Doctor of Dental Medicine

The Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree program is a four year program that educates and trains individuals as dentists who have not only the fundamental knowledge of the profession, but also the qualities and characteristics required of dentists as leaders of dental teams and members of community health teams.

Approximately 295 students are currently enrolled in the College of Dental Medicine’s four-year program leading to a Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree. Before receiving their degrees, dental students must be able to recognize and assess disease as it affects the oral cavity and to appreciate the systemic effects of oral disease, to understand the effects of systemic and local therapy on oral health, and to treat or refer for treatment not only the disease but the patient as a whole. A dentist must be capable of preventing oral disease and maintaining and restoring oral health. A dentist must also be aware of his or her professional limitations, be motivated to seek the patient’s best interests, and have the self-confidence to ask others to participate in the treatment of patients.

Throughout their professional lives, dentists must add to their knowledge by evaluating their own observations and those of others, this ability having been engendered by a critical approach to learning and cultural competence.

Admissions

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Curriculum

The curriculum is structured to allow for a balanced work load, time for remediation of weak students, a broadening of the student’s clinical experience, and an opportunity for the honor student to gain additional experience in areas of special interest. The first two years concentrate on preclinical dental science courses, but clinical observations and experiences are incorporated. The final two years concentrate on clinical practice.

Year 1, Summer

STOMA 736	Introduction to Dentistry	2.5
DBSCI 724	Gross Anatomy	8
Semester Total		10.5

Year 1, Fall

CLNDM 805	Early Clinics I	3.5
DBSCI 728A	Cell Bio and Basic Histology	3
DBSCI 728B	Oral Histology and Embryology	2
DPOH 806	Preventive Dentistry	1
FXPRO 801	Pre-Clinical Occlusion I	2.5
GENDT 801	Dental Morphology	3
IP 711	IP Foundations & Teamstepps	1
OHS 601	Dental Biochemistry	3
OHS 870	Nutrition and Oral Health	1
STOMA 802	Periodontics I	2
STOMA 813	Infection Control	1
STOMA 881	Evidenced Based Dentistry	0.5
Semester Total		23.5

Year 1, Spring

CLNDM 806	Early Clinics II	3.5
DBSCI 723	Dental Microbiology	4
FXPRO 805	Fixed Prosthodontics I	2
DBSCI 725	Physiology	6
MATSC 801	Dental Materials	2.5
OHS 624	Oral Immunology-Oral Biology	4
PROS 820	Implant Prosthodontics I	1.5
STOMA 880	Behavioral Science	2
Semester Total		25.5

Year 2, Fall

CLNDM 810	Early Clinics III	3
ENDO 815	Basic Endodontics	3
FXPRO 806	Fixed Prosthodontics II	2.5
GENDT 805	Operative I and Cariology	4.5
OMFS 801	Oral Surgery I	1
ORAD 800	Intro Rad Tech & Interp	2
ORTHO 801	Orthodontics I	2
RMPRO 811	Complete Dentures Pros I	4.5
STOMA 623	General & Systemic Pathology	3.5
STOMA 838	Oral Medicine I	1
Semester Total		27

Year 2, Spring

CLNDM 811	Early Clinics IV	3
ENDO 811	Endodontic Technique & Ration	1.5
FXPRO 807	Fixed Prosthodontics III	2.5
GENDT 830	Operative II	4
OMFS 805	Comp. Control of Pain/Anxiety Dentistry	1
ORTHO 802	Orthodontics II	2
DBSCI 726	Pharmacology	4
PDENT 800	Pediatric Dentistry I	1
RMPRO 813	Complete Dentures II	1.5
RMPRO 835	Removable Partial Pros	3.5
STOMA 907	Oral Medicine II	1
Semester Total		25

Year 3, Summer

CLNDM 812I	Junior Clinics*	2
CLNDM 890	Orientation to Clinics	1
CLNDM 896	Junior Attendance I	2
GENDT 835	Treatment Plan Fundamentals	1
GENDT 888	Preclinical Skills Assessment	0.5
OMFS 806	Clinical Pathopsys of Com Med Cond	0.5
OMFS 810	Physical Diagnosis	1
PEDOR 825	Pediatric/Orthodontic Lab	1
PROS 821	Implant Prosthodontics II	1.5
STOMA 817	Periodontics II	1.5
Semester Total		12

Year 3, Fall

CLNDM 813	Junior Clinics**	3
CLNDM 830	Continued Quality Improvement	1.5
CLNDM 897	Junior Attendance II	3
ENDO 813	Endo Special Topics	1
PDENT 801	Pediatric Dentistry II	1
OHS 823	Clinical Genetics	1
STOMA 818	Periodontics III	1.5
STOMA 839	Oral Pathology I	3
STOMA 849	Intro to Research Methods	2
Semester Total		17

Year 3, Spring

CLNDM 814	Junior Clinics***	12
CLNDM 827	Junior Treatment Plan Clinic	1
CLNDM 831	Continued Quality Improvement II	1.5
CLNDM 874	Oral Rehab Clin Experience I	2
CLNDM 898	Junior Attendance III	3
GENDT 807	Practice Management I	1
MATSC 886	Independent Project	1
PROS 830	Dental Implantology	1
STOMA 840	Oral Pathology II	3
DPOH 808	Dental Public Health	1
STOMA 873	Patient Management	1
Semester Total		27.5

Year 4, Summer

CLNDM 832	Cont. Quality Improvement III	1.5
CLNDM 850	Senior Clinics~	1.5
CLNDM 892	Senior Attendance I	2.5
GENDT 806	Esthetic Dentistry	0.5
GENDT 825	Comp Clinical Competency I	0.5
OMFS 885	Advanced Concepts in OMFS	1
STOMA 850	Sr. Radiology: Advanced Topics	1
GENDT 817	Practice Management II	1
Semester Total		9.5

Year 4, Fall

CLNDM 833	Continued Quality Improvement IV	1.5
CLNDM 851	Senior Clinics~~	4.5
CLNDM 875	Oral Rehab Clin Experience II	2
CLNDM 893	Senior Attendance II	3
GENDT 810	Advanced Dental Seminar Series	1
STOMA 855	Advanced Treatment Planning	2.5
Semester Total		14.5

Year 4, Spring

CLNDM 828	Sr. Treatment Plan Clinic	1
CLNDM 818	Ryan White Wellness Center	0.5
CLNDM 834	Continued Quality Improvement V	1.5
CLNDM 845	Oral Surgery Rotation	1.5
CLNDM 852	Senior Clinics~~~	8.5
CLNDM 871	Clinical Rest Dent Comp	7.5
CLNDM 872	Oral Diagnosis Rotation	1.5
CLNDM 876	Oral Rehab Clin Experience III	1
CLNDM 880	Oral Head & Neck Cancer Clinical	0.5
CLNDM 894	Senior Attendance III	3
CLNDM 865	Off Campus Enrichment Sites	0.5
GENDT 826	Comp Clinical Competency II	0.5
STOMA 848	EBD Capstone	0.5
Semester Total		28