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The First Professional Education Program

  • Admission Requirements
    Course work: The requirement for admission to the School of Dental Medicine is completion of 90 semester hours with a desired overall QPA of 3.00. An undergraduate degree should preferably be received from an accredited college before matriculation at the dental school, but this is not required. The following required course work must be completed before matriculating:

    English 6 semester hours
    Biology (lab must be included) 8 semester hours
    Physics 6 semester hours
    Inorganic Chemistry 8 semester hours
    Organic Chemistry 6 semester hours
    Quarter-hour credits must be converted to semester-hour credits.

    Dental Admission Test (DAT): This test is an objective instrument administered by the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association (ADA)and is accepted by all dental schools in the United States. The DAT should be taken no later than October of the calendar year preceding the year of expected entrance to the School of Dental Medicine. The test covers Survey of Natural Science, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Reasoning, and Perceptual Ability (two- and three-dimensional problem solving).

    Proficiency in written and spoken English is required of all international applicants. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is mandatory, with a minimum score of 650 necessary for admission. The Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency (MTELP) may also be required.

    Application: All applications are processed through the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS). Although our deadline for applying through AADSAS is February 1 of the anticipated entering year, AADSAS will begin processing applications in June. Candidates are encouraged to apply any time after June of the calendar year preceding the year of expected entrance to the School of Dental Medicine. Once the AADSAS application is reviewed in the Admissions Office, additional information will be requested. An application fee of $35 ($50 for non-U.S. citizens) will be requested at that time.

    Interviews: Formal admissions interviews will be scheduled only after applications have been reviewed. All applicants are welcome to visit the school at anytime.

    Selection of Students: The Admissions Committee will begin to review applications in November. Students are selected on the basis of academic achievement, recommendations, and performance on the DAT. All candidates are thoroughly evaluated and seriously considered. Letters of acceptance will be mailed on or after December 1 until the class is filled. Once an applicant is accepted, a nonrefundable $500 tuition deposit will be required to hold a place in the class. A second deposit of $500 is required by May 1st of the entering year.

    Transfer Students: The Admissions Committee will consider transfer students who are in good academic and disciplinary standing from other accredited dental programs if space permits. Those candidates must meet all entrance requirements and may be required to take written and/or practical examinations. Completed course work will be considered for transfer status on a case-by-case basis.


  • Curriculum
    The curriculum for the School of Dental Medicine begins with a strong foundation in the sciences that are basic to knowledge of the structure and function of the human being in health and in sickness. The program progresses through the mastery and correlation of the clinical sciences, skills, and arts to the development of a frame of reference from which one can mobilize the resources of the dentist and associated professional personnel in both the delivery of health care and the contribution to community well-being by education for the prevention of illness. These concepts include the responsibility for contributing to the body of scientific knowledge by questioning, investigating, and teaching.

    The curriculum in dental medicine is organized to require four academic years for completion. Flexibility is built into the program to allow for reasonable extension beyond the four academic years, as the learning rate of the student may require. Tuition is charged for each academic period of such extension.

    Objective: The primary objective of the dental curriculum is to graduate practitioners who attest to the purposes of the University and the goals of the School of Dental Medicine and who will advance the knowledge and understanding of health, disease, and the ways to improve health and the dental health care delivery systems through basic and applied research.

    The first terms of the dental curriculum consist of courses in the basic and preclinical sciences or dental laboratory technique courses. Clinical experiences commensurate with the level of training begin in January ofthe student's second year.

    The second digit of a course number indicates the year (i.e., first, second, third, or fourth) the course is offered; the third digit indicates the term or session in which the course is offered; and the last digit indicates the type of course/lecture, lab, seminar, or clinic. The last digit of clinical courses is always "9." The educational program is outlined below. (All course offerings and sequencing are subject to change without notice.)


