1. Dental education in ukraine

(СТОМАТОЛОГІЧНЕ НАВЧАННЯ В УКРАЇНІ)

PRE-TEXT ASSIGNMENTS

Exercise 1. Practice the pronunciation

profile [prou’fail] lose [lu:z]

senior [‘si:niә] chance [t∫a:ns]

language [‘læŋgwid3] taught [to:t]

quality [‘kwoliti]

Exercise 2. Topic vocabulary

to provide забезпечувати

school leavers випускники школи

applicant абітуріент

capable здатний

to attend відвідувати (лекції, школу и т.п.)

skill навички, уміння

on smb.’s own самостійно

senior student старшокурсник

graduating from the university закінчення университету

to obtain отримати

Exercise 3. Find the equivalent

Competently educated зовнішнє тестування

Quality dental care професійні навички

External testing добре освічений

Professional skills обов’язкові предмети

Required subjects кваліфіковане стоматологічне обслуговування

Exercise 4. Give Ukrainian equivalents to the following word combinations

State clinics, basic biological sciences, the term of training, quality dental care, all

segments of the population, competently educated in clinical sciences, the goal of dental educational program, to develop professional skills, after graduating from the university, the external testing in biology, to obtain less than 124 points, to diagnose diseases on their own

Exercise 5. Translate into Ukrainian. Pay attention to the use of Infinitive

The goal of all medical university programs is to produce highly qualified specialists.

The term of training to become a dentist is 5 years.

To enter the medical university the applicants are required to take External Testing in Ukrainian, chemistry, and biology.

All medical universities try to modify their programs to achieve a better correlation between the basic and clinical subjects.

Exercise 6. Read and translate the text.

Dental education in ukraine

Dental education in Ukraine is provided by 12 stomatological (dentistry) faculties of medical universities and dental academy. Each year 1500 school leavers enter one of the medical universities to become dentists.

Today Ukraine has 19 000 dentists of various profiles, 4600 state dental clinics, 5000 private dental clinics. The term of training to become a dentist at most Ukrainian medical universities is 5 years.

The goal of the dental educational program is to produce specialists who are: competently educated in the basic biological and clinical sciences, capable of providing quality dental care to all segments of the population.

The term of training to become a dentist at most Ukrainian medical universities is 5 years. During the first two years students study so-called preclinical subjects. They attend lectures in anatomy, physiology, biology, histology, Latin, foreign languages and some social subjects. The senior students develop their professional skills in different hospitals and clinics, where they are taught how to examine patients and diagnose oral diseases on their own.

All medical universities try to modify their programs to achieve a better correlation between the basic and clinical subjects. After graduating from the higher medical school the student gets the diploma and begins to work as an intern.

To enter the medical university the applicants are required to take the External Testing in the Ukrainian language and literature, biology, and chemistry. Persons obtaining at this testing less than 124 points in any of required subjects lose their chance to become a student this year.