Finnish Doctoral Programme in Oral Sciences FINDOS Turku

About this programme

The main aim of the The Finnish Doctoral Programme in Oral Sciences FINDOS-Turku is to produce well-planned, supervised and high-level doctoral education in the field of oral sciences. The doctoral programme is aimed at doctoral researchers conducting studies in dentistry or in a subject related to oral health. The main research areas of the FINDOS-Turku doctoral programme are biomaterials science, infectious diseases of the oral cavity (HPV research, periodontology, probiotics), dental anxiety and fear and oral health promotion, craniomaxillofacial surgery, oral development and orthodontics, as well as oral pathology and oral radiology. Both preclinical and clinical research is carried out within the programme. Indeed, the aim of the programme is to promote exchange of knowledge and ideas between actors in fundamental and clinical research, and to improve the possibilities for translational oral research. Doctors graduating from the programme are needed as qualified teachers and researchers at Finnish universities, in the biotechnological industry, and in other areas of society. FINDOSTurku is a part of the national doctoral training network FINDOS, due to which the programme has active cooperation with both national and international actors. In FINDOS doctoral programme you can complete a Doctor of Odontology, Medical Sciences or Philosophy degree in the Faculty of Medicine. The website of the programme can be found at Finnish Doctoral Programme in Oral Sciences