Professional Degrees, page 2
School of Dentistry

Curriculum

The curriculum leading to the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree undergoes constant change to meet the challenges of modern dental practice. Course listings are current as of 1994-95 and are subject to change without notice by action of the School of Dentistry and the university.

Doctor of Dental Surgery Course Requirements

Required coursesUnits
AMED 502Emergency Medicine2
AMED 521Local Anesthesia1
AMED 522Pharmacosedation I1
AMED 523Pharmacosedation II1
ANAT 521Head and Neck Anatomy3
ANAT 523Head and Neck Dissection 1
CMDT 501abIntroduction to Community Dentistry Programs0-1
CMDT 502abContemporary Dental Practice2-2
CMDT 507abcEthical Issues in the Practice of Dentistry0-0-1
CMDT 601Mobile Clinic1
DBIO 501Biochemistry and Molecular Biology2
DIAG 521Principles of Oral Radiology2
DIAG 522Radiographic Techniques1
DMAT 505Dental Materials Update1
DMAT 521abDental Materials2-2
DPHR 501Pharmacology3
ENDO 501Clinical Endodontics1
ENDO 502Advanced Endodontics1
ENDO 521Preclinical Endodontics3
ENDO 562abcdClinic: Concentrated Early Endodontics0-0-0-1
ENDO 563abClinic: Endodontic Therapy0-2
FPRO 521Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics I3
FPRO 522Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics II3
FPRO 561abcdClinic: Fixed Prosthodontics I0-0-0-3
FPRO 562abClinic: Fixed Prosthodontics II0-3
GSPD 504Dental Treatment of the Geriatric and Special Patient2
GSPD 562abcClinic: Geriatric Dentistry0-0-1
GSPD 563abcClinic: Special Patient Care0-0-1
HBHV 501Human Behavior in Dental Practice1
HBHV 502Interactional Skills1
HBHV 504Patient Education and Management1
HBHV 550Communications in Clinical Dentistry1
HBHV 561abcdeClinic: Behavioral Dentistry0-0-0-0-1
INDD 501Applied Growth and Development1
INTB 504Human Craniofacial Development and Genetics3
INTB 521Basic and Medical Microbiology2
INTP 503abcEvaluation of Scientific Information in Clinical Practice0-0-1
INTR 503Preclinical Diagnosis and Treatment Planning2
INTR 550abIntroduction to Clinical Dentistry0-1
INTR 551abcdeClinical Diagnosis and Treatment Planning0-0-0-0-1
INTR 553abcdefClinic: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning0-0-0-0-0-2
INTX 501abcdefhIntegrated Basic and Applied Science I1-1-2-2-2-2-1
INTX 502abcdefIntegrated Basic and Applied Science II1-1-2-3-1-2
MBIO 501Immunology2
OCCL 502Occlusion1
OCCL 521abDental Morphology and Function3-2
OCCL 522Occlusion Laboratory1
OMOD 501Emergency Dental Treatment1
OMOD 502Chronic Orofacial Pain2
OMOD 506Infection Control1
OMOD 551abcdClinic: Oral Diagnosis/Physical Evaluation 0-0-0-1
OMOD 561abcPain Clinic0-0-0
OMOD 562abcdClinic: Hospital Dentistry0-0-0-1
OMOD 563abcdefClinic: Emergency Dental Treatment0-0-0-0-0-1
OPER 521abPreclinical Operative Dentistry I1-3
OPER 522Preclinical Operative Dentistry II3
OPER 561abcdClinic: Operative Dentistry I0-0-0-6
OPER 562abClinic: Operative Dentistry II0-6
ORTH 501abSeminar: Orthodontics0-1
ORTH 521Preclinical Orthodontics2
ORTH 561abcdefClinic: Orthodontic Therapy0-0-0-0-0-2
PEDO 501Clinical Pediatric Dentistry1
PEDO 521Preclinical Pediatric Dentistry2
PEDO 551abcClinic: Dentistry for Children I0-0-2
PEDO 561abcClinic: Dentistry for Children II0-0-1
PERI 502Periodontal Diseases and Therapeutic Judgment2
PERI 504Advanced Periodontics1
PERI 521Periodontal Surgery2
PERI 550abIntroductory Periodontal Therapy1-1
PERI 561abcdClinic: Periodontal Therapy I0-0-0-1
PERI 562abClinic: Periodontal Therapy II0-2
PTHL 501Oral Pathology3
PTHL 504abSeminar: Oral Pathology0-0
REST 501Preclinical Operative and Fixed Prosthodontics2
REST 503abClinical Restorative Dentistry1-1
REST 504Diagnosis and Treatment Planning1
REST 521Preclinical Operative/Fixed Prosthodontics Laboratory3
REST 522Esthetics in Dentistry1
RPRO 502Removable Complete Prosthodontics1
RPRO 503abPreclinical Removable Prosthodontics and Implants2-1
RPRO 510Implant Dentistry1
RPRO 513Removable Partial Prosthodontics1
RPRO 523abPreclinical Removable Prosthodontics and Implants Laboratory1-1
RPRO 550Removable Complete Prosthodontics Clinic I1
RPRO 561abcdClinic: Removable Complete Prosthodontics I0-0-0-2
RPRO 562abClinic: Removable Complete Prosthodontics II0-3
RPRO 571abcdefClinic: Removable Partial Prosthodontics0-0-0-0-0-2
SURG 501Oral Surgery2
SURG 562abcClinic: Oral Surgery I0-0-1
SURG 563abcClinic: Oral Surgery II0-0-1
SURG 564abcdClinic: Hospital Oral Surgery0-0-0-1

Four units of selective courses are required in addition to the above.

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