Vares, YanTymofieiev, OlexandrMaksymcha, SerhiiYarifa, MariiaUkharska, OksanaFesenko, IevgenBeridze, BekaMazuryk, YaroslavRomanova, Anna2025-09-112025-09-112025-02-28Vares Y, Tymofieiev OO, Maksymcha S, Yarifa MO, Ukharska OA, Fesenko II, Beridze B, Mazuryk Y, Romanova A. Academic degrees of candidate of sciences and doctor of philosophy obtained by oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Ukraine: Comparison of print diplomas and their digital analogs in Diia (Action) application: A narrative review. J Diagn Treat Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2025 Feb;9(2):100302.2522-1965https://doi.org/10.23999/j.dtomp.2025.2.100302https://ir.kmu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/804The purpose of this narrative review is to analyze the transition of the Candidate of Sciences (CSc) to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) academic degree among doctors who defended their theses in modern Ukraine and who specialize in Surgical Dentistry (i.e., Oral Surgery) and Maxillofacial Surgery. The following were highlighted: (1) regulatory documents regarding obtaining a CSc/PhD degree, (2) institutions that issued and issue diplomas and diploma supplements of CSc/PhD, (3) eight CSc and PhD diplomas awarded to citizens of Ukraine and foreigners since 2002, as well as supplements to diplomas, (4) a digital analog of the PhD diploma in the Diia (Action) smartphone application, (5) capabilities of the Diia app for educational documents, and (6) the number and types of points awarded for defending theses and obtaining PhD diplomas. The article also suggests why the Diia app does not contain digital analogs of diplomas of Candidate and Doctor of Sciences.en-USAcademic degreescientific degreecandidate of sciencesdoctor of philosophydiplomadiploma supplementdigital analog of diplomaDiia (Action) applicationsurgical dentistryoral surgerymaxillofacial surgeryArticle