The application process for all Advanced Dental Education Programs has changed. Please apply directly through PASS beginning May 2023.
Advanced Dental Education Programs
The School of Dentistry offers multiple advanced dental education programs in the following eight (8) disciplines of study as well as three (3) programs with a dual-major option leading to the award of a professional certificate. Most programs offer an optional Master of Science (MS) degree or a Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) degree:
- Endodontics
- 27-month certificate program
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- Externship available (minimum of 3 months of study)
- Internship available (1 year in length)
- Fellowship available (1 year in length for ADA recognized specialists only)
- Implant Dentistry
- 36-month certificate program
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- Externship available (less than 12 months of study)
- Internship available (1 year in length)
- Fellowship available (1 year in length and for ADA recognized specialists only)
- Practicum program available (1-2 years in length and for general dentists)
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- 6-year OMFS/MD program combined with the School of Medicine
- 4-year certificate program
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- 27-month certificate program
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- Pediatric Dentistry
- 24-month certificate program
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- Periodontics
- 36-month certificate program
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- Externship available (less than 12 months of study)
- Internship available (1 year in length)
- Prosthodontics
- 36-month certificate program
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- Externship available (less than 12 months of study)
- Internship available (1 year in length)
- Fellowship available (1 year in length for ADA recognized specialists only)
Two Master's Degree Tracks Offered*
The School of Dentistry offers two graduate degree options for graduate students/residents enrolled in a certificate program: the Master of Science (MS) degree in conjunction with the Faculty of Graduate Studies or the Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) degree administered by the School of Dentistry.
*Note: The MSD degree is not available to students in the Advanced Dental Education Program in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.