Dental Medicine (DMD)

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Sample Curriculum for the Doctor of Dental Medicine

Year 1 (Fall Semester)

DAMT 711 — Medical Terminology (1st 9 weeks)
DIID 711 — Ethical Issues in Dentistry (1st 9 weeks)
DIEB 711 — Evidence Based Dentistry (1st 9 weeks)
DGCP 711 — Cariology, Community & Preventive Dentistry (1st 9 weeks)
DAMB 711 — Immunology/Immunopathology (2nd 9 weeks)
DICC 716* — Clinical Care II (18 weeks)
DAPA 718* — General/Systemic Pathology (18 weeks)
DIGR 718** — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)
DRMO 711 — Dental Morphology (18 weeks)
DROD 711 — Operative Dentistry I (18 weeks)
DISF 711a*** — Foundations (18 weeks)
DISF 711b*** — Nervous System (18 weeks)
DISF 711c*** — Musculoskeletal System (18 weeks)
DISF 711d*** — Cardiovascular System (18 weeks)
DISF 711e*** — Respiratory System (18 weeks)
DISF 711f*** — Metabolism (18 weeks)
DISF 711g*** — Endocrine and Reproductive Systems (18 weeks)

*Not graded until end of Semester II
**Pass/Fail course - Credit Hours Issued at end of Semester II
***Systems Structure and Function I (DISF 711a - DISF711g). Courses are scheduled at different intervals throughout the semester.

Year 1 (Spring Semester)

DGPD 712 — Pediatric Dentistry I (2nd 9 weeks)
DAMB 712 — Microbiology/Micropathology (18 weeks)
DRFP 712 — Introduction to Fixed Pros. (18 weeks)
DIOC 712 — Occlusion I (18 weeks)
DRDM 712 — Intro to Dental Materials (18 weeks)
DICC 716* — Clinical Care II (18 weeks)
DAPA 718* — General / Systemic Pathology (18 weeks)
DIGR 718** — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)
DICF 712a — Craniofacial Structure (18 weeks)
DICF 712b — Craniofacial Function (18 weeks)
DICF 712c — Oral Histology (18 weeks)
DICF 712d — Oral Biology (18 weeks)

*Course continued from Semester I
**Pass/Fail course - Course continued from Semester I
***Craniofacial Structure and Function I (DICF 712a - DICF712d). Courses are scheduled at different intervals throughout the semester.

Year 2 (Fall Semester)

DALA 721 — Local Anesthesia/Pain Control (1st 9 Weeks)
DIPE 721 — Periodontology I (1st 9 weeks)
DARA 721a — Dental Radiography (1st 9 weeks)
DARA 721b — Radiographic Interpretation (2nd 9 weeks)
DAOD 721 — Nitrous Oxide Anxiolysis (2nd 9 weeks)
DGBS 721 — Dental Behavioral Science I (2nd 9 weeks)
DGPD 721 — Pediatric Dentistry II (2nd 9 weeks)
DICC 726* — Clinical Care II (18 weeks)
DIGR 728** — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)
DAPH 721 — Pharmacology I (18 weeks)
DAPA 721 — Soft Tissue Oral Pathology (18 weeks)
DGOR 721 — Orthodontics I (18 weeks)
DRFP 721 — Fixed Prosthodontics I (18 weeks)
DRRP 721 — Removable Complete Dentures I (18 weeks)

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

Year 2 (Spring Semester)

DAPH 722 — Pharmacology II (1st 9 Weeks)
DGBS 722 — Dental Behavioral Science II (1st 9 Weeks)
DGPD 722 — Pediatric Dentistry III (1st 9 Weeks)
DAME 722 — Medical Emergencies (1st 9 Weeks)
DIIP 722 — Dental Implantology I (2nd 9 weeks)
DAOD 722 — Oral Diagnosis & Physical Evaluation (2nd 9 weeks)
DAOM 722 — Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I (2nd 9 weeks)
DIPR 722 — Hard Tissue Oral Path/Oral Radiology (2nd 9 weeks)
DIPC 726* — Introduction to Patient Care II (18 weeks)
DIGR 728** — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)
DAEN 722 — Preclinical Endodontics (18 weeks)
DRFP 722 — Fixed Prosthodontics II (18 weeks)
DAPE 722 — Periodontology II (18 weeks)
DRRP 722 — Removable Partial Dentures I (18 weeks)
DROD 722 — Operative Dentistry II (18 weeks)
DARA 726* — Preclinical Radiography (18 weeks)

*Course continued from Semester I
**Pass/Fail course - Course continued from Semester I

Year 3 (Fall Semester)