    First Year, Fall Term (September-December)
    Hours of:
    Credits Lecture Preclinic

    ANAHS 5111 General Histology 1 4.0, 46 ,19
    ANAHS 5112 General Histology 2 3.0, 37 ,10
    ANAHS 5130 Oral Histology 2.0, 28 ,4
    BHVSCI 5127 Coping with Dental School (S-1)* 0.5, 15
    DENT 5124 Introduction to Dentistry (S-1)* 1.0, 15
    DSBIOC 5110 Biochemistry 5.0, 75
    PROSTH 5111 Dental Materials 1 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5132 Dental Materials 2 (S-2) 2.0, 15
    PROSTH 5136 Dental Materials 2 Lab (S-2) 0.0, 30
    RESTD 5111 Dental Anatomy 2.5, 15
    RESTD 5115 Dental Anatomy Lab 0.0, 45
    RESTD 5112 Amalgam Restorations 2.5, 15
    RESTD 5116 Amalgam Restorations Lab 0.0, 45

    Didactic credits for term: 23.5

    *S-1= Session 1
    *S-2= Session 2

    First Year, Spring Term (January-April)

    ANAHS 5140 General Gross Anatomy 3.0, 32, 22
    ANAHS 5150 Neuro anatomy 3.0, 36, 16
    ANAHS 5160 Head and Neck Anatomy 4.0, 37, 52
    DENT 5143 Statistics 2.0, 30
    PERIO 5151 Preventive Dentistry (S-1) 1.0, 8, 16
    PROSTH 5141 Occlusion 1 (Articulators) 2.5, 15
    PROSTH 5145 Occlusion 1 Lab 0.0 45
    RESTD 5142 Tooth-Colored Restorations 2.5, 15
    RESTD 5146 Tooth-Colored
    Restorations Lab 0.0, 45

    Didactic credits for term: 18.0

    First Year, Summer Session I (May-June)

    DSPHL 5180 Human Physiology 5.0, 75
    RESTD 5183 Functional Waxing 2.5, 15
    RESTD 5186 Functional Waxing Lab 0.0, 45
    RESTD 5182 Cast Restorations 2.5, 15
    RESTD 5185 Cast Restorations Lab 0.0, 45

    Didactic credits for session: 10.0

    Second Year, Fall Term (September-December)

    BHVSCI 5210 Doctor/Patient Relationships 1.0, 15
    BHVSCI 5228 Communication and Interviewing 1.0, 15
    DIASCI 5211 General Pathology 2.0, 30
    DIASCI 5231 Fundamentals of Oral Radiology (S-2) 0.5, 2, 15
    DSANE 5211 Anesthesia 1 2.0, 30
    DSMIC 5212 Dental Microbiology 5.0, 75
    DSMIC 5226 Dental Microbiology Lab 0.0, 15
    DSPHL 5214 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 5.0, 75
    ORTHO 5221 Growth and Development (S-1) 0.5, 7.5
    ORTHO 5231 Normal and Abnormal Occlusion (S-2) 0.5, 7.5
    PEDENT 5211 Pediatric Dentistry 1 1.5, 8, 22
    PEDENT 5212 Pediatric Dentistry 2 1.0, 15
    PERIO 5211 Periodontology 1 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5212 Removable Partial Dentures 1 2.5, 15
    PROSTH 5216 Removable Partial Dentures 1 Lab 0.0, 45

    Didactic credits for term: 23.5

    Second Year, Spring Term (January-April)

    BHVSCI 5243 Behavioral Issues in Dentistry 1.0, 15
    DENT 5241 Occlusion 2 (Development of Dentition) 1.0, 15
    DIASCI 5241 Systemic Pathology 1 4.0, 60
    DIASCI 5242 Radiology 2 1.5, 23
    DSMIC 5240 Nutrition 1.0, 15
    ORSUR 5241 Oral Surgery 1 1.0, 15
    ORTHO 5243 Orthodontics 3 (Diagnosis) 2.5, 15
    ORTHO 5245 Orthodontics 3 Lab 0.0, 45
    PEDENT 5253 Pediatric Dentistry 3 (S-1) 0.5, 8
    PERIO 5242 Periodontology 2 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5241 Complete Dentures 1 2.5, 15
    PROSTH 5245 Complete Dentures 1 Lab 0.0, 45
    PROSTH 5243 Dental Materials 3 1.0, 15
    RESTD 5241 Endodontics 1 2.5, 15
    RESTD 5245 Endodontics 1 Lab 0.0, 45
    PROSTHO 5251 Fixed Partial Dentures 1 3.5, 15
    RESTD 5246 Fixed Partial Dentures 1 Lab 0.0, 75

    Didactic credits for term: 23.0

    Second Year, Summer Term (May-August)

