7/10/2026
The Faculty of Dentistry, Kafrelsheikh University, is distinguished by the following features:
Education and Student Affairs Sector
· The Faculty adopts an academic credit-hour system in its educational programs.
· The Faculty has a clear and publicly stated vision and mission.
· The Faculty is characterized by well-developed and distinctive physical infrastructure.
· The curricula incorporate blended learning and innovative teaching methods, including simulation-based education.
· The Faculty provides electronic courses and electronic assessment and grading systems.
· An electronic examination question bank is available, and approximately 99% of examinations are conducted electronically in the University's designated examination halls.
· The Faculty has clearly defined mechanisms to ensure fairness and objectivity in student assessment. These include an organized Examination Control Unit Manual and a Student Guide that provides procedures for submitting and handling student grievances regarding examination results.
· The Faculty has appropriate mechanisms for developing the competencies of current leaders and preparing future leaders.
· The Faculty has specialized units and committees serving all sectors, including the Quality Assurance Unit, Measurement and Evaluation Unit, Infection Control Unit, Education and Student Affairs Committee, Internship Committee, and Postgraduate Studies Committee.
· The curricula are up-to-date and responsive to labor market needs, and the Faculty's undergraduate credit-hour program is aligned with the National Academic Reference Standards (NARS).
· Postgraduate Studies Sector
· The Faculty offers diverse postgraduate programs based on academic standards that comply with the standards issued by the relevant accreditation authority, thereby contributing to the achievement of the Faculty's vision, mission, and objectives. The postgraduate programs are regularly described, reviewed, and developed, with continuous verification of the alignment between the intended learning outcomes (ILOs) of each educational program and its courses. The Faculty also provides diverse learning resources and adopts objective and fair student assessment systems, while taking students' opinions into consideration.
· The Faculty has dedicated postgraduate clinics that support researchers from both inside and outside the Faculty.
· There is alignment between the Faculty's research plan, the University's research plan, and community priorities.
· The Faculty provides paper-based and digital databases to support postgraduate studies.
· The Faculty has postgraduate academic regulations for Diploma, Master's, and Doctoral programs based on the credit-hour system.
· The postgraduate programs address most labor market needs through the development and introduction of new academic and professional postgraduate programs.
· The Faculty requires academic supervisors to submit an annual report on the progress of the thesis throughout the registration period.
· The Faculty follows the University's Scientific Research Ethics Committee, which is established in accordance with international rules and guidelines and applicable national regulations.
· Community Service Sector
· The Faculty's strategic geographical location in the central Delta region, within a densely populated residential area, facilitates access to dental healthcare services. The Faculty receives thousands of patients annually for the provision of dental treatment services.
· The Faculty's geographical location enables it to provide dental healthcare services to three governorates: Kafrelsheikh, Gharbia, and Beheira.
· The Faculty participates in healthcare and dental treatment caravans serving remote and underserved areas.
· The Faculty participates in educational and awareness-raising seminars on the prevention of oral and dental diseases, both inside and outside the University, in addition to contributing to medical and dental healthcare caravans.
· The Faculty has multiple sources of funding.