Doctor of Dental Medicine

Competency-Based, Comprehensive Care Pedagogy

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Required Curriculum

DMD Curriculum: Year 1

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View the DMD Curriculum: Year 1 Courses

  • SDM GD 510 Comprehensive Preclinical Dentistry
  • SDM MB 511 Molecular Genetics
  • SDM MD 510 Anatomical Sciences I
  • SDM MD 511 Anatomical Sciences II
  • SDM MD 512 Biochemistry
  • SDM MD 514 Physiology/Endocrinology/Neurophysiology
  • SDM MD 515 Microbiology and Immunology
  • SDM MD 520 Pathology (General)
  • SDM OB 511 Oral Biology I
  • SDM OD 510 Oral Diagnosis and Radiology I
  • SDM PH 510 Introduction to Dental Practice (reorganized under GD 510)
  • SDM PH 512 Professional Ethics
  • SDM PH 517 Evidence-Based Dentistry
  • SDM PH 610 Applied Professional Experience Clerkship (APEX) I
  • SDM RS 510 Dental Anatomy and Occlusion
  • SDM RS 512 Operative Dentistry I (reorganized under GD 510)
  • SDM RS 513 Preclinical Operative Dentistry I (reorganized under GD 510)
  • SDM RS 516 Biomaterials I

DMD Curriculum: Year 2

The second year is characterized by significantly increased instruction in preclinical dental techniques as well as continued instruction in the foundational biomedical and behavioral sciences. As the focus shifts toward the clinical sciences, laboratory simulations foster the development of skills necessary for patient care in operative dentistry, fixed prosthodontics, removable prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry, endodontics, and occlusion. In addition, a problem-based learning course challenges students to discuss the business of dental practice and the psychology and ethics of patient care.

View the DMD Curriculum: Year 2 Courses

  • SDM EN 521 Endodontics
  • SDM EN 522 Preclinical Endodontics
  • SDM MD 530 Pharmacology
  • SDM OB 520 Oral Biology II
  • SDM OD 522 Oral Diagnosis and Radiology II
  • SDM OS 520 General Medicine and Dental Correlations
  • SDM OS 521 Pain Control I
  • SDM PD 521 Preclinical Pediatric Dentistry-Orthodontics
  • SDM PE 520 Periodontology I
  • SDM PE 521 Preclinical Periodontology
  • SDM PH 514 Preventive Dentistry
  • SDM PH 520 Integrated Problems in Practice Management II
  • SDM PH 521 Behavioral Sciences
  • SDM RS 520 Operative Dentistry II
  • SDM RS 521 Preclinical Operative Dentistry
  • SDM RS 522 Removable Prosthodontics I
  • SDM RS 523 Preclinical Removable Prosthodontics
  • SDM RS 524 Fixed Prosthodontics
  • SDM RS 525 Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics I
  • SDM RS 526 Biomaterials II
  • SDM RS 527 Occlusion
  • SDM RS 528 Preclinical Occlusion

DMD Curriculum: Year 3

The third year is a combination of coursework and direct patient care. As students transition from the second year, they are assigned patients for comprehensive oral health care. During the year, the student assumes increasingly greater responsibility for patients, treats more complex oral health problems, and has increasing exposure to the specialty disciplines of dentistry. With few exceptions, the student dentist performs all of the necessary oral health care for the assigned patient and therefore assumes the position of general practitioner or family dentist. Students are supported and guided in their development as clinical care providers through the faculty mentoring program.

View the DMD Curriculum: Year 3 Courses

  • SDM GD 630 Comprehensive Clinical Dentistry
  • SDM OD 531 Oral Medicine
  • SDM OR 530 Orthodontics
  • SDM OS 524 Physical Diagnosis
  • SDM OS 530 Oral Surgery
  • SDM OS 532 Pain Control II
  • SDM PA 530 Oral Pathology
  • SDM PD 530 Pediatric Dentistry
  • SDM PE 530 Periodontology II
  • SDM PH 530 Health Care Law
  • SDM PH 540 Gerontology & Geriatric Dentistry
  • SDM RS 530 Operative Dentistry III
  • SDM RS 532 Removable Prosthodontics II
  • SDM RS 534 Fixed Prosthodontics II
  • SDM RS 536 Esthetic Dentistry
  • SDM RS 540 Implantology
  • SDM RS 544 Treatment Planning and Patient Management I

DMD Curriculum: Year 4

The fourth year is designed so that students can make significant progress in achieving clinical competency through continued care of patients. The year allows students flexibility to pursue their particular interests, including research, elective externships (national and international), and community service activities. Taken together, the third- and fourth-year curriculum provides students the opportunity to achieve excellence in clinical patient care.

View the DMD Curriculum: Year 4 Courses

  • SDM PH 544 Integrated Problems in Practice Management IV
  • SDM RS 542 Treatment Planning Seminar
  • SDM RS 545 Treatment Planning and Patient Management II
  • SDM EN 640 Clinical Endodontics
  • SDM OD 640 Clinical Oral Diagnosis, Radiology, Patient Recall, and Emergency Dental Care
  • SDM OS 640 Clinical Oral Surgery and Hospital Dentistry
  • SDM PD 640 Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
  • SDM PE 640 Clinical Periodontology II
  • SDM PH 644 Extramural Training Program (Externship)
  • SDM PH 650 Elective Externships
  • SDM RS 640 Clinical Operative Dentistry II
  • SDM RS 641 Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics II
  • SDM RS 642 Clinical Removable Prosthodontics II