MSc Paediatric Dentistry (Kinderzahnheilkunde) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Part-time continuing-education Master of Science in Paediatric Dentistry (Kinderzahnheilkunde), run jointly by Justus Liebig University Giessen and Philipps University Marburg for licensed dentists. It offers an evidence-based, practice-oriented specialisation in paediatric dentistry. The M.Sc. is awarded after passing the individual modules and completing a master's thesis.

Department: Department of Paediatric Dentistry (cooperation of Justus Liebig University Giessen and Philipps University Marburg)  |  Duration: 6 semesters (part-time, in-service)  |  Intake: March 2027 (start 11-13 March 2027); application deadline 15 December 2026  |  Study mode: part-time; professional postgraduate (weiterbildend)  |  Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Eleven modules covering foundations of paediatric dentistry, diagnosis and treatment planning, epidemiology and prevention, biomaterials and restorative therapy, emergency care, pharmacotherapy and trauma, dentition development and orthodontics, pain control, sedation and anaesthesia, oral pathology and surgery, children with general illness or disabilities and practice management, scientific working methods, and the master's thesis. Attendance sessions of 2-3 days, usually Fridays and Saturdays, run over 5 semesters; the last two semesters are devoted to the thesis, the 6th exclusively.

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