Kyushu Dental University's Policies and Competencies

Curriculum Policy (This is the type of education we provide)

1. To cultivate the ethical awareness and communication skills required of dental professionals who deliver comprehensive patient-centered care, the curriculum includes a strong emphasis on courses in the humanities, social sciences, and communication.
2. To cultivate advanced specialized knowledge and skills in dental care, we will enhance the curriculum in specialized foundational subjects, specialized clinical subjects, and professionalism-related subjects.
3. To practice evidence-based dental care, we will enhance subjects that emphasize logical and critical thinking.
4. To provide safe dental care from the perspective of promoting overall health for all generations, we will enhance related medical subjects.
5. To understand the importance of interprofessional collaboration, we will enhance clinical training courses at off-campus facilities.
6. To cultivate problem-solving and research abilities, we will enhance courses such as tutorial education and laboratory placement.
7. To train dental professionals who can adapt to the internationalization of healthcare, we will enhance practical foreign language education courses.

Curriculum Implementation Policy

Students will acquire the credits stipulated in the Kyushu Dental University Curriculum Regulations over a six-year period.

Degree awarding criteria

Students who fulfill the completion requirements stipulated in the Kyushu Dental University Curriculum Regulations and meet the Diploma Policy will be awarded a Bachelor of Dentistry degree.

Graduation Competency Areas

Competencies refer to the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the diploma policy.

1. Qualities as a dental professional
2. Professionalism
3. Specialized knowledge in dental medicine
4. Evidence-based dental care
5. Providing comprehensive dental care for all generations
6. Practice of multidisciplinary collaboration
7. Global Mindset

• Graduation Competencies (Learning Objectives, Learning Outcomes, Learning Content, Learning Methods, and Evaluation Methods for Learning Outcomes) (Japanese)

Evaluation perspectives

1. Regarding the diploma policy, has the student met the competencies set by the university?
2. Regarding curriculum policy, is the curriculum appropriately structured and implemented, and are students achieving sufficient learning outcomes?
3. Does the university accept students who possess the abilities outlined in its admissions policy through its entrance examination selection process?

Methods for verifying three policies (Dentistry)

Assessment methods (Dentistry)

Curriculum Policy (This is the type of education we provide)

1. To cultivate the ethical values ​​and communication skills necessary for those who provide holistic dental care, we will enhance our curriculum with humanities, social sciences, and communication skills-building courses.
2. To enhance the knowledge of oral health and professionalism-related subjects required for dental hygienists to study.
3. To implement evidence-based oral health activities, we will enhance the curriculum with subjects that emphasize logical and critical thinking.
4. To enhance dental hygiene subjects from the perspective of promoting overall health for all generations.
5. To cultivate personnel who can collaborate with fields such as health, medical care, and welfare, we will enhance subjects related to medicine, general nursing, food education and nutrition, and eating and swallowing.
6. To cultivate problem-solving and research abilities, we will enhance subjects such as graduation research.
7. To cultivate dental hygienists who can broaden their international perspectives and respond to the internationalization of healthcare, we will enhance practical foreign language education courses.

Curriculum Implementation Policy

Students will acquire the credits stipulated in the Kyushu Dental University Curriculum Regulations over four years.

Degree awarding criteria

Students who fulfill the completion requirements stipulated in the Kyushu Dental University Curriculum Regulations and meet the Diploma Policy will be awarded a Bachelor of Science (Oral Health) degree.

Graduation Competency Areas

Competencies refer to the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the diploma policy.

1. Qualities as a dental professional
2. Professionalism
3. Knowledge of oral health
4. Evidence-based oral health practices
5. Broad dental hygiene activities for all generations
6. Practice of multidisciplinary collaboration
7. Global Mindset

• Graduation Competencies (Learning Objectives, Learning Outcomes, Learning Content, Learning Methods, and Evaluation Methods for Learning Outcomes) (Japanese)

Evaluation perspectives

1. Regarding the diploma policy, has the student met the competencies set by the university?
2. Regarding curriculum policy, is the curriculum appropriately structured and implemented, and are students achieving sufficient learning outcomes?
3. Does the university accept students who possess the abilities outlined in its admissions policy through its entrance examination selection process?

