Program Overview

Periodontics Program

The Periodontics program at Marquette University is designed to develop competency in collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data to formulate a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan for each patient.

Program Courses

• PERI 6000: Clinical Patient Care-Periodontics (1-7 credits): Develops competency to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data to formulate a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan for each patient.
• PERI 6101: Graduate Periodontics Orientation (0.5 credits): Provides an orientation and introduction to program and clinic operations, periodontal classification, and surgical treatment to incoming residents.
• PERI 6111: Periodontal Anatomy Literature Review (1 credit): Discusses classic literature related to periodontal, dental, and surgical anatomy.
• PERI 6121: Dental Photography (0.5 credits): Focuses on intraoral photography, techniques, and photographic principles applied to dental photography.
• PERI 6333: Advanced Oral Pathology of Periodontal Interest (1 credit): Tailored for year 3 graduate students in periodontology, each student is provided with cases including relevant clinical pictures, x-rays, and histopathology.
• PERI 6411: Periodontics Clinic 1 (1 credit): Develops competency to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data to formulate a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan for each patient.
• PERI 6412: Periodontics Clinic 2 (2 credits): Develops competency to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data to formulate a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan for each patient.
• PERI 6413: Periodontics Clinic 3 (2 credits): Develops competency to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data to formulate a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan for each patient.
• PERI 6414: Periodontics Clinic 4 (2 credits): Develops competency to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data to formulate a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan for each patient.
• PERI 6415: Periodontics Clinic 5 (4 credits): Develops competency to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data to formulate a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan for each patient.
• PERI 6416: Periodontics Clinic 6 (4 credits): Develops competency to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data to formulate a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan for each patient.
• PERI 6421: Advanced Moderate Sedation 1 (2 credits): An in-depth, comprehensive assessment of pain control in dentistry.
• PERI 6422: Advanced Moderate Sedation 2 (2 credits): An in-depth, comprehensive assessment of pain control in dentistry.
• PERI 6431: Endosseous Dental Implants 1 (1 credit): Studies the historic, simple, advanced, and complex implant site development and implant placement techniques.
• PERI 6432: Endosseous Dental Implants 2 (1 credit): Studies the historic, simple, advanced, and complex implant restoration options, treatment plan, prognosis, and maintenance.
• PERI 6441: Supervised Teaching 1 (1 credit): Provides residents teaching experience, developing their skills teaching clinical periodontology to predoctoral students.
• PERI 6442: Supervised Teaching 2 (1 credit): Provides residents teaching experience, developing their skills teaching clinical periodontology to predoctoral students.
• PERI 6443: Supervised Teaching 3 (1 credit): Provides residents teaching experience, developing their skills teaching clinical periodontology to predoctoral students.
• PERI 6930: Special Topics in Periodontics (1-4 credits): May be offered as an experimental course to students to evaluate and determine if a course should be incorporated into the regular curriculum.
• PERI 6953: Classic Periodontal Literature Review Seminar (2 credits): In-depth review of classic periodontal literature related to basic science and clinical practice.
• PERI 6954: Current Periodontal Literature Review and Medical Topic Seminar (2 credits): In-depth review of current periodontal and peri-implant literature and medical topics.
• PERI 6955: Clinical Periodontal Conference: Case Presentation Seminar (0.5-2 credits): Designed to integrate all aspects of periodontal postdoctoral education into an oral case presentation.

Program Details

• Level of Study: Graduate
• Last Four Terms Offered: Varies by course, with most courses offered in the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

University Information

• University Name: Marquette University
• Address: 1250 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233