It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (LLUSD)—one of eight health science schools and several hospitals that comprise Loma Linda University.
Our history and mission
Since it opened in 1953, LLU School of Dentistry has educated and inspired oral healthcare professionals to combine clinical excellence with a Christian concern for the total well-being of each patient, consistent with the School’s motto: “Service is our Calling.”
Our programs
In addition to the doctor of dental surgery degree, LLUSD offers a Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene and advanced education programs in endodontics, implant dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics.
Learning with advanced technology
LLU School of Dentistry students are encouraged to adopt the love of learning and the spirit of inquiry modeled by its faculty. Because the profession of dentistry is benefiting from exploding advances in technology and materials, LLUSD has invested heavily in digital dentistry, intraoral scanning, a digital design center, and 3D printing of dental prostheses. These tools enable our students to achieve a functional familiarity with the most recent tools of their profession, a hands-on appreciation for research, and the ability to provide exceptional, research-based oral healthcare. The School’s administration is focused on providing an academic and clinical curriculum that anticipates shifting requirements for the delivery of optimal oral healthcare to a growing, diverse, 21st-century patient population.
Whole person education
The School of Dentistry’s curriculum integrates an evidence-based didactic and clinical practicum with classes taught from a Christian perspective that optimize students’ abilities to deliver life-enhancing, whole-person care to patients as well as make positive, extra-professional contributions to their communities. Our growing interprofessional education program familiarizes our students with the various health professions they will consult with or refer to as practitioners.
Service and community
Linked with interprofessional education are occasions to serve our surrounding communities in various capacities. Students who particularly share the LLU mission will be pleased to know that LLUSD is without peer in the opportunities it provides students for Community Based Dentistry trips, both domestic and international.
Robert Handysides, DDS
Dean, School of Dentistry
Email Erika Fernandez
909-558-4683