UvA and VU together. A healthy mouth for everyone.
ACTA trains dentists, researches oral health and treats patients in the ACTA building on the VU campus at the Zuidas in Amsterdam.
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Dental school
ACTA
ACTA is a partnership of the dentistry faculties of the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, located on the VU campus at the Zuidas. ACTA carries out scientific research, teaches and provides patient care in dentistry; through ACTA Dental Education it also offers postgraduate courses for dentists. The Mondzorgkunde (oral care) programme of Inholland University of Applied Sciences and the Stichting Bijzondere Tandheelkunde are also based in the ACTA building.
- 920students
- 533staff
- 3programmes
- Amsterdamlocation
Education
Programmes and courses.
- Bachelor's in Dentistry (3 years, taught in Dutch)
- Master's in Dentistry (3 years, taught in Dutch)
- Dentistry for dental hygienists (2-year bachelor's route)
- Master Oral Health Sciences (3 years, in English, for dentists)
- Specialist training in orthodontics (oral and maxillofacial surgery via Amsterdam UMC)
- ACTA Dental Education: continuing education
- PhD research
Research
ACTA's research has three themes: prevention and public health, immunity and oral health, and regenerative and reconstructive dentistry.
More informationPatient care
Patients can register with ACTA themselves; with a referral from a dentist, GP or medical specialist you are treated in one of the referral clinics, and children up to and including 17 can go to Paediatric Dentistry.
More informationAddress
All information comes from the school’s own website: acta.nl.