    DENT 5290 Clinical Application of Basic Science 1.0, 15
    DIASCI 5282 Systemic Pathology 2 (S-1) 2.5, 37.5
    ORSUR 5282 Oral Surgery 2 (S-1) 1.0, 8
    PEDENT 5279 Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 3.0
    PROSTH 5282 Complete Dentures 2 (S-1) 1.5, 8
    PROSTH 5286 Complete Dentures 2 Lab 0.0, 30
    PROSTH 5284 Clinical Application of Dental Materials 1.0, 8
    RESTD 5272 Fixed Partial Dentures 2 3.5, 15
    RESTD 5275 Fixed Partial Dentures 2 Lab 0.0

    Clinical credits for term: 3.0
    Didactic credits for term: 10.5
    Total: 13.5

    Third Year, Fall Term (September-December)

    DIASCI 5314 Oral Pathology 2.0, 30
    DIASCI 5319 Clinical Oral Medicine 3.0
    DSANE 5312 Anesthesia 2 1.0, 15
    ORSUR 5313 Oral Surgery 3 1.0, 15
    ORSUR 5320 Physical Diagnosis (S-1) 0.5, 8
    ORTHO 5314 Orthodontics 4 (Treatment) 1.5, 15
    ORTHO 5325 Orthodontics 4 Lab (S-1) 0.0, 16
    PEDENT 5314 Pediatric Dentistry 4 1.0, 15
    PERIO 5313 Periodontology 3 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5312 Removable Partial Dentures 2 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5313 Complete Dentures 3 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5319 Clinical Prosthodontics 3.0
    RESTD 5312 Endodontics 2 1.0, 15
    RESTD 5319 Clinical Restorative Dentistry 3.0

    Clinical credits for term: 9.0
    Didactic credits for term: 11.0
    Total: 20.0

    Third Year, Spring Term (January-April)

    BHVSCI 5341 Abnormal Psychology 0.5, 8
    DIASCI 5343 Radiology 3 1.0, 15
    DSANE 5343 Anesthesia 3 1.0, 15
    ORSUR 5344 Oral Surgery 4 1.0, 15
    ORTHO 5345 Orthodontics 5 (Advanced Orthodontics) 1.0, 15
    PERIO 5344 Periodontology 4 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5340 Geriatrics 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5343 Occlusion 3 (TMD Management) 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5349 Clinical Prosthodontics 3.0
    RESTD 5341 Esthetic Dentistry 1.0, 15
    RESTD 5349 Clinical Restorative Dentistry 3.0

    Clinical credits for term: 6.0
    Didactic credits for term: 8.5
    Total: 14.5

    Third Year, Summer Term (May-August)

    DIASCI 5379 Clinical Oral Medicine 3.0
    DIASCI 5389 Clinical Radiology 3.0
    ORSUR 5379 Clinical Oral Surgery 3.0
    ORTHO 5379 Clinical Orthodontics 3.0
    PEDENT 5379 Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 3.0
    PERIO 5379 Clinical Periodontology 3.0
    PROSTH 5384 Occlusion 4 (Clinical TMD) (S-1) 2.5, 8
    RESTD 5379 Clinical Restorative Dentistry 3.0

    Clinical credits for term: 23.5
    Didactic credits for term: 2.5
    Total: 26.0

    Fourth Year, Fall Term (September-December)

    BHVSCI 5411 Ethics 1.0 15
    BHVSCI 5412 Practice Management 1.0, 15
    BHVSCI 5413 Intro to Dental Public Health 1.0, 15
    DIASCI 5412 Oral Medicine 1.0, 15
    DIASCI 5417 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 1.0, 15
    DIASCI 5419 Emergency Care Clinic 3.0
    PERIO 5415 Periodontology 5 1.0, 8
    PROSTH 5414 Implantology 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5419 Clinical Prosthodontics 3.0
    RESTD 5413 Fixed Partial Dentures 3 1.0, 15
    RESTD 5419 Clinical Restorative Dentistry 3.0

    Clinical credits for term: 8.0
    Didactic credits for term: 8.0
    Total: 17.0

    Fourth Year, Spring Term (January-April)

