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Sample Curriculum for the Doctor of Dental Medicine

Year 1 (Fall Semester)

  • DBMT 711 — Medical Terminology (1st 9 weeks)
  • DIID 711 — Ethical Issues in Dentistry (1st 9 weeks)
  • DIEB 711 — Evidence Based Dentistry (18 weeks)
  • DSCP 711 — Cariology, Community & Preventive Dentistry (18 weeks)
  • DICC 716* — Clinical Care II (18 weeks)
  • DBPA 711 — General/Systemic Pathology I (18 weeks)
  • DIGR 711 — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)
  • DCMO 711 — Dental Morphology (18 weeks)
  • DCOD 711 — Operative Dentistry I (18 weeks)
  • DIAS 711 — Anatomical Sciences I (18 weeks)
  • DIBM 711 — Biomedical Foundations I (18 weeks)
  • DBRA 711 — Radiology I and Interpretation (18 weeks)

*Not graded until end of Semester II
**Pass/Fail course - Credit Hours Issued at end of Semester I

Year 1 (Spring Semester)

  • DBAS 712 - Anatomical Sciences II (18 weeks)
  • DIBM 712 - Biomedical Foundations II (18 weeks)
  • DBPA 712 - General and Systemic Pathology II (18 weeks) 
  • DPDM 712 — Intro to Dental Materials (18 weeks)
  • DPFP 712 — Introduction to Fixed Pros. (18 weeks)
  • DBMB 712 — Microbiology and Immunology (18 weeks)
  • DIOC 712 — Occlusion I (18 weeks)
  • DSPD 712 — Pediatric Dentistry I (18 weeks)
  • DBRA 712 - Preclinical Radiology (18 weeks)
  • DPRP 712 — Removal Complete Dentures I (18 weeks)
  • DICC 716* — Clinical Care II (18 weeks)

*Course continued from Semester I

Year 2 (Summer Semester)

  • DSLA 720 — Local Anesthesia/Pain Control (8 Weeks)
  • DSME 720 — Management of Medical Emergencies (8 Weeks)
  • DSOD 720 — Nitrous Oxide Anxiolysis (8 weeks)
  • DCOD 720 — Operative Dentistry II (8 weeks)
  • DBOR 720 — Orthodontics I (8 weeks)
  • DGCP 720 — Special Needs & Geriatric Dent. (8 weeks)
  • DICC 726* - Clinical Care II (8 weeks)

*Not graded until end of Spring Semester

Year 2 (Fall Semester)

  • DIBM 721 - Biomedical Foundation III (18 weeks)
  • DPEN 721 - Endodontics (18 weeks)
  • DPFP 721 — Fixed Prosthodontics I (18 weeks)
  • DIGR 721** — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)
  • DSPD 721 — Pediatric Dentistry II (18weeks)
  • DSPE 721 — Periodontology I (18 weeks)
  • DBPH 721 — Pharmacology I (18 weeks)
  • DBRA 721 — Radiology I and Interpretation (18 weeks)
  • DPRP 721 — Removable Complete Dentures I (18 weeks)
  • DBPA 721 — Soft Tissue Oral Pathology (18 weeks)
  • DICC 726* - Clinical Care II (18 weeks)

*Not graded until end of Semester II
**Pass/Fail course - Credit Hours Issued at end of Semester II

Year 2 (Spring Semester)

  • DAOM 722 — Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I (1st 9 weeks)
  • DBBS 722 — Dental Behavioral Science I (18 Weeks)
  • DIIP 722 — Dental Implantology I (18 weeks)
  • DSFP 722 — Fixed Prosthodontics II (18 weeks)
  • DIPR 722 — Hard Tissue Oral Path/Oral Radiology (18weeks)
  • DCOD 722 - Operative Dentistry III (18 weeks)
  • DBOD 722 — Oral Diagnosis & Physical Evaluation (18 weeks)
  • DSPD 722 — Pediatric Dentistry III (18 Weeks)
  • DSPE 722 — Periodontology II (18 weeks)
  • DBPH 722 — Pharmacology II (18Weeks)
  • DPEN 722 — Preclinical Endodontics (18 weeks)
  • DBRA 722 — Preclinical Radiography (18 weeks)
  • DRRP 722 — Removable Partial Dentures I (18 weeks)
  • DICC 726* — Clinical Care II (18 weeks)

