School of Dental Medicine—Professional Doctor of Dental Medicine Program

The School of Dental Medicine has been an integral part of the University of Pittsburgh's growth for nearly a century. Established in 1896 as an independent institution named the Pittsburgh Dental College, the school was incorporated into the University in 1905.

A member of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), the School of Dental Medicine is fully approved and accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (ADA).

Vision:The vision of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine is to be a leader in high-quality dental education, scientific discovery, and oral health care..

Mission: The mission of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine is to improve oral health through teaching, research and service

Goals:

To offer an educational program in its predoctoral, postdoctoral, dental hygiene and continuing education programs, that draws on current best evidence and that allows students to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and values necessary to meet the oral health care needs of a diverse patient population;
To engage in research and knowledge transfer that will contribute to the advancement of oral health care;
To provide oral health care to the patient populations of the region;
To maintain an environment that supports the defined educational, research and service goals.

The School of Dental Medicine offers the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree. The requirements for the DMD program are detailed below. For information on graduate programs offered by the school, see the School of Dental Medicine listing under Graduate Programs.

Contact Information

Kenneth Etzel

Associate Dean and Director, Student Services and Admissions

2114 Salk Hall

3501 Terrace Street

412-648-8437

E-mail: mangold@pitt.edu

www.dental.pitt.edu

Admissions Requirements

Financial Assistance

Academic Standards: Professional/Ethical Conduct Statement For Students

Students will be evaluated on all aspects of professional behavior and ethical conduct. The evaluation will encompass criteria such as the student's interactions with faculty, supervisors, staff, patients, and peers, as well as how the student completes all clinical and didactic assignments within scheduled deadlines and in keeping with both the quality and standards established by the School of Dental Medicine faculty and the University of Pittsburgh faculty. Additionally, student compliance with all established policies and procedures will be evaluated when considering student promotion and board eligibility. Established policies and procedures are published in the Guidelines for Dental Students. The Guidelines for Dental Students document is available online at www.dental.pitt.edu.

Grading

Course instructors will state clearly their policy regarding grades and evaluation at the beginning of the course. A written document will be distributed to all students at the first class meeting. All required courses are graded according to the University's letter grade system for first-professional courses (see www.pitt.edu/HOME/PP/policies/09/09-01-01.html). Student advising begins with the faculty course director. It is the student's responsibility to seek advice from the faculty in any course in which the student has a grade lower than a C+.

DMD Program Requirements

The Doctor of Dental Medicine program at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Dental Medicine requires four years to complete. The program requires a minimum of 240 credits plus successful completion of dental professional requirements. For a complete list of the required courses, please refer to the listing of course offerings below. Upon successful completion of the course requirements, the student is eligible to take the Northeast Regional Board Examinations and apply for state licensure. Please note that course offerings are subject to change.

DMD Curriculum

Following is a listing of all DMD courses and a typical curriculum for each of the four years of the program:

