Doctoral Education at the Department of Dental Medicine
Education on doctoral level at the Department of Dental Medicine is an interdisciplinary education and research leading to a doctoral or licentiate degree.
Doctoral studies may be pursued on a full- or halftime basis. Every doctoral student writes an individual study plan together with a supervisor. The needs and interests of the PhD-student should thus be included in the research plan of the future supervisor.
Course requirements and elements are outlined in the general syllabus for medical science.
In accordance with the objectives of Karolinska Institutet, we strive to produce a high quality research education. After graduation, our students can pursue a scientific career in academic, clinical and industrial sectors.
Generally, to be awarded a Degree of Doctor takes 4 years full time studies, and to be awarded a Degree of Licentiate takes two years of full time studies. The doctoral progress is reviewed continuously through half time reviews, annual follow ups based on presentations of research projects and state-of-the-art literature within the field. The doctoral student is expected to start with practical research already during the first year.
Contact
Margaret Sällberg Chen, study director for the doctoral education
Our main research fields
- Clinical Odontology and Diagnostics
- Infection, Immunology and Inflammation
- Orofacial Neuroscience
Are you interested in doctoral education?
General eligibility for doctoral education
A person meets the general entry requirements for doctoral education if he or she:
- has been awarded a degree at the advanced (second-cycle) level,
- has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded at the advanced level, or
- has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
See also the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7.
Subject representative
For you who wants to become a doctoral student at the Department of Dental Medicine contact the subject representative within the field of research you are interested in to find out whether there are any available doctoral positions or not.
It is important that you have funding for the whole education, i.e. four years. Some of our doctoral projects are financed by an external employer, for example a county council or a foreign university or CSTP (Clinical scientist training program) program (the latter is for KI students only)
For supervisors
Application for green light is sent to study administrator, Kansliet för grund- och forskarutbildning, together with a research plan (max 5 pages).
More on the admission procedure at KI.
Committee for doctoral education

Margaret Sällberg Chen, Professor
Chairperson
Kåre Buhlin, Associate Professor
MemberAnders Gustafsson, Professor
MemberElisabeth Boström
Member
Agneta L-A Karsten, Associate Professor
Member
Gunilla Sandborgh Englund, Professor
Member
Georgios Tsilingaridis, Associate Professor
Member
Robert Schibbye
PhD-student representative
Alina Wikström
PhD-student representativeKaty Earle Salmela
SecretaryCommittee meetings spring term 2023
- Februari 9
- March 30
- June 13
NB. The form Application of preview of doctoral position can be sent to: Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen för odontologi, Kansliet för grund- och forskarutbildning, Att: study administrator, Box 4064, 141 04 Huddinge, any time during the year, however, 4 weeks prior to the meeting at the latest.
Links for supervisors and registered PhD-students
Admission to doctoral education at KI
Doctoral education (KI's intranet)
Green light – approval of a supervisor before the start of a new doctoral project
Rules for doctoral education at KI
Application for half time control - part 1 to be submitted to study director Margaret Sällberg Chen c. five weeks prior the half time seminar