    ORTHO 5449 Clinical Orthodontics 3.0
    PERIO 5449 Clinical Periodontology 3.0
    PROSTH 5442 Maxillofacial Prosthodontics 1.0, 15
    PROSTH 5449 Clinical Prosthodontics 3.0
    RESTD 5444 Fixed Partial Dentures 4 1.0, 15
    RESTD 5449 Clinical Restorative Dentistry 3.0

    Clinical credits for term: 12.0
    Didactic credits for term: 2.0
    Total: 14.0

    Fourth Year, Summer Session I (May-June)

    DIASCI 5489 Clinical Oral Medicine 3.0
    ORSUR 5489 Clinical Oral Surgery 3.0
    PEDENT 5489 Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 3.0
    PROSTH 5489 Clinical Prosthodontics 3.0
    RESTD 5489 Clinical Restorative Dentistry 3.0

    Clinical credits for session: 15.0

  • Course abstracts by discipline
  • Anatomy/Histology

    ANAHS 5111 General Histology 1
    4.0 credits
    First year, fall term
    Lecture and laboratory

    ANAHS 5112 General Histology 2
    3.0 credits
    First year, fall term
    Lecture and laboratory
    Examination of the histological structure of the organs and systems of the body. Histological structures of the organs in each system are related to the biochemical and physiological functions occurring. Dental clinical correlations are stressed where applicable.

    ANAHS 5130 Oral Histology
    2.0 credits
    First year, fall term
    Lecture and laboratory
    Detailed presentation of the development of the face and oral cavity. Extends through the histological study of the paraoral structures: salivary glands, lip, cheek, tongue, palates, and the temporomandibular joint.

    ANAHS 5140 General Gross Anatomy
    3.0 credits
    First year, spring term
    Lecture and laboratory
    Survey course covering the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urogenital, and endocrine systems.

    ANAHS 5150 Neuroanatomy
    3.0 credits
    First year, spring term, session 1
    Lecture and laboratory
    General survey of the development and organization, both structural and functional, of the nervous system. Emphasis is placed on aspects of the nervous system that are relevant to dentistry.

    ANAHS 5160 Head and Neck Anatomy
    4.0 credits
    First year, spring term, session 2
    Lecture and laboratory
    Detailed lecture and laboratory course covers the anatomy (which includes the blood and nerve supply) of the skull, neck, and face; muscles of mastication and Temporomandibular Dysfunction; infra temporal and pterygopaline fossae;the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses; the soft palate, pharynx, andlarynx; and the oral cavity, including the hard palate, tongue, and the floor of the mouth.


  • Anesthesia
    DSANE 5211 Anesthesia 1
    2.0 credits
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture, demonstration, and preclinical
    Discussion of theories of pain, medico-legal considerations, pharmacology of local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors; techniques of local anesthetic administration, armamentarium, complications, and alternative anesthetic techniques.

    DSANE 5312 Anesthesia 2
    1.0 credit
    Third year, fall term
    Lecture

    DSANE 5343 Anesthesia 3
    1.0 credit
    Third year, spring term
    Lecture
    Conscious sedation alternatives beyond local anesthesia are discussed. Indications for oral premedication, nitrous oxide, and IV analgesia. Patient evaluation, prescription writing, and medical emergency techniques are reviewed.


  • Behavioral Science/Public Health
    BHVSCI 5127 Coping with Dental School
    0.5 credit
    First year, fall term, session 1
    Small groups
    Small group discussion format meant to ease the student's transition into dental education.

    BHVSCI 5210 Doctor/Patient Relationships
    1.0 credit
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture
    Information regarding the interactions that occur between dentists and their patients. Topics include psycho-pathology, sociocultural diversity, and the effects of physical illnesses on patient attitudes and behavior.

    BHVSCI 5228 Communication and Interviewing
    1.0 credit
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture, small groups
    Lectures, modeling, and role playing are employed to provide students with an enhanced understanding of the psychosocial aspects of interpersonal communications and to teach skills to enhance these communications.

    BHVSCI 5243 Behavioral Issues in Dentistry
    1.0 credit
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture
    An overview of dentally related subjects that have an important behavioral component. Content includes the behavioral management of older adult dental patients, stress management for dentists, management of dental fear, substance abuse, and child abuse.

    BHVSCI 5341 Abnormal Psychology
    1.0 credit
    Third year, spring term
    Lecture
    Skills and awareness necessary for the student to treat patients presenting with different psychological disturbances. The application of behavioral principles to the practice of dentistry is stressed.