First Year—Fall Term
DENT	5114	Cariology and Management of Caries	1.0
DENT	5115	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	2.0
DENT	5116	Evidence Based Dentistry	2.0
ORBIOL	5113	Molecular & Cell Biology Part 1	4.0
ORBIOL	5114	Molecular & Cell Biology Part 2	2.0
ORBIOL	5115	Microbial Physiology and Classification	2.0
ORBIOL	5120	Body Tissues	3.0
ORBIOL	5130	Oral Tissues and Embryology	3.0
RESTD	5111	Dental Anatomy-Morphology	2.0
RESTD	5115	Dental Anatomy & Morphology Lab	1.0
First Year—Spring Term
DENT	5145	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	2.0
ORBIOL	5140	Systemic Gross Anatomy	4.0
ORBIOL	5141	Systemic Human Physiology	5.0
ORBIOL	5142	Skull Anatomy & Cephalometry	2.0
ORBIOL	5143	Head and Neck Soft Tissue Anatomy	4.0
PERIO	5141	Periodontology 1	1.0
RESTD	5143	Principles of Operative Dentistry 1	2.0
RESTD	5147	Principles of Operative Dentistry 1 Lab	2.0
First Year—Summer Term
CDENT	5171	Introduction to Public Health	2.0
DENT	5183	Simulation Clinic Responsibilities 3	1.0
DIASCI	5170	General & Systemic Pathology 1	3.0
DIASCI	5172	General & Systemic Pathology 2	2.0
ORBIOL	5171	Infectious Diseases / Immunology 1	4.0
ORBIOL	5173	Infectious Diseases / Immunology 2	2.0
ORBIOL	5174	Craniofacial Genetics	4.0
ORBIOL	5175	Infectious Diseases / Immunology Lab	0.0
ORBIOL	5180	Cariology & Management of Caries	1.0
PROSTH	5113	Dental Materials 1	1.0
PROSTH	5171	Principles of Dental Occlusion	2.0
PROSTH	5177	Principles of Dental Occlusion Lab	0.0
RESTD	5172	Principles of Operative Dentistry 2	1.0
RESTD	5176	Principles of Operative Dentistry 2 Lab	2.0
Second Year—Fall Term
DENT	5211	Oral Diagnosis & Treatment Plng.	3.0
DIASCI	5211	Radiology 1 (Web Based)	1.0
DIASCI	5212	Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology	4.0
ORBIOL	5214	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	5.0
PEDENT	5211	Pediatric Dentistry 1	1.0
PROSTH	5211	Fixed Partial Dentures 1	1.0
PROSTH	5215	Fixed Partial Dentures 1 Lab	2.5
PROSTH	5213	Complete Dentures 1	1.0
PROSTH	5217	Complete Dentures 1 Lab	1.5
RESTD	5210	Endodontics 1	1.0
RESTD	5216	Endodontics 1 Lab	1.5
Second Year—Spring Term
DENT	5242	Intro to Oral Diagnosis & Treatment Plng. 2	3.0
DIASCI	5240	Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology	4.0
DSANE	5245	Local Anesthesia Technique Lab	0.5
ODO	5242	Orthodontics Diagnosis & Treatment Plng.	1.0
ORSUR	5241	Oral Surgery 1	1.0
PEDENT	5242	Pediatric Dentistry 2	1.0
PEDENT	5253	Pediatric Dentistry 3	1.0
PERIO	5242	Periodontology 2	1.0
PROSTH	5241	Removable Partial Dentures 1	1.0
PROSTH	5242	Dental Materials 2	1.0
PROSTH	5245	Removable Partial Dentures 1 Lab	1.5
PROSTH	5251	Fixed Partial Dentures 2	1.0
PROSTH	5256	Fixed Partial Dentures 2 Lab	2.5
RESTD	5240	Endodontics 1	1.0
RESTD	5244	Geriatrics	1.0
RESTD	5245	Endodontics 1 Lab	1.5
Second Year—Summer Term
CDENT	5281	SCOPE 1	3.0
DENT	5276	Simulation Clinic Responsibilities 6	1.0
DSANE	5272	Anesthesia 2: Medical Emergencies	1.0
ODO	5275	Orthodontics 4 Lab	1.0
ORBIOL	5280	Cariology & Management of Caries	2.0
ORSUR	5282	Oral Surgery 2	1.0
PEDENT	5279	Clinical Pediatric Dentistry	1.0
PEDENT	5284	Pediatric Dentistry 4	1.0
PERIO	5279	Clinical Periodontics 1	3.0
PROSTH	5273	Fixed Partial Dentures 3	1.5
PROSTH	5276	Fixed Partial Dentures 3 Lab	1.5
PROSTH	5282	Complete Dentures 2	1.0
