The Graduate Program in Dentistry
The Graduate Program in Dentistry (PPGO) at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) aims at preparing high-level professionals for the practice of teaching, research and outreach. The Program focuses on carrying out advanced studies in the field of Dentistry, generating knowledge, developing research, educating students, and producing final dissertations and theses as a result of research activity.
The Graduate Program in Dentistry has academic Master´s and Doctoral degree programs, with duration of 2 years and 4 years, respectively. The courses offered by the program are in-person, free of charge, divided into semesters and taught in Portuguese. The academic semesters at UFSC take place between March and June (1st semester) and August and November (2nd semester). Summer vacations are between December and February and winter vacations are in July.
To join the program as a regular student, candidates must go through a selection process, following the rules set out in the Call for Applications. For more information about the selection process and the application documents, please read the Call for Applications on this link: https://ppgo.ufsc.br/editais-de-selecao/selecao-especial-estrangeiros-fluxo-continuo/
If you are interested in taking one or more courses in the program, but not as a regular student, you can apply as a special student. The process for requesting your enrollment as a special student, in single courses, is available each semester on this link: https://ppgo.ufsc.br/matriculasppgo/matricula-discente-especial-disciplinas-isoladas/
Access the list of the program’s faculty members here: https://ppgo.ufsc.br/corpo-docente-ppgo/
Get to know the program’s areas of concentration and lines of research here: https://ppgo.ufsc.br/areas-de-concentracao/
If you have questions about the program, please contact the administrative office:
- Office assistant: Débora Rodrigues Coelho
- Email: ppgo@contato.ufsc.br
- Instagram: @ppgo.ufsc
- Address: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde (CCS) – Bloco H
Campus Universitário, Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, CEP: 88040-900