    BHVSCI 5411 Ethics
    1.0 credit
    Fourth year, fall term
    Lecture
    Ethical and professional conduct, laws, and regulations pertaining to the practice of dentistry; current issues; and the direction of the dental profession.

    BHVSCI 5412 Practice Management
    1.0 credit
    Fourth year, fall term
    Lecture
    Introduction to the various formats for dental practice; site selection, principles of and various management styles; contracts and agreements; hiring and separating employees; ADA's Code of Ethics; and legal and tax considerations of dental practice.

    BHVSCI 5413 Introduction to Dental Public Health
    1.0 credit
    Fourth year, fall term
    Lecture
    An introduction to dental public health. Topics include: the nature of dental practice in the United States, oral epidemiology, history and rationale for the use of fluorides in caries prevention, and the community as a patient from the public health perspective.


  • Biochemistry
    DSBIOC 5110 Dental Biochemistry
    5.0 credits
    First year, fall term
    Lecture
    Normal biochemical processes and their roles in the maintenance of homeostasis. Chemical structures and composition of the building blocks of important body constituents and the mechanisms of reactions and regulations of the metabolic pathways are reviewed.


  • Diagnostic Sciences
    DIASCI 5417 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
    1.0 credit
    Fourth year, fall term
    Lecture
    Lectures and clinical practice in oral examination, history taking, coordination of symptomatology; interpreting radiographs and detecting etiologic factors, both systemic and local, of oral disorders.


  • General, Systemic, and Oral Pathology
    DIASCI 5211 General Pathology
    2.0 credits
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture
    The pathologic processes that underlie the basis for a variety of human disease states are presented. The fundamentals of cell injury and cell death, inflammation and repair, and the abnormalities associated with intra- and extravascular fluid derangements are covered.

    DIASCI 5241 Systemic Pathology 1
    4.0 credits
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture

    DIASCI 5282 Systemic Pathology 2
    2.5 credits
    Second year, summer session 1
    Lecture
    Continuation of the pathology series that starts with infectious diseases and continues with a review of the principles of genetic, metabolic, deficiency, and neoplastic diseases. Emphasis is placed on the oral manifestations of systemic diseases, with a particular focus on the dental management of patients with these diseases.

    DIASCI 5314 Oral Pathology
    2.0 credits
    Third year, fall term
    Lecture
    Diseases unique to the oral and paraoral structures and disorders that are manifestations of systemic diseases are review.

  • Interdisciplinary Topics
    DENT 5124 Introduction to Dentistry
    1.0 credit
    First year, fall term, session 1
    Lecture
    An overview of dentistry that serves as a core course in dental nomenclature; identification and utilization of instruments and the dental unit.

    DENT 5143 Statistics
    2.0 credits
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture
    Introduction to the principles of statistics. Emphasis is placed on research design, selection of appropriate statistical procedures for data analysis, and the interpretation of the results of statistical tests.

    DENT 5290 Clinical Application of Basic Science
    1.0 credit
    Second year, summer session 2
    Lecture
    A bridge course between the basic science component and the clinical component of the curriculum.

  • Microbiology
    DSMIC 5212 Dental Microbiology
    5.0 credits
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture

    DSMIC 5226 Dental Microbiology Laboratory
    No credit
    Second year, fall term, session 1
    The infectious disease processes in humans and the effect of microorganisms the oral cavity.

    DSMIC 5240 Nutrition
    1.0 credit
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture
    A practical approach to contemporary nutrition, emphasizing both the dietary and biochemical aspects of nutrition.


  • Occlusion
    PROSTH 5141 Occlusion 1 (Articulators)
    2.5 credits
    First year, spring term
    Lecture

    PROSTH 5145 Occlusion 1 Laboratory
    No credit
    First year, spring term
    Introductory course to articulators. Topics include measurements of the face as they relate to the adaptation of the face-bow transfer to the semi-adjustable articulator, bite registration, and practical occlusal analysis examinations.

    DENT 5241 Occlusion 2 (Development of the Dentition)
    1.0 credit
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture
    The goal of this course is to provide students with the ability to recognize and describe
    the normal pattern of growth and development of the dentition from birth through primary dentition and into early permanent dentition.