PROSTH	5290	Dental Materials 1	1.0
PROSTH	5291	Dental Materials 2	1.0
RESTD	5281	Principles of Operative Dentistry 3	1.0
Third Year—Fall Term
DENT	5321	Oral Diagnosis & Treatment Plng. 1	3.0
DENT	5310	Special Needs Dentistry	1.0
DIASCI	5319	Clinical Radiology 1	1.0
DIASCI	5320	Management of Dental Emergencies	1.0
DIASCI	5329	Emergency Clinic Rotation 1	1.0
DSANE	5311	Clinical Medicine 1 – Patient Mgmt.	1.0
DSANE	5313	Anesthesia 3 – Pain & Anxiety Control	1.0
ODO	5319	Clinical Orthodontics	2.0
ORSUR	5313	Oral Surgery 3	1.0
ORSUR	5329	OMFS Rotation	2.0
PEDENT	5315	Pediatric Dentistry 5	1.0
PERIO	5313	Periodontology 3	1.0
PERIO	5319	Clinical Periodontics 2	2.0
PROSTH	5311	Implantology 1	1.0
RESTD	5313	Endodontics 3	1.0
RESTD	5319	Clinical Restorative Dentistry	3.0
Third Year—Spring Term
DENT	DENT	Current Topics in Oral Health Research	1.0
DENT	DENT	Oral Diagnosis & Treatment Plng. 2	3.0
DIASCI	DIASCI	Seminars in Oral Path & Oral Medicine	1.0
DIASCI	DIASCI	Partial Administration	2.0
DIASCI	DIASCI	Clinical Radiology 2	1.0
DIASCI	DIASCI	Emergency Clinic Rotation 2	1.0
DSANE	DSANE	Clinical Medicine 2: Minimal Sedation	1.0
DSANE	DSANE	Medical Emergencies – WISER Center	0.5
DSANE	DSANE	Nitrous Oxide Sedation Lab	0.5
ORSUR	ORSUR	Physical Diagnosis & Evaluation	1.0
ORSUR	ORSUR	Oral Surgery 4	1.0
ORSUR	ORSUR	Clinical Oral Surgery	3.0
ORSUR	ORSUR	OMFS Rotation	2.0
PERIO	PERIO	Clinical Periodontics 3	3.0
PROSTH	PROSTH	Implantology 2	1.0
PROSTH	PROSTH	Clinical Removable Prosthodontics	1.0
PROSTH	PROSTH	Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics	1.0
RESTD	RESTD	Clinical Endodontics 1	2.5
RESTD	RESTD	Clinical Restorative Dentistry	3.0
Third Year—Summer Term
CDENT	5370	Intro. to Dental Public Health	2.0
DENT	5373	Clinical Responsibilities 3	1.0
DENT	5383	Oral Diagnosis & Treatment Planning 3	3.0
DIASCI	5371	Practice Management	1.0
DIASCI	5373	Oral Radiology	2.0
DIASCI	5388	Clinical Radiology 3	3.0
DIASCI	5389	Emergency Clinic Rotation 3	3.0
ORSUR	5389	OMFS Rotation 3	2.0
PEDENT	5379	Clinical Pediatric Dentistry	3.0
PERIO	5379	Clinical Periodontology 4	3.0
PROSTH	5343	Occlusion 3 (TMD Management)	1.0
PROSTH	5373	Simulated Patient Treatment	3.0
RESTD	5374	Rotary Instrumentation	2.0
RESTD	5379	Clinical Restorative Dentistry 3	3.0
RESTD	5399	Endodontics Rotation 3	3.0
Fourth Year—Fall Term
DENT	5414	Clinical Responsibilities	1.0
DENT	5424	Oral Diagnosis & Treatment Plng. 4	3.0
DIASCI	5419	Emergency Clinic Rotation 4	1.0
PERIO	5419	Clinical Periodontics 5	2.0
PROSTH	5419	Clinical Removable Prosthodontics	3.0
PROSTH	5429	Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics	3.0
RESTD	5419	Clinical Restorative Dentistry	3.0
Fourth Year—Spring Term
DENT	5440	Senior Case Presentation	1.0
DENT	5445	Clinical Responsibilities	1.0
DENT	5455	Oral Diagnosis & Treatment Plng. 5	3.0
DENT	5459	Special Needs Clinical Dentistry	1.0
DIASCI	5469	Emergency Clinic Rotation 5	1.0
ORSUR	5449	Clinical Oral Surgery	3.0
PEDENT	5449	Clinical Pediatric Dentistry	3.0
PERIO	5449	Clinical Periodontics 6	3.0
PROSTH	5441	Geriatrics	1.0
PROSTH	5449	Clinical Removable Prosthodontics	3.0
PROSTH	5459	Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics	3.0
RESTD	5448	Clinical Endodontics 2	3.0
RESTD	5449	Clinical Restorative Dentistry	3.0

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