*Course continued from Summer and Fall 

Year 3 (Summer Semester)

  • DBBS 730 —  Behavioral Science III (8 Weeks)
  • DBOR 730 — Orthodontics II (8 weeks)
  • DPRP 730 — Removable Complete Dentures II (8 weeks)
  • DBOR 730 — Orthodontics II (8 weeks)
  • DITP 730 — Treatment Planning (8 weeks)

Clinical Courses: (clinical courses continue from start of summer session to end of spring semester)

  • DSCP 736** — Clinical Community Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DIIP 736** — Clinical Dental Implantology (44 weeks)
  • DPEN 736** — Clinical Endodontics (44 weeks)
  • DPFP 736** — Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DCOD 736** — Clinical Operative Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSOS 736** — Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (44 weeks)
  • DBOM 736** — Clinical Oral Medicine (44 weeks)
  • DBOR 736** — Clinical Orthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DIPC 736** - Clinical Patient Service and Care Completion (44 weeks)
  • DSPD 736** — Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSPE 736** — Clinical Periodontology (44 weeks)
  • DIPP 736** — Clinical Professionalism & Patient Mgmt. I (44 weeks)
  • DARA 736** — Clinical Radiology (44 weeks)
  • DRRP 736** — Clinical Removable Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DITP 736** — Clinical Treatment Planning and Patient Communication (44 weeks)

**Not graded until end of Spring Semester

Year 3 (Fall Semester)

  • DBOM 731 — Adv. Oral Medicine & Physical Eval. (18 weeks)
  • DBPH 731- Applied Pharmacology (18 weeks)
  • DISA 731 - Dental Sleep Medicine (18 weeks)
  • DPEN 731 — Endodontics (18 weeks)
  • DIEB 731 - Evidenced Based Dentistry II (18 weeks)
  • DPFP 731 — Fixed Prosthodontics III (18 weeks)
  • DIGR 731* — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)
  • DAPE 731 — Periodontology III (18 weeks)
  • DSOM 731 — Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II (18 weeks)

Clinical Courses: (clinical courses continue from start of summer session to end of spring semester)

  • DSCP 736** — Clinical Community Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DIIP 736** — Clinical Dental Implantology (44 weeks)
  • DPEN 736** — Clinical Endodontics (44 weeks)
  • DPFP 736** — Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DCOD 736** — Clinical Operative Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSOS 736** — Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (44 weeks)
  • DBOM 736** — Clinical Oral Medicine (44 weeks)
  • DBOR 736** — Clinical Orthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DIPC 736** - Clinical Patient Service and Care Completion (44 weeks)
  • DSPD 736** — Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSPE 736** — Clinical Periodontology (44 weeks)
  • DIPP 736** — Clinical Professionalism & Patient Mgmt. I (44 weeks)
  • DARA 736** — Clinical Radiology (44 weeks)
  • DRRP 736** — Clinical Removable Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DITP 736** — Clinical Treatment Planning and Patient Communication (44 weeks)

**Not graded until end of Spring Semester

Year 3 (Spring Semester)

  • DSAS 732 — Dental Anxiolysis, Sedation and General Anesthesia (1st 9 weeks)
  • DBIM 732 — Internal Medicine (1st 9 weeks)
  • DSCP 732 — Special Needs and Geriatric Dentistry II (1st 9 weeks)
  • DPRP 732 — Adv Removable Prosthodontics (18 weeks)
  • DCPM 732 –Dental Practice Management I (18 weeks)
  • DITP 732 — Integrated Review and Treatment Planning (18 weeks)
  • DBOM 732 — Temporomandibular Disorders and Oral Facial Pain (18 weeks)
  • DAOM 732 — Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery III (18 weeks)
  • DBTH 732 — Therapeutics (18 weeks)

Clinical Courses: (clinical courses continue from start of summer session to end of spring semester)

  • DSCP 736** — Clinical Community Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DIIP 736** — Clinical Dental Implantology (44 weeks)
  • DPEN 736** — Clinical Endodontics (44 weeks)
  • DPFP 736** — Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DCOD 736** — Clinical Operative Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSOS 736** — Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (44 weeks)
  • DBOM 736** — Clinical Oral Medicine (44 weeks)
  • DBOR 736** — Clinical Orthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DIPC 736** - Clinical Patient Service and Care Completion (44 weeks)
  • DSPD 736** — Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSPE 736** — Clinical Periodontology (44 weeks)
  • DIPP 736** — Clinical Professionalism & Patient Mgmt. I (44 weeks)
  • DARA 736** — Clinical Radiology (44 weeks)
  • DRRP 736** — Clinical Removable Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DITP 736** — Clinical Treatment Planning and Patient Communication (44 weeks)