    PROSTH 5343 Occlusion 3 (TMD Management)
    1.0 credit
    Third year, spring term
    Lecture

    PROSTH 5384 Occlusion 4 (Clinical TMD)
    1.0 credit
    Third year, summer term, session 1
    Lecture
    Orientation toward examination, diagnosis, and management of multiple temporomandibular disorders. Medical and dental differential diagnoses are reviewed and medico-legal implications are discussed and analyzed.

  • Oral Medicine
    DIASCI 5412 Oral Medicine
    1.0 credit
    Fourth year, fall term
    Lecture
    An overview of the more common oral and dental lesions that a dentist will encounter in practice. The pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of these lesions are discussed.

  • Oral Surgery
    ORSUR 5241 Oral Surgery 1
    1.0 credit
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture

    ORSUR 5282 Oral Surgery 2
    1.0 credit
    Second year, summer session 1
    Lecture

    ORSUR 5313 Oral Surgery 3
    1.0 credit
    Third year, fall term
    Lecture

    ORSUR 5344 Oral Surgery 4
    1.0 credit
    Third year, spring term
    Lecture
    Instruction in surgical procedures, from basic dentoalveolar surgery techniques, suturing, and flap design through complex oral-maxillofacial procedures, as well as the prevention and management of odontogenic infection and complications.

    ORSUR 5320 Physical Diagnosis
    0.5 credit
    Third year, fall term, session 1
    Lecture
    Instruction in the medical aspects of the various systemic disease processes that a patient may present.


  • Orthodontics
    ORTHO 5221 Growth and Development
    0.5 credit
    Second year, fall term, session 1
    Lecture
    Introductory course that covers the processes of normal growth and development and enables the student to identify problems and develop appropriate plans for intervention.

    ORTHO 5231 Normal and Abnormal Occlusion
    0.5 credit
    Second year, fall term, session 2
    Lecture
    An introductory course that acquaints the student with the various definitions of associated "static" occlusion, "functional" occlusion, and temporomandibular disorders.

    ORTHO 5243 Orthodontics 3 (Diagnosis)
    2.5 credits
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture

    ORTHO 5245 Orthodontics 3 Laboratory
    No credit
    Second year, spring term
    Instruction on the conduction of an extraoral and intraoral examination of a patient, how to collect and analyze pertinent patient records, any how to produce a comprehensive description of the patient's problem and synthesize these data into a treatment plan .

    ORTHO 5314 Orthodontics 4 (Treatment)
    1.5 credits
    Third year, fall term
    Lecture

    ORTHO 5325 Orthodontics 4 Laboratory
    No credit
    Third year, fall term, session 1
    Orthodontic case analysis, treatment planning, and management; biology of the biomechanics of tooth movement and the sequelae thereof; interaction with other phases of dentistry.

    ORTHO 5345 Orthodontics 5 (Advanced Orthodontics)
    1.0 credits
    Third year, spring term
    Lecture
    Advanced orthodontic treatment techniques, orthognathic surgery, adult orthodontics, and interaction with other disciplines.


  • Pediatric Dentistry
    PEDENT 5211 Pediatric Dentistry 1
    1.5 credits
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture and Laboratory

    PEDENT 5212 Pediatric Dentistry 2
    1.0 credit
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture
    Lecture and laboratory courses that emphasize the anatomy of the primary teeth, similarities and differences from permanent teeth, and the modification in cavity preparations necessary relative to these morphologic differences.

    PEDENT 5253 Pediatric Dentistry 3
    0.5 credit
    Second year, spring term, session 1
    Lecture
    Concepts of arch management, pulpal therapy, and traumatic injury for pediatric patients. This course supplements information provided in PEDENT 5211 and 5212.

    PEDENT 5314 Pediatric Dentistry 4
    1.0 credit
    Third year, fall term
    Lecture
    Focuses on infant oral health; nursing bottle caries; adolescent dentistry; and children with clefts, systemic disorders, and handicapping conditions. Emphasis on the diagnosis of child abuse, periodontal concerns, and hard - and soft-tissue lesions along with surgical procedures.


  • Periodontics
    PERIO 5151 Preventive Dentistry
    1.0 credit
    First year, spring term, session 1
    Lecture
    Intended to introduce the dental student to preventive measures. The role of plaque in dental disease, nutritional aspects of oral health, fluorides, pit and fissure sealants, and remineralization.

