radiology, oral pathology, microbiology and infection control, biomaterial science, and pharmacology and pharmacotherapy.

Learning outcomes

OD4100 – Odontologistudiet, 7. semester

A student who fails an examination normally cannot progress in the programme until the examination has been passed. Students who take a re-sit examination/postponed test, can continue to attend their courses until the examination results are announced, and if applicable until the result of the appeal has been announced. The student must stop attending courses and will be transferred to the following class if he/she does not appeal the examination result, or if the result of the appealed examination grade is that the student fails the examination.

Teaching in small groups, seminars, courses, lectures, clinical courses and demonstrations, individual work and guidance in patient treatment.

• Mandatory activities: Absence may not exceed 15% within each subject area. All courses and seminars are mandatory. Tests and written assignments given throughout the semester must be approved to qualify for examination at the end of the semester.
• Completion of mandatory activities qualifies for one examination attempt. If the examination is failed, all mandatory activities must be repeated, unless otherwise arranged by the leader of the semester committee.
• Clinic: The clinical service is compulsory and must be approved in order to be approved for the semester.
• SamPraks: Together in clinical practice, SAMPRAKS – Sammen i Praksis, isan interdisciplinary practice offered to students in 8.-10.semester and is compulsory.

All mandatory activities in the 8th semester must be completed to qualify for examination at the end of the semester.

Approved clinical practice is a prerequisite for an approved semester.

The form of assessment in the 8th semester is five subject-specific written exams, to be held on five days at the end of the semester. These exams will be in the form of 4-hour exams, in cariology, endodontology, periodontology, pharmacology and gerodontology.

For students who are taking the course in spring 2026 the following applies:

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

From spring semester 2027 the grading scale for the course will be pass/ fail.