DGCP 730 — Special Needs & Geriatric Dent. Summer
DGOR 730 — Orthodontics II Summer
DITP 730 — Treatment Planning Summer
DRRP 731 — Removable Complete Dentures II (1st 9 weeks)
DIPM 731 — Ethics & Jurisprudence in Dental Practice (1st 9 weeks)
DAOD 731 — Adv. Oral Medicine & Physical Eval. (18 weeks)
DAPE 731 — Periodontology III (18 weeks)
DRFP 731 — Fixed Prosthodontics III (18 weeks)
DGBS 731 — Dental Behavioral Science III (18 weeks)
DAOM 731 — Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II (18 weeks)
DAEN 731 — Endodontics (18 weeks)
DIDM 731 — Adv. Dental Materials & Oper Dent. (18 weeks)
DIIP 731 — Dental Implantology II (18 weeks)
DIGR 738* — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)
DGBS 736** — Clinical Behavioral Science (36 weeks)
DIPP 736** — Professionalism & Patient Mgmt. I (43 weeks)
DRDA 736** — Clinical Dental Auxiliary Utilization (43 weeks)
DAEN 736** — Clinical Endodontics (43 weeks)
DAOD 736** — Clinical Oral Medicine (43 weeks)
DAOM 736** — Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (43 weeks)
DGPD 736** — Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (43 weeks)
DAPE 736** — Clinical Periodontology (43 weeks)
DRRP 736** — Clinical Removable Prosthodontics (43 weeks)
DARA 736** — Clinical Radiology (43 weeks)
DROD 736** — Clinical Operative Dentistry (43 weeks)
DRFP 736** — Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics (43 weeks)
DGCP 736** — Clinical Community Dentistry (43 weeks)

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

Year 3 (Spring Semester)

DATH 732 — Therapeutics (1st 9 weeks)
DGAS 732 — Dental Anxiolysis, Sedation and General Anesthesia (1st 9 weeks)
DGPM 732a — Dental Practice Management I (1st 9 weeks)
DGPM 732b –Dental Practice Management II (2nd 9 weeks)
DAIM 732 — Internal Medicine (2nd 9 weeks)
DGBS 732 — Dental Behavioral Science IV (2nd 9 weeks)
DRRP 732 — Adv Removable Prosthodontics (2nd 9 weeks)
DGOR 732 — Orthodontics II (2nd 9 weeks)
DAPH 732 — Applied Pharmacology (18 weeks)
DAOM 732 — Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery III (18 weeks)
DROC 732 — Occlusion II (18 weeks)
DIGR 738* — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)
DGBS 736** — Clinical Behavioral Science (36 weeks)
DIPP 736** — Professionalism & Patient Mgmt. I (43 weeks)
DRDA 736** — Clinical Dental Auxiliary Utilization (43 weeks)
DAEN 736** — Clinical Endodontics (43 weeks)
DAOD 736** — Clinical Oral Medicine (43 weeks)
DAOM 736** — Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (43 weeks)
DGPD 736** — Clinical Pediatric Dentistry (43 weeks)
DAPE 736** — Clinical Periodontology (43 weeks)
DRRP 736** — Clinical Removable Prosthodontics (43 weeks)
DARA 736** — Clinical Radiology (43 weeks)
DROD 736** — Clinical Operative Dentistry (43 weeks)
DRFP 736** — Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics (43 weeks)
DGCP 736** — Clinical Community Dentistry (43 weeks)

*Pass/Fail course - Course continued from Semester I
**Course continued from Semester I

Year 4 (Fall Semester)

DGPM 740 — Dental Practice Management II Summer
DGPM 741 — Dental Practice: A Mgmt. Simulation (18 weeks)
DGPD 748* — Advanced Pediatric Dentistry (18 weeks)
DIPP 746* — Professionalism & Patient Mgmt. II (43 weeks)
DRDA 746* — Adv. Clinical DAU (43 weeks)
DGCP 746* — Adv. Clinical Community Dentistry (43 weeks)
DAEN 746* — Advanced Clinical Endodontics (43 weeks)
DAOD 746* — Adv. Clinical Oral Diag/Oral Med/EM (43 weeks)
DAOM 746* — Adv. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (43 weeks)
DGOR 746* — Adv. Clinical Orthodontics (43 weeks)
DGPD 746* — Adv. Clinical Pediatric Dentistry/ESL (43 weeks)
DAPE 746* — Adv. Clinical Periodontology (43 weeks)
DARA 746* — Adv. Clinical Radiology (43 weeks)
DRRP 746* — Adv. Clinical Removable Pros. (43 weeks)
DROD 746* — Adv. Clinical Operative Dentistry (43 weeks)
DRFP 746* — Adv. Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics (43 weeks)
DIIP 746* — Adv. Clinical Dental Implantology (43 weeks)
DIGR 748** — Grand Rounds (18 weeks)