    PERIO 5211 Periodontology 1
    1.0 credit
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture
    Didactic instruction in the diagnosis of periodontal health and recognition of changes that occur in the transition from health to disease.

    PERIO 5242 Periodontology 2
    1.0 credit
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture
    Development of skills and biological basis for periodontal instrumentation and the impact of these procedures on the bacterial microflora and periodontal tissues.

    PERIO 5313 Periodontology 3
    1.0 credit
    Third year, fall term
    Lecture
    Comprehensive treatment planning, diagnosis of endo-perio lesions; prognostication, limitations, and evaluation of periodontal therapy on a short- and long-range basis, including rationale for maintenance therapy and adjunctive chemical antimicrobial therapy.

    PERIO 5344 Periodontology 4
    1.0 credit
    Third year, spring term
    Lecture
    Variation in periodontal diseases related to differing host conditions, including age, hormones, habits, drugs, genetics, nutrition, stress, systemic disease, iatrogenic factors, and trauma from occlusion.

    PERIO 5415 Periodontology 5
    1.0 credit
    Fourth year, fall term, session 1
    Lecture
    Advanced cases and special problems related to periodontal therapy in interdisciplinary cases.


  • Pharmacology/Physiology
    DSPHL 5180 Human Physiology
    5.0 credits
    First year, summer session 1
    Lecture
    The physiology of the nervous, skeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems.

    DSPHL 5214 Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    5.0 credits
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture
    Topics include: analgesics; antibiotics; antihistamines; autonomic, CNS, and cardiovascular drugs; hypoglycemics; digestive pharmacology; drug abuse; and drug laws.


  • Prosthodontics
    Dental Materials
    PROSTH 5111 Dental Materials 1
    1.0 credit
    First year, fall term
    Lecture

    PROSTH 5132 Dental Materials 2
    2.0 credits
    First year, fall term, session 2
    Lecture

    PROSTH 5136 Dental Materials 2 Laboratory
    No credit
    First year, fall term, session 2

    PROSTH 5243 Dental Materials 3
    1.0 credit
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture
    Series of four courses in the mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of dental materials and the effect of manipulation procedures on these properties. The role of properties in the usage and clinical behavior of materials is stressed.

    PROSTH 5284 Clinical Application of Dental Materials
    1.0 credit
    Second year, summer session 1
    Lecture
    The clinical behavior and manipulation of dental materials as related to basic physical and chemical properties of the materials. Specific clinical problems are defined and knowledge of basic properties applied to explain the behavior and/or solve the problem.

    Removable Partial Dentures
    PROSTH 5212 Removable Partial Dentures 1
    2.5 credits
    Second year, fall term
    Lecture

    PROSTH 5216 Removable Partial Dentures 1 Laboratory
    No credit
    Second year, fall term

    PROSTH 5312 Removable Partial Dentures 2
    1.0 credit
    Third year, fall term
    Lecture
    Didactic and laboratory introduction to the treatment of partially edentulous patients. Includes terminology, patient classification, mechanical and biologic principles, design fabrication, insertion, and adjustment.

    Complete Dentures
    PROSTH 5241 Complete Dentures 1
    2.5 credits
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture

    PROSTH 5245 Complete Dentures 1 Laboratory
    No credits
    Second year, spring term

    PROSTH 5282 Complete Dentures 2
    1.5 credits
    Second year, summer session 1
    Lecture

    PROSTH 5286 Complete Dentures 2 Laboratory
    No credit
    Second year, summer session 1

    PROSTH 5313 Complete Dentures 3
    1.0 credit
    Third year, fall term
    Lecture
    Didactic and laboratory instruction in the treatment of totally edentulous patients. Includes patient examination, ridge and arch classification; biomaterial, mechanical, and physiologic principles; jaw relation records, rebasing, relining, and repair.

    PROSTH 5340 Geriatrics
    1.0 credit
    Third year, spring term
    Lecture
    An interdisciplinary course in which the clinical implications of age-related changes as manifested in older patients are discussed. The effect of pharmacologic agents, disease states, and behavioral modifications associated with aging are also considered.

