Diplôme de formation approfondie en sciences odontologiques (DFASO) - Odontologie at Nantes Université

The DFASO corresponds to the fourth and fifth years of dental studies at master grade. Teaching is clinical, with students working in the odontology departments of the university hospital.

Faculty: UFR d'Odontologie  |  Duration: 2 years (4th and 5th year of dental studies, 60 ECTS per year, master grade)  |  Study mode: full-time; hospital clinical work; language of instruction: French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France

What you will study

In year 4 the student becomes a hospital employee with sessions in the CHU odontology departments, paired with a 5th or 6th-year student, and starts treating patients. In year 5 the student takes charge of patients globally (complete treatment plan, estimates, care) and may carry out specific care and diagnoses (orthodontics, implantology, conscious sedation, oral cancer detection), ending with the Certificat de synthèse clinique et thérapeutique.

Career pathways

Replacement work for a liberal dental surgeon during the 6th year; internship competition.

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