On November 26, Dr. Vo Thanh Hai - Deputy Director of Duy Tan University said that the unit has registered to work with the Ministry of Education and Training to reissue the correct diploma according to the major that the students were trained in, which is Dentistry - Maxillofacial Surgery. Currently, the school is carrying out related procedures such as printing the diploma template, leather cover, accompanying appendix...
According to the feedback of some students who just received their graduation certificates in October 2024, the Dentistry - Maxillofacial Surgery major of Duy Tan University is not accepted by hospitals to study for a practice certificate. The reason is that the graduation certificate states the training major as Dentistry. Meanwhile, according to the regulations in the medical system, there is currently only Dentistry - Maxillofacial Surgery, not Dentistry.
This is the first graduating class of Duy Tan University School of Medicine and Pharmacy. Although the diploma form states that the student graduated as a Dentist, the transcript and graduation major of the student clearly states Dentistry. The reason why the major on the diploma does not match the major that the student is studying is due to the inconsistency between the two relevant Decrees.
Decree 99/2019/ND-CP dated December 30, 2019 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Higher Education, in Clause 2, Article 15 on university education degrees and certificates "for a number of specific specialized training majors in the university education system including medical doctor, dentist, traditional medicine doctor degrees and a number of other degrees according to separate regulations of the Government".
Meanwhile, Decree No. 96/2023/ND-CP of the Government dated December 30, 2023 detailing a number of articles of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, in Clause 1, Article 5 on the basis of practice guidelines, states that "For Dentists: medical examination and treatment facilities are granted a license to operate in the form of a hospital and must have a scope of professional activities in Dentistry".
According to the above regulations, Duy Tan University is a university training institution, so it must follow Decree 99/2019, so the degree must be recorded as "Doctor of Dentistry", but at medical examination and treatment facilities, according to Decree 96/2023, it requires "Doctor of Dentistry".
