Doctor of Dental Medicine

The Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) 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.

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 B, Header (5/29/25-8/8/25)

DBSCI724	Gross Anatomy	8
GENDT802	Introduction to Dentistry	3
Semester Total		11

Year 1, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

CLNDM805	Early Clinics I	3.5
DBSCI727	Dental Biochemistry	3
DBSCI728A	Cell Bio and Basic Histology	3
DBSCI728B	Oral Histology and Embryology	2
DPOH806	Preventive Dentistry	1
FXPRO801	Pre-Clinical Occlusion I	2.5
GENDT801	Dental Morphology	3
GENDT804	Nutrition and Oral Health	1
GENDT819	Infection Control	1
PERIO802	Periodontics I	2
GENDT831	Evidence Based Dentistry	0.5
IP711	IP Foundations & Teamstepps	1
IP###	IP Concentration Course	1
Semester Total		24.5

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

CLNDM806	Early Clinics II	2
DBSCI723	Dental Microbiology	4
FXPRO805	Fixed Prosthodontics I	2
DBSCI725	Physiology	6
DBSCI729	Oral Immunology/Biology	4
MATSC801	Dental Materials	2.5
PROS820	Implant Prosthodontics I	2.5
SDENT880	Behavioral Science	2
Semester Total		25

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

CLNDM810	Early Clinics III	3
ENDO816	Principles of Endodontics	3
FXPRO806	Fixed Prosthodontics II	2.5
GENDT805	Operative I and Cariology	4.5
OMFS801	Oral Surgery I	1
ORAD800	Introduction to Rad Tech & Interp	2
ORTHO801	Orthodontics I	2
RMPRO811	Complete Dentures Pros I	4.5
SDENT623	General & Systemic Pathology	3.5
SDENT838	Oral Medicine I	1
Semester Total		27

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

CLNDM811	Early Clinics IV	2.5
ENDO817	Endodontic Technique	2
FXPRO807	Fixed Prosthodontics III	2.5
GENDT830	Operative II	4
OMFS805	Comp. Control of Pain/Anxiety Dentistry	1
ORTHO802	Orthodontics II	2
DBSCI726	Pharmacology	4
PDENT800	Pediatric Dentistry I	1
RMPRO813	Complete Dentures II	1.5
RMPRO835	Removable Partial Pros	3.5
SDENT907	Oral Medicine II	1
Semester Total		25

Year 3, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

CLNDM812I	Junior Clinic Oral Diagnosis/Rad	1
CLNDM890	Orientation to Clinics	1
CLNDM896	Junior Attendance I	2
GENDT835	Treatment Plan Fundamentals	1
GENDT888	Preclinical Skills Assessment	0.5
OMFS806	Clinical Pathopsys of Com Med Cond	0.5
OMFS810	Physical Diagnosis	1
PEDOR 825	Pediatric/Orthodontic Lab	1
PROS821	Implant Prosthodontics II	2.5
PERIO817	Periodontics II	1.5
Semester Total		12

Year 3, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

CLNDM813E	Junior Clinic Pediatric	0.5
CLNDM813I	Junior Clinic Oral Diagnosis/Radiology	1.5
CLNDM830	Continued Quality Improvement	1.5
CLNDM897	Junior Attendance II	3
DBSCI730	Clinical Genetics	1
ENDO813	Endo Special Topics	1
GENDT818	Introduction to Research Methods	2
PDENT801	Pediatric Dentistry II	1
PERIO818	Periodontics III	1.5
SDENT839	Oral Pathology I	3
Semester Total		16

Year 3, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

CLNDM814A	Junior Clinic Fixed Prosthodontics	1
CLNDM814B	Junior Clinic Endodontics	1
CLNDM814C	Junior Clinic Operative Dent	3.5
CLNDM814D	Junior Clinic Oral Surgery	1
CLNDM814E	Junior Clinic Pediatric Dent.	0.5
CLNDM814I	Junior Clinic Oral Diagnosis/Rad	1.5
CLNDM814J	Junior Clinic Periodontics	3
CLNDM814K	Junior Clinic Orthodontics	0.5
CLNDM814L	Junior Clinic Removable Pros	3
CLNDM827	Junior Treatment Plan Clinic	1
CLNDM831	Continued Quality Improvement II	1.5
CLNDM874	Oral Rehab Clin Experience I	2
CLNDM898	Junior Attendance III	3
GENDT807	Practice Management I	1
GENDT816	Patient Management	1
MATSC886	Independent Project	1
PROS830	Dental Implantology	1
SDENT840	Oral Pathology II	3
DPOH808	Dental Public Health	1
OMFS806	Clin Pathophys of Com Med Cnd	1
ORAD801	Radiology Advanced Topics	1
Semester Total		32.5

Year 4, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

CLNDM832	Cont. Quality Improvement III	1.5
CLNDM850E	Senior Clinic Pediatric Dentistry	0.5
CLNDM892	Senior Attendance I	2.5
GENDT806	Esthetic Dentistry	0.5
GENDT825	Comp Clinical Competency I	0.5
OMFS885	Advanced Concepts in OMFS	1
GENDT817	Practice Management II	1
SDENT846	Chronic Orofacial Pain Mgmt	0.5
Semester Total		8

Year 4, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

CLNDM833	Continued Quality Improvement IV	1.5
CLNDM851C	Senior Clinic Operative Dentistry	3
CLNDM851E	Senior Clinic Pediatric Dentistry	0.5
CLNDM875	Oral Rehab Clin Experience II	2
CLNDM893	Senior Attendance II	3
GENDT810	Advanced Dental Seminar Series	1
GENDT823	Advanced Treatment Planning	2.5
Semester Total		13.5

Year 4, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

CLNDM828	Senior Treatment Plan Clinic	1
CLNDM818	Ryan White Wellness Center	0.5
CLNDM826	Special Care Dentistry	1
CLNDM834	Continued Quality Improvement V	1.5
CLNDM845	Oral Surgery Rotation	1.5
CLNDM852B	Senior Clinic Endodontics	1
CLNDM852C	Senior Clinic Operative Dentistry	1
CLNDM852E	Senior Clinic Pediatric Dentistry	0.5
CLNDM852J	Senior Clinic Periodontics	3
CLNDM852L	Implant Prosthodontic Clinic	1
CLNDM852M	Senior Clinic Removable Pros	3
CLNDM852N	Senior Clinic Fixed Prosthodontics	1
CLNDM871	Clinical Rest Dent Comp	7.5
CLNDM872	Oral Diagnosis Rotation	1.5
CLNDM876	Oral Rehab Clin Experience III	1
CLNDM880	Oral Head & Neck Cancer Clinical	0.5
CLNDM894	Senior Attendance III	3
CLNDM865	Off Campus Enrichment Sites	0.5
GENDT822	EBD Capstone	0.5
GENDT826	Comp Clinical Competency II	0.5
Semester Total		31.0

Curriculum Total

225.5