    PROSTH 5414 Implantology
    1.0 credit
    Fourth year, fall term
    Lecture
    Clinically oriented lecture and seminar course in which the various types of implants are discussed along with indications for placement and procedures for the restoration of implants.

    PROSTH 5442 Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
    1.0 credit
    Fourth year, spring term
    Lecture
    Introduction to the clinical management of individuals with congenital, acquired, or developmental intraoral and extraoral defects.


  • Radiology
    DIASCI 5231 Fundamentals of Oral Radiology 1
    0.5 credit
    Second year, fall term, session 2
    Lecture, small group

    DIASCI 5242 Radiology 2
    1.5 credits
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture

    DIASCI 5343 Radiology 3
    1.0 credit
    Third year, spring term
    Lecture
    The theoretical knowledge required to achieve a working knowledge of theradiologic sciences as they apply to dentistry. Concepts of radiation safety, radiation biology, normal radiographic anatomy, radiographic aspects of dental pathology, and alternative imaging techniques.


  • Restorative Dentistry/Operative
    RESTD 5111 Dental Anatomy
    2.5 credits
    First year, fall term
    Lecture

    RESTD 5115 Dental Anatomy Laboratory
    No credit
    First year, fall term
    Introductory course in the anatomy of the primary and permanent teeth and the supporting structures of human dentition.

    RESTD 5112 Amalgam Restorations
    2.5 credits
    First year, fall term
    Lecture

    RESTD 5116 Amalgam Restorations Laboratory
    No credit
    First year, fall term
    Terminology, principles, and procedures of operative dentistry.

    RESTD 5142 Tooth-Colored Restorations
    2.5 credits
    First year, spring term
    Lecture

    RESTD 5146 Tooth-Colored Restorations Laboratory
    No credit
    First year, spring term
    Acquaints students with the materials and techniques involved in the use of tooth-colored restorative materials. Composite resins, glass ionomers, bonding agents, and sealant materials are reviewed along with techniques for their placement.

    RESTD 5183 Functional Waxing
    2.5 credits
    First year, summer session 1
    Lecture

    RESTD 5186 Functional Waxing Laboratory
    No credit
    First year, summer session 1
    Didactic and laboratory course in basic occlusion terminology and principles of occlusion. Determinants of occlusal morphology, mandibular movements, and the application of these concepts to clinical dentistry.

    RESTD 5182 Cast Restorations
    2.5 credits
    First year, summer session 1
    Lecture

    RESTD 5185 Cast Restorations Laboratory
    No credit
    First year, summer session 1
    Tooth preparations for intracoronal and single-unit extracoronal restorations, including porcelain fused to metal, tissue management, impression techniques, and casting fabrication.

    RESTD 5341 Esthetic Dentistry
    1.0 credit
    Third year, spring term
    Lecture
    Advanced concepts in the restoration of anterior teeth, including porcelain and resin veneers, bleaching, diastema closing, and space closing.

    Endodontics
    RESTD 5241 Endodontics 1
    2.5 credits
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture

    RESTD 5245 Endodontics 1 Laboratory
    No credit
    Second year, spring term
    An introduction to the endodontic anatomy of the permanent dentition; development of skills in access, instrumentation, and obturation of permanent teeth; temporization; need for culturing, post-preparation, and posting of endodontic teeth.

    Fixed Partial Dentures
    PROSTH 5251 Fixed Partial Dentures 1
    3.5 credits
    Second year, spring term
    Lecture

    RESTD 5246 Fixed Partial Dentures 1 Laboratory
    No credit
    Second year, spring term

    RESTD 5272 Fixed Partial Dentures 2
    3.5 credits
    Second year, summer term
    Lecture
    RESTD 5275 Fixed Partial Dentures 2 Laboratory
    No credit
    Second year, summer term

    RESTD 5413 Fixed Partial Dentures 3
    1.0 credit
    Third year, fall term
    Lecture

    RESTD 5444 Fixed Partial Dentures 4
    1.0 credit
    Fourth year, spring term
    Lecture
    Didactic and laboratory courses covering the preparation of teeth for anterior and posterior fixed partial dentures. Includes impression taking, fabrication of fixed partial denture frameworks, and provisionalization of the prepared teeth. Cast post/cores and treatment of endodontically treated teeth are also discussed. Rehabilitation of extensively involved dentitions and the use of precision and semi-precision attachments are discussed in the latter course.




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