Internship Training Program

The program was established in 2006 with the graduation of the first class of the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine.
MIU offers an avant-garde internship training program that follows the same rules and regulations applied in national universities, with a unique approach to guarantee providing interns with the highest level of knowledge and skills.

Mission: We strive to prepare qualified and professional dentists who are capable of serving the community by providing high quality health care.
Vision: We aspire to be a distinguished and pioneer internship program both nationally and regionally.

Administration Team and Educational Facilities

The ITP team is directed and headed by the Vice Dean of Community Services and Environmental Affairs, Prof. Eman El Taftazany. The team consists of dedicated dentists who organize the program academic activities and events throughout the year.
State-of-the-art equipment and facilities are provided for all interns while working in clinics. A fully equipped seminar room is available for all lectures and workshops offered to interns.

Structure

The internship training year is mandatory for earning the Bachelor Degree of Oral and Dental Medicine. MIU Internship Training Program is structured in the form of rounds or rotations of duties in different dental specialties. Interns spend twelve months consolidating their knowledge and honing their skills in various departments. In each of the following departments, interns are expected to fulfill a set of clinical requirements under close supervision and guidance by MIU staff members.

Clinical Departments

Fixed Prosthodontics
Removable Prosthodontics
Oral Medicine, Periodontics & Diagnosis
Pediatric Dentistry, Public Health and Orthodontics
Operative Dentistry
Oral Surgery & Local Anesthesia
Endodontics

Courses and Activities

In order to give MIU interns a head start to their coming future, we continuously offer courses and hands-on workshops on the most recent trends and techniques in the field of dentistry. The following are some of the opportunities opened up to MIU interns:

Internship Implantology Course

This course includes theoretical lectures, workshops and live demonstrations of surgical implant placement cases.

Operative Lectures

A total of four lectures are given by our operative staff members covering evidence-based dentistry, basics of dental adhesion, pre-management of deep carious lesions and anterior composite restorations.

Laser in Dentistry Course

This course familiarizes interns with the uses of Laser in the treatment of various dental cases. It also encourages interns to conduct relevant basic and applied researches.

Medical Emergency & Basic Life Support

This course provides science-based treatment guidelines to healthcare professions to help provide quality care to their patients, educates lawmakers, policy makers and the public as they advocate for changes to protect and improve the health of our communities.

Using Microscope in Endodontic Treatment Course

Interns are allowed the opportunity to observe demonstrations, and participate in workshops using the microscope for endodontic treatment, rotary endodontic systems and other advanced techniques in Endodontics.

Oral Surgery Course

In this course interns attend lectures explaining management of medically compromised patients and general anesthesia in maxillo – facial surgery. This course also educates interns on the importance and way of writing medical prescriptions.

American Dental Association Recognition

Misr International University is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education.
ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
MIU designates all activities provided by the scientific committee of the Internship Training Program by continuing education credits.

Annual Scientific Day

Every year the Internship Administration Office performs an annual Scientific Day where interns present their best cases to all staff members supervising their internship training year.

Conferences

The Internship Administration Office allows interns the opportunity to join the dental society by attending top notch dental conferences and international congresses in Egypt, the Middle East, and Europe.

Community Service

Interns are encouraged to participate in charity work and convoys within the framework of MIU community service activities. They visit schools, orphanages, and unprivileged neighborhood to raise awareness of oral health care.