牙科手术医生是一项基于研究的资格证书，可以全日制或非全日制学习。该计划面向那些希望通过研究领域的原创研究，将特定研究与该领域的一般知识相关联，并在一个实验室中展示研究结果的人士来发展高级研究技能的牙科专业人士。批判和学术的方式。爱丁堡牙科学院（EDI）与两个主要组织合作，提供高质量的教育，研究和患者护理。EDI的活动是爱丁堡大学，NHS洛锡安大学，NHS苏格兰教育与爱丁堡皇家外科医学院之间强有力的合作与合作的结果。
The Doctor of Dental Surgery is a research based qualification that can be taken either full time or part time. The programme is aimed at those in the dental profession who wish to develop high level research skills by pursuing original research in the field of study, relating particular research to the general body of knowledge in the field, and presenting the results of the researches in a critical and scholarly way. Edinburgh Dental Institute (EDI) works in partnership with two major organisations to deliver high quality education, research and patient care. The activities of EDI are as a result of strong cooperation and collaboration between the University of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian, NHS Education for Scotland and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.