**Course continued from Summer and Fall semester

Year 4 (Summer Semester)

  • DCPM 740 —  Dental Practice Management II (8 Weeks)

Clinical Courses: (clinical courses continue from start of summer session to end of spring semester)

  • DSCP 746** — Advanced Clinical Community Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DIIP 746** — Advanced Clinical Dental Implantology (44 weeks)
  • DPEN 746** — Advanced Clinical Endodontics (44 weeks)
  • DPFP 746** — Advanced Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DCOD 746** — Advanced Clinical Operative Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSOS 746** —Advanced Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (44 weeks)
  • DBOM 746** —Advanced Clinical Oral Medicine (44 weeks)
  • DBOR 746** —Advanced Clinical Orthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DIPC 746** - Advanced Clinical Patient Service and Care Completion (44 weeks)
  • DSPD 746** — Advanced Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSPE 746** — Advanced Clinical Periodontology (44 weeks)
  • DIPP 746** — Advanced Clinical Professionalism & Patient Mgmt. I (44 weeks)
  • DARA 746** — Advanced Clinical Radiology (44 weeks)
  • DRRP 746** —Advanced Clinical Removable Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DITP 746** — Advanced Clinical Treatment Planning and Patient Communication (44 weeks)

**Not graded until end of Spring Semester

Year 4 (Fall Semester)

  • DSPD 741 — Advanced Pediatric Dentistry (10 weeks)
  • DGPM 741 — Dental Practice: A Mgmt. Simulation (18 weeks)
  • DIGR 741* — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)

Clinical Courses: (clinical courses continue from start of summer session to end of spring semester)

  • DSCP 746** — Advanced Clinical Community Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DIIP 746** — Advanced Clinical Dental Implantology (44 weeks)
  • DPEN 746** — Advanced Clinical Endodontics (44 weeks)
  • DPFP 746** — Advanced Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DCOD 746** — Advanced Clinical Operative Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSOS 746** —Advanced Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (44 weeks)
  • DBOM 746** —Advanced Clinical Oral Medicine (44 weeks)
  • DBOR 746** —Advanced Clinical Orthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DIPC 746** - Advanced Clinical Patient Service and Care Completion (44 weeks)
  • DSPD 746** — Advanced Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSPE 746** — Advanced Clinical Periodontology (44 weeks)
  • DIPP 746** — Advanced Clinical Professionalism & Patient Mgmt. I (44 weeks)
  • DARA 746** — Advanced Clinical Radiology (44 weeks)
  • DRRP 746** —Advanced Clinical Removable Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DITP 746** — Advanced Clinical Treatment Planning and Patient Communication (44 weeks)

*Pass/Fail course
**Not graded until end of Spring Semester

Year 4 (Spring Semester)

  • DICP 742 — Case Presentations (18 weeks)

Clinical Courses: (clinical courses continue from start of summer session to end of spring semester)

  • DSCP 746** — Advanced Clinical Community Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DIIP 746** — Advanced Clinical Dental Implantology (44 weeks)
  • DPEN 746** — Advanced Clinical Endodontics (44 weeks)
  • DPFP 746** — Advanced Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DCOD 746** — Advanced Clinical Operative Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSOS 746** —Advanced Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (44 weeks)
  • DBOM 746** —Advanced Clinical Oral Medicine (44 weeks)
  • DBOR 746** —Advanced Clinical Orthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DIPC 746** - Advanced Clinical Patient Service and Care Completion (44 weeks)
  • DSPD 746** — Advanced Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (44 weeks)
  • DSPE 746** — Advanced Clinical Periodontology (44 weeks)
  • DIPP 746** — Advanced Clinical Professionalism & Patient Mgmt. I (44 weeks)
  • DARA 746** — Advanced Clinical Radiology (44 weeks)
  • DRRP 746** —Advanced Clinical Removable Prosthodontics (44 weeks)
  • DITP 746** — Advanced Clinical Treatment Planning and Patient Communication (44 weeks)

**Course continued from Summer and Fall semester

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