Program Curriculum

A core curriculum has been developed to provide an overview of the main domains pertinent to the area of advanced education in operative dentistry, cariology and dental materials. The goal is to provide a framework to base the educational experience of our residents. The Core curriculum has 10 domains: 1). Dental anatomy; 2) Dental caries and non-carious tissue disorders; 3) Biomaterials; 4) Esthetics; 5) Interprofessional education; 6) Teaching methods for dental education; 7) Techniques; 8) CAD-CAM technology; 9) Single implant restorations;  and 10) Research.

First Year Courses

Summer Session
OPER:5127:CERT Introduction to Operative Dentistry Advanced Education
ORSC:5210:0001 Dental Science Research Methodology

Fall Session
OPER:5126:CERT Operative Dentistry Seminar
OPER:5234:CERT Selected Applications in Operative Dentisty
OPER:5140:CERT Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic
OPER:5245:CERT Pre-Clinical Teaching
DPH:5001:CERT Literature Review Methods Dental Public Health 
DPH:6017:CERT Teaching Methodology & Evaluation (alternate years)
ORSC:5200:0001 Seminar in Dental Research
ORSC:5212:0001 Statistical Methods for Dental Research

Spring Session
OPER:5126:CERT Operative Dentistry Seminar
OPER:5234:CERT Selected Applications in Oper Dent
OPER:5140:CERT Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic
OPER:5245:CERT Pre-Clinical Teaching
DPH:6002:0001 Research Protocol Seminar
ORSC:5200:CERT Seminar in Dental Research
ORSC:5215:0001 Research Design in Dentistry
PROS:5730:CERT Advanced Implant Techniques

Second Year Courses

Summer Session
OPER:5140:CERT Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic
OPER:5245:CERT Pre-Clinical Teaching
ORSC:5600 Research in Oral Science

Fall Session
OPER:6224:0001 Graduate Restorative Materials (alternate years)
OPER:5126:CERT Operative Dentistry Seminar
OPER:5234:CERT Selected Applications in Operative Dentistry
OPER:5140:CERT Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic
OPER:6246:CERT Clinical Teaching
DPH:6017:0001 Teaching Methodology & Evaluation (alternate years)
ORSC:5200:CERT Seminar in Dental Research
ORSC:5280:0001 Advanced Dental Therapeutics
ORSC:5300:CERT Dental Management of Patients with Complex Medical History (alternate years)
ORSC:5600 Research in Oral Science

Spring Session
OPER:5126:CERT Operative Dentistry Seminar
OPER:5234:CERT Selected Applications in Oper Dent
OPER:5140:CERT Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic
OPER:6246:CERT Clinical Teaching
ORSC:5200:0001 Seminar in Dental Research
OPER:5240 Advanced Operative Dental Implants & Digital Dentistry
ORSC:5240:0001 Patho Pulp-Dentin Complex (alternate years)
ORSC:5250:0001 Cariology/Immunology (alternate years) 
ORSC:5600 Research in Oral Science

Third Year Courses

Summer Session
OPER:5140:CERT Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic
OPER:6246:CERT Clinical Teaching
ORSC:5600 Research in Oral Science

Fall Courses
OPER:6224:0001 Graduate Restorative Materials (alternate years)
OPER:5126:CERT Operative Dentistry Seminar
OPER:5140:CERT Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic
OPER:6246:CERT Clinical Teaching
GRAD:6217:0015 Seminar in College Teaching
ORSC:5300 Dental Management of Patients with Complex Medical History (alternate years)
ORSC:5600 Research in Oral Science
   

Spring Session
OPER:5126:CERT Operative Dentistry Seminar
OPER:5140:CERT Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic
OPER:6246:CERT Clinical Teaching
ORSC:5200:0001 Seminar in Dental Research
ORSC:5240:0001 Patho Pulp-Dentin Complex (alternate years)
ORSC:5250:0001 Cariology/Immunology (alternate years)
ORSC:5600 Research in Oral Science

CORE CURRICULA

Domains & Learning Objectives

Dental Morphology & Occlusion

Dental Caries & Non-Carious Tissue Disorders

Biomaterial

Esthetics

Intraprofessional Education

Teaching Methods for Dental Education

Techniques

Digital Dentistry

Implant Restorations

Research