Methods for verifying three policies (Department of Oral Health)

Assessment Methods (Department of Oral Health)

Dental major

1. Individuals with a strong interest in life science research, particularly in the field of dentistry, a strong sense of ethics, and the motivation to engage in research independently within the local community.
2. A person who is motivated to correctly interpret scientific information and develop evidence-based logical thinking.
3. People who are motivated to engage in research that is useful in any change in social structure, from the perspective of overall health.
4. Individuals who are motivated to collaborate with interdisciplinary academic fields and conduct research that contributes to the development of local communities.
5. People who are motivated to engage in research in collaboration with various professions and contribute to the local community.
6. People who are motivated to promote research from an international perspective

Major in Oral Health Sciences

1. Individuals with a strong interest in oral health research, a high sense of ethics, and the motivation to conduct research independently within their local community.
2. Individuals with a strong desire to become dental hygienists or educators/researchers who possess specialized knowledge and skills.
3. People who understand the significance of research that builds scientific evidence and who are motivated to develop logical thinking.
4. People who are motivated to contribute to overall health by improving oral health for all generations.
5. A person with the collaborative skills required to conduct research in collaboration with multiple professions.
6. People who are eager to learn and widely apply methods for conducting research from an international perspective.

Dental major

In accordance with the admission criteria for graduate school at Kyushu Dental University, we will select motivated individuals who possess logical thinking skills, the fundamental academic abilities and language skills necessary for conducting research.
Among the desired student profile, the specialized Examination evaluates "interest and motivation in research and clinical practice in the desired research field," "knowledge and general education," and "thinking, problem-solving, and expression skills." The English Examination evaluates "knowledge and general education," "thinking, problem-solving, and expression skills," and "language proficiency" necessary for taking graduate-level courses. The interview Examination evaluates "interest and motivation in research and clinical practice in the research field," "thinking, problem-solving, and expression skills," "proactiveness and collaboration," "ethical values," and "interest in contributing to local communities and the international community."

Evaluation criteria in the admissions selection process (relationship between selection methods and the desired student profile)

Major in Oral Health Sciences

In accordance with the admission criteria for graduate school at Kyushu Dental University, we will select motivated individuals who possess logical thinking skills, the fundamental academic abilities and language skills necessary for conducting research.
Among the desired student profile, the English Examination evaluates "knowledge and general education," "thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and expression skills," and "language skills" necessary for graduate studies, while the interview evaluates "interest and motivation in research and clinical practice in the research field," "thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and expression skills," "proactiveness and collaboration," "ethical values," and "interest in contributing to the local community and the international community."

Evaluation criteria in the admissions selection process (relationship between selection methods and the desired student profile)

Curriculum Policy (This is the type of education we provide)

Curriculum Implementation Policy

Dental major

1. Possessing a broad range of knowledge in life sciences and the comprehensive ability to independently conduct research.
2. As a medical professional, one must possess the ability to develop logical thinking based on scientific evidence and the capacity to contribute to the advancement of pioneering medical care.
3. Having the ability to dedicate oneself to lifelong learning and to promote cutting-edge and original research in the field of oral health from the perspective of overall health.
4. Possessing the ability to conduct research in collaboration with interdisciplinary academic fields and in cooperation with local communities, thereby contributing to the development of local communities.
5. Having the ability to contribute to society through dental health care activities in collaboration with various professionals.
6. Possessing the ability to actively exchange information with researchers overseas and disseminate research results to the international community.

Major in Oral Health Sciences

1. Possessing a broad range of skills as someone who provides holistic dental care, and having the comprehensive ability to conduct dental health, medical, and welfare activities for local residents.
2. Possessing the ability to contribute to the development of advanced oral health activities as a specialized medical professional.
3. Having the ability to implement evidence-based oral health activities.
4. Having the ability to conduct oral health activities from the perspective of overall health for all generations.
5. Possessing the ability to proactively collaborate with professionals from various fields and contribute to society through oral health activities.
6. Possessing the ability to develop oral health activities from an international perspective and disseminate research findings both domestically and internationally.

Degree awarding criteria

Competency areas of completion

Competencies refer to the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the diploma policy.

Evaluation perspectives

1. Regarding the diploma policy, has the student met the competencies set by the university?
2. Regarding curriculum policy, is the curriculum appropriately structured and implemented, and are students achieving sufficient learning outcomes?
3. Does the university accept students who possess the abilities outlined in its admissions policy through its entrance examination selection process?

Three ways to verify policies