Faculty of Odontology

The Faculty of Odontology - Centre for Oral Health Sciences - was founded in 1946 as Malmö Dental School. From 1964 Lund University was the alma mater of the faculty and in 1999 it became one of the schools of Malmö University. Since the start, alomst 4000 dentists have graduated from the faculty and 200 doctoral theses have been presented.

Centre for Oral Health Sciences

The primary activities of the faculty are dental education (dentists, dental technicians,dental hygienists), postgraduate education of dental care personnel, research/research education and dental hospital care. The faculty acts as a partner working together with the dental and medical industry as well as a bank of ideas and knowledge.

The activities at our faculty have had an international touch ever since the start more than fifty years ago, and this international influence has been reinforced over the years. Researchers, practising dentists and students from other countries and continents are frequent guests. The faculty took an early interest in the dental health problems of the Third World, which has become a particular research profile. As a result we attained the status of World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre in 1987.

The building and the furnishings bear the unmistakable mark of 1950s-style modernism. The lights, the nicely worn door handles, and other interesting fixtures give it a patina. Clinics, laboratories, and other premises for teaching and research has recently been rebuilt, modernized, and fitted with modern equipment to meet both current and future demands.