In 2000, the Secretary of the Council for Dental Education and Postgraduate in Iran recognized Community Oral Health as a postgraduate discipline in dentistry. Tehran University of Medical Sciences started Community Oral Health training in 2001 for undergraduate students. The Department of Community Oral Health currently offers training at undergraduate and post-graduate levels for local students. The program has eight full-time academic members who have graduated in Community Oral Health (Ph.D. level) from high-quality international dental schools (Finland, Australia, TUMS) and one Pediatric Dentistry Specialist. At the international level, three advanced training program of Ph.D. (duration of 4 years), MSc (Duration of 2.5 years) and MDPH (duration of 2 years) are offered.
You can find more informations about the course details here.
Faculty Members
Dr. Simin Zahra Mohebbi , DDS, Ph.D.
Head
E-mail: smohebbi@tums.ac.ir
Dr. Samaneh Razeghi, DDS, MSc
Vice-Head for Educational Affairs
E-mail: s-razeghi@tums.ac.ir
Dr. Reza Yazdani , DDS, Ph.D.
Vice-Head for Research
E-mail: ryazdani@sina.tums.ac.ir
Dr. Katayoun Sargeran, DDS, Ph.D.
Post-graduate Director
E-mail: sargeran@tums.ac.ir
Dr. Hossein Hesari, DDS, Ph.D.
Vice-Head for International Affairs
E-mail: h-hessari@tums.ac.ir
Dr. Mohammad Reza Khami, DDS, Ph.D.
E-mail: mkhami@tums.ac.ir
Dr. Afsaneh Pakdaman, DDS, Ph.D.
E-mail: pakdaman@tums.ac.ir
Dr. Mahdia Gholami, DDS, Ph.D.
E-mail: m_gholam@tums.ac.ir
Dr. Ahmad Reza Shamshiri, DDS, MSc
E-mail: ar_shamshiri@tums.ac.ir
Visiting Professor
Dr. Heikki Murtoma
Tell: +358 294 1911
Fax: +358 2941 27202
Contact Person for International Affairs
Dr. Hossein Hesari
Vice-Head for International Affairs
E-mail: h-hessari@tums.ac.ir
Tel.: (+ 98 21) 880 15 960
Fax: (+ 98 21) 880 15 961
All interested applicants are welcome to apply to TUMS by completing and submitting TUMS online application form in which they need to specify their school, level, and major of interest.