School of Dentistry

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Tabriz Faculty of Dentistry is located in Tabriz, capital city of East Azarbayjan Province and is the only dental schoolwestern Iran. Tabriz Dental School was founded in 1986. The first students entered in 1987, graduating in 1993. In 1997 the school moved into a new and modern building, covering 22,000 square meters. The school expanded its educational programs in 2001 by offering its postgraduate specialty courses in three fields and at present it offers seven postgraduate specialty courses. Prospects for the Future We are determined, by asking for assistance from the Almighty, to promote the school's academic excellence, raise the standards of oral health in the community and join the circle of highly qualified dental schools in the country through optimizing instruction standards and innovative research programs. Mission Tabriz Faculty of Dentistry as the only dental school in the north-western Iran and as a part of a major university has combined and enjoyed the endeavors of competent and qualified academic staff with appropriate facilities and has committed itself to: Training highly qualified general practitioners and specialists; Updating the knowledge and skill of the graduates working in the north-western Iran;

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    Relationship between dmft and DMFT with type of snack and social status in 6-12 years old children in Tabriz in 2018
    (Tabriz University Of Medical Sciences, School of Dentistry, 2018/10/23) Yavari, Samaneh; pediatric dentistry; Abadi, Hamed
    One of the factors that can affect dental caries is the type of diet. So, this study was designed to evaluate the correlation between diet, social factors and dmft/DMFT in primary school children of Tabriz city in 2018. Materials & Methods: three handred and seventy seven primary school children of 6-12 years old (boys and girls) in Tabriz were randomly selected in this descriptive study and after filling out the forms, underwent dental examinations. The data were analyzed by linear regression tests. Results: The Average dmft in school children was 2.86±1.79 and the average DMFT was 2.73±1.99, which had a significant correlation with frequency of brushing, dental floss and fluoride mouth-wash usage, respectively. There was a significant correlation between consumption of cariogenic diet and dmft/DMFT. Number of siblings and mother's and father's educational stata also had significant correlations with dmft /DMFT.Number Conclusion: Oral health care, frequency of snacks usage and cariogenic type of diet had direct effect on the rate of dmft and DMFT. Likewise, dmft/DMFT increased with increase in the number of siblings and lower level of parents' educational status.