TUMS is the oldest and most
well-known medical center in Iran, nationally as well as
internationally. TUMS, as one of the country’s top research
universities, accepts applications from the most qualified students. It
also has the largest schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy,
rehabilitation, allied medical sciences, public health, advanced
technologies in medicine, nutritional sciences and dietetics, and
nursing and midwifery in Iran as well as a virtual school.
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, Ph.D
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, Ph.D
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.