Periodontics, MSD
Degree: Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD)
Field of Study: Periodontics
Program Overview
The graduate program in periodontics is a thirty-six month, continuous course of study, leading to both a certificate in Periodontics and a Master of Science in Dentistry degree. It is a fully accredited program by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and meets all the clinical and didactic requirements of the American Board of Periodontology.
The general goals of the program are to train expert clinicians in this specialty, and/or to prepare individuals for an academic (research-teaching) career in Periodontics.
This postdoctoral program offers broad clinical experience and research training.
Completion and defense of a research thesis is one of the requirements of this program. Limited teaching experience is offered to the graduate student so that their exposure to clinical, research and teaching facets of periodontics is complete. All of the faculty of the Department of Periodontics involved in teaching graduate students in this program are educationally or board certified periodontists. Additional instruction within this program is by faculty members of the School of Dental Medicine and the School of Medicine. Because of the multiplicity of training programs our professors have completed, the student is exposed to diverse views on diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of periodontal diseases. A brief initial review of basic aspects of periodontology introduces the new graduate student to specialty training during the summer session. Extensive contact with practicing periodontists, sufficient exposure to hospital periodontal practice, and clinical training in dental implants and conscious sedation are additional features of this program.
Admission
More information about admission to the periodontics program can be found on the School of Dental Medicine website.
Program Requirements
The following courses are required for the postdoctoral student:
- Advanced Periodontal Seminar - ongoing for 3 years
- Literature Review in Periodontology- ongoing for 3 years
- Periodontal Conferences - ongoing for 3 years
- Clinical Periodontics- ongoing for 3 year
- Advanced Principles of Occlusion - 1 semester
- Conscious Sedation - 1 semester (didactic, 2nd year), ongoing for 2 years (clinical)
- Implant Dentistry - 1 semester (didactic, 2nd year), ongoing for 2 years (clinical)
- Research Thesis - ongoing for 2 year
- Periodontal Prosthesis - one semester
- Microbiology, Immunology and the Immune Response - 1 semester
- Management of Medical Emergencies - 1 summer session
- Anatomy of the Head and Neck - 1 summer session
- Limited Tooth Movement - 1 summer session
- Biological Aspects of the Stomatological System - 1 semester
- Correlative Medical Science - 1 semester
- Introduction to Research Methods - one semester
- Advanced Oral Pathology - one semester
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics - 1 semester
- Interdisciplinary Seminar - one semester
- Clinical Pharmacology - one semester
- Creative Thinking in Research Development - 1 semester
- 2-week hospital rotation
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| DENT 510 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 0 - 3 |
| DENT 512 | Advanced Oral Pathology | 0 - 3 |
| DENT 513 | Anatomy of the Head and Neck (summer/fall) | 0 - 3 |
| DENT 514 | Research Methods: Preparation (summer/fall) | 0 - 1 |
| DENT 555 | Management of Medical Emergencies | 0 - 1 |
| DPER 557 | Treatment Planning Seminar | 0 - 3 |
| DPER 577 | Clinical Periodontics | 0 - 6 |
| DENT 586 | Limited Tooth Movement for the Dental Specialist (summer/fall) | 0 - 1 |
| DPER 685 | Classic Periodontal Literature Review | 0 - 3 |
| Credit Hours | 0-24 | |
| Spring | ||
| DENT 501 | Biological Aspects of the Stomatological System | 0 - 2 |
| DENT 502 | Correlative Medical Science | 0 - 2 |
| DENT 514 | Research Methods: Preparation | 0 - 1 |
| DENT 698 | Multidisciplinary Seminar | 0 - .5 |
| DENT 516 | Microbiology, Immunology, and Immune Systems | 0 - 3 |
| DENT 550 | Clinical Pharmacology | 0 - 1 |
| DPER 557 | Treatment Planning Seminar | 0 - 3 |
| DPER 577 | Clinical Periodontics | 0 - 6 |
| DPER 685 | Classic Periodontal Literature Review | 0 - 3 |
| Credit Hours | 0-21.5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| DPER 557 | Treatment Planning Seminar | 0 - 3 |
| DENT 564 | Advanced Principles of Occlusion (summer/fall - alternate years) | 1 |
| DPER 577 | Clinical Periodontics | 0 - 6 |
| DENT 586 | Limited Tooth Movement for the Dental Specialist (summer/fall) | 0 - 1 |
| DENT 587 | Periodontal Prosthesis (summer/fall) | 1 |
| DENT 651 | Thesis M.S.D. (summer/fall) | 1 - 9 |
| DENT 661 | Conscious IV Sedation I (summer/fall) | 2 |
| DENT 662 | Conscious IV Sedation II (summer/fall) | 0 - 6 |
| DENT 663 | Implant Dentistry I Periodontics (summer/fall) | 0 - 1 |
| DPER 685 | Classic Periodontal Literature Review | 0 - 3 |
| Credit Hours | 5-33 | |
| Spring | ||
| DPER 557 | Treatment Planning Seminar | 0 - 3 |
| DPER 577 | Clinical Periodontics | 0 - 6 |
| DENT 587 | Periodontal Prosthesis | 1 |
| DENT 651 | Thesis M.S.D. | 1 - 9 |
| DENT 662 | Conscious IV Sedation II | 0 - 6 |
| DENT 664 | Implant Dentistry II Periodontics | 0 - 6 |
| DPER 685 | Classic Periodontal Literature Review | 0 - 3 |
| Credit Hours | 2-34 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 7-112.5 | |