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Pathway to dental excellence: DPU’s internationally recognised MSc (CE)

Graduate ceremony at the Danube Private University. (All images: Danube Private University)
Danube Private University

Danube Private University

Mon. 16. June 2025

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KREMS AN DER DONAU, Austria: In times of rapid, dynamic development in medicine, technology and artificial intelligence, lifelong learning will prove essential to long-term success in dental practice. The Danube Private University (DPU) in Austria is an elite university for the study of dentistry. It has long-standing expertise in postgraduate education and offers a Master of Science (Continuing Education) programme with specialisations in dentistry.

Some 1,100 dentists are currently enrolled in one of DPU’s postgraduate university courses, and well-known professors are guiding them towards even greater success in dental practice through cutting-edge instruction.

DPU’s part-time university courses, including those in orthodontics and oral surgery and implantology, comprise six semesters and have a workload of 120 ECTS credits. They are offered in German and English to students from 66 countries.

Prof. Dieter Müßig (left), rector of the Danube Private University and director of the Center for Orthodontics, and Prof. Ralf Gutwald, dean of the Danube Private University and coordinator of Scientific Continuing Education and Postgraduate Studies at the university.

Prof. Dieter Müßig (left), rector of the Danube Private University and director of the Center for Orthodontics, and Prof. Ralf Gutwald, dean of the Danube Private University and coordinator of Scientific Continuing Education and Postgraduate Studies at the university.

“After fulfilling the ECTS criteria (successful participation in the online and face-to-face modules listed in the curriculum, documentation of ten to 12 patient cases, and completion of a master’s thesis, and oral and written examinations), graduates of our university programme in dentistry are awarded the academic degree and title of Master of Science (Continuing Education)—MSc (CE) for short—in their chosen field of dentistry,” said Prof. Ralf Gutwald, dean of DPU and coordinator of Scientific Continuing Education and Postgraduate Studies at the university.

“A master’s degree programme offers dentists with at least two years of professional experience excellent professional training,” said Prof. Dieter Müßig, rector of DPU and academic director of the university’s course in orthodontics. “It is organised in such a way that it can be completed part-time alongside a successful career. Course participants can apply their newly acquired knowledge in practice between university sessions. Students here are part of a group of engaged peers who are committed to continuing their education, and collaborations and friendships grow from that experience.”

Main lecture hall at the Danube Private University.

Main lecture hall at the Danube Private University.

Danube Private University in Wachau, a UNESCO-recognised cultural landscape near Vienna.

Danube Private University in Wachau, a UNESCO-recognised cultural landscape near Vienna.

Starting in 2025: English-language postgraduate course in oral surgery and implantology

Implantology and oral surgery are key areas of dentistry, as well as oral and maxillofacial medicine, and an understanding of each field complements the other. Implantology is one of the most noteworthy growth areas: no other field has evolved so much over recent years in terms of diagnostics, treatment and scientific research. This part-time course meets the increasingly demanding requirements of modern dentistry, allowing dentists to equip themselves with the skills they need for the future and to be confident in their ability to meet the expectations of patients.

Anyone who has encountered implantology and oral surgery will be keen to expand their knowledge and manual skills. It is important not to push oneself to one’s limits straight away but to rather undergo a process of well-founded scientific learning. In this course, education on proven concepts and alternatives, combined with training in manual skills, is aimed at enabling participants to meet the demands of successful implantation and surgery—even in difficult cases—and to intervene with confidence in the event of complications.

More information can be found at www.dp-uni.ac.at.

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