Dentists
Explore the genetic dimension of oral health
Deepen your understanding of concepts that can enrich your thinking about patient profiles and susceptibility factors.
Your practice, your challenges
New perspectives for precision dentistry
Patients’ histories, oral characteristics and medical histories contribute to clinical reasoning.
From the fundamentals to clinical cases, this course provides knowledge and practical tools to enrich clinical reasoning, refine diagnoses, propose personalised treatment plans and support informed dialogue with patients.
What you are looking for
Knowledge to support your practice
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Understand
Explore genetic and epigenetic topics relating to oral diseases.
02
Broaden your clinical perspective
Study situations involving dental anomalies and rare or syndromic diseases. Refine your diagnoses.
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Support patients
Understand each patient’s individual characteristics to support them more effectively, adapt their care and propose personalised treatments.
Choose your next step
Courses to explore
Discover the full course programme and explore a clinical case to gain a clearer sense of our practical educational approach, tailored to professional practice.
Genetics · Oral health
Genetics & Dentistry
A course for dentists who wish to deepen their understanding of the interactions between genetics and clinical situations while considering emerging practices.
- Genetics and oral diseases.
- Rare diseases, clinical situations and referral.
- Ethical issues and emerging practices.
12 weeks’ access · Certificate after the final assessment
Discover our educational approach
Severe periodontitis
A clinical situation presented by Dr Clotilde Neyra to put questions of genetics in dentistry into perspective.
- What questions does this situation raise?
- Which aspects warrant further investigation?
- How does this example relate to the course topics?
An example to explore before choosing your course.
Before you begin
Answers to your questions
Do I need a background in genetics?
The fundamentals of genetics and epigenetics are revisited at the beginning of the course. Basic knowledge of dentistry is needed to follow the programme.
What topics does the programme cover?
The course covers the fundamentals, oral diseases, rare and syndromic diseases, emerging research, ethical issues and clinical cases.
How does learning work?
You learn online at your own pace: 8 to 10 hours of study over 12 weeks of access, with educational support. A certificate is issued after the final assessment.
Let’s talk about your plans
A course suited to your profession
Still deciding? Have a question? The educational team will help you clarify your choice before you enrol.