1. Read the text and find the answers to the following questions.

   1. What is the acceptance to the dental school based on?

   2. How many semester hours should predental studies include?

   3. What cumulative grade point average must applicants have?

   4. What are required courses during predental studies?

   5. Is American Dental Admission Test obligatory for all applicants?

   6. What materials should be transmitted to the Dental College?

   7. When do personal interviews begin?

   8. How many applicants are selected each year?

2. Say whether the following statements are true.

   1. Personal interview is not basically important for admission to Dental College.

   2. Some additional courses are mandatory.

   3. DAT transcript should be transmitted directly to the college.

   4. The admission to Dental College exceeds 100 students yearly.

3. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

   1. She ... some recommended elective courses, (to have, complete)

   2. Applicants ... level "A" in each of the required course areas, (to have, earn)

   3. All applicants ... American Dental Association Dental Admission Test. (to have, take)

   4. The transcript is sent directly to the college by post-secondary institution the student ... . (to have, attend)

   5. They ... already ... one dentist during his working day. (to have, assist, observe)

4. Choose the correct verb form.

   1. They missed/have missed two classes yesterday.

   2. Applicants knew/have known the date of taking the Dental Admis­sion Test before mid-October.

   3. My friend fell ill/has fallen ill with grippe this week and his con­dition is still poor.

   4. The students passed/have passed their Anatomy exam lately.

   5. Dental College admitted/has admitted 50 students last year.

5. Translate into English.

   1. Фізика, біологія, органічна та неорганічна хімія є обов'язкови­ми на домедичному періоді навчання.

   2. Кожний абітурієнт має скласти загальноамериканський тест і його результати надсилаються до коледжу.

   3. Бесіда із членами прийомної комісії є обов'язковою для кожного абітурієнта.

   4. Додаткові курси вибираються абітурієнтами з урахуванням їх інтересів.

6. Read the dialogue. Try to dramatize it.

(An interview of an American Professor)

Corr.: I'd like to know what is the general pattern of dental educa­tion in the USA?

Prof.: Well, dental education is provided by the dental schools en­rolling some 4500 students.

Corr.: What's the duration of training at the dental schools?

Prof.: The length of training at the dental schools is five years.

Corr.: Are curricula uniform?

Prof.: Curricula and teaching plans are not uniform, but in practice they are almost similar since they are guided by the common recommendations of American Dental Association.

Corr.: What are the departments at the Dental schools?

Prof.: As a rule there are the following departments: conservative treatment of the teeth, endodontic (treatment of pulpitis), periodontal (diseases of oral mucosa, periodontal disease), prosthetic (all kinds of removable prostheses) and ortho­dontic.

Corr.: Child welfare has become prominent concern in your country. What piece does children's dentistry occupy in your system of training?

Prof.: Children's dentistry is becoming a leading discipline in the training of the dental students and a great number of hours are devoted to it.

Corr.: Is medical education, dental education in particular, free of charge?

Prof.: I'm afraid, it isn't. Fees for teaching are paid by the students in all universities and fees for teaching in dental faculties are rather high.

Corr.: Can you give an example?

Prof.: Certainly. Fee for teaching at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (public) is 13 920 dollars annually and at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Den­tistry (private) amounts to 22 850 dollars respectively.

Corr.: Well, thank you for your very detailed information.

Prof.: Thank you, that was a most stimulating talk.

Text 2

PROGRAM OF STUDY AT DENTAL COLLEGE

a) The doctor of dental surgery.

The four-year dental curriculum is designed to provide learning expe­riences which enable the student to acquire the essential knowledge and skills necessary for competent practice in the science and art of dentistry. The Academic year program demands much time. Direct participation in classes, laboratories, and clinics amounts to 35 or more hours per week. In addition to conventional two semesters of each academic year, students par­ticipate in four additional weeks of instruction during the first and second year and also provide patient care in a 10-week summer session following the third year. The total instructional period is 146 weeks.

Instruction is provided in the basic biological sciences, behavioral sci­ences, and clinical dental sciences. Most of the biological science instruc­tion is included in the first two years of the curriculum. Clinical sciences are taught throughout the entire curriculum.

The first year of the curriculum is concerned largerly with the basic structure and function of the human body. Courses in human gross anato­my, microscopic anatomy with emphasis on the oralfacial structures, bio­chemistry, and phisiology provide the student with the understanding of the biological sciences important to the dentist. Instruction in the clini­cal sciences gives the student the knowledge of form, structure, growth, and function of the dentition, the importance of and the mechanisms to prevent dental disease, and some of the procedures used to restore dis­eased oral tissues to a healthy condition. Students begin patient care in the first year, by performing preventive dentistry and examination and diagnostic procedures.

The second year concentrates on the processes of disease, and infec­tion through courses in pathology, oral pathology, microbiology, and im­munology.

In the third year more than half of the students' time is spent in the provision of dental care to patients and at the same time they have phar­macology, behavioral and social sciences.

The final year concentrates on patient care and effective and efficient management of dental services. Each student spends 5 weeks in special preceptorships or in private offices and institutions providing dental ser­vices.

The Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D. S.) degree will be awarded to stu­dents who complete the program at an acceptable level and demonstrate a high degree of professional ethics and behavior.

b) Bachelor of science in Dental Hygiene.

The Dental Hygienist is a member of the oral health care team trained to provide intraoral services for patients.

The Dental hygiene curriculum consists of two years (60 semester hours credit) of required courses and two years of dental hygiene sub­jects. The required courses may be taken at any accredited college or uni­versity.

The objectives of the Dental Hygiene Program are to produce gradu­ates who will:

1. be competent in recognition, evaluation and treatment of oral dis­eases;

2. practice preventive dental hygiene;

3. assume responsibility for improving oral health;

4. function as a valuable member of interdisciplinary teams of health personnel;

5. demonstrate the skill and desire to continue professional education. Upon successful completion of the program, the graduates receive the

degree of Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene and have licensure to practice as a registered dental hygienist (R.D.H.).

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