Program Overview

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Program

The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine offers a four-year Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) program that provides students with a comprehensive education in dental science and clinical practice.

Admissions

The School of Dental Medicine selects highly qualified students who are representative of a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and interests. Selection is based on an overall appraisal of the applicant's suitability for a career in dentistry.

Applicants should demonstrate academic achievement, competence in the sciences, and a general interest in the profession of dentistry. These factors, as well as performance on the DAT, letters of recommendation, and the personal interview, are considered in the admissions process.

Consistent with the school policy of selecting students with varied backgrounds, the school encourages applications from qualified individuals from those groups who have in the past been underrepresented in the dental profession.

Due to the small class size, students attending the school are educated in a highly supportive environment. Academic tutoring, faculty counseling, and individually developed remedial programs are available to students under special circumstances, as determined by faculty.

Curriculum

The program of study leading to the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree consists of a fixed sequence of courses as listed below.

First-Year Program

• HDM 501: Gross Anatomy of the Head, Neck, and Trunk (0-3 credits)
• HDM 505: Nervous System (0-3 credits)
• HDM 506: Physiology (3 credits)
• HDG 511: Dental Morphology and Occlusion (0-3 credits)
• HDG 512: Operative Dentistry I (0 credit)
• HDG 522: Cariology (0 credit)
• HDI 502: Community I: Population, Oral Health, and Epidemiology (0 credit)
• HDI 504: Foundations in Dental Professional (6 credits)
• HDI 505: Patient I: Communication and Examination (0 credit)
• HDI 509: Community I: Population, Oral Health, and Epidemiology (10 credits)
• HDO 501: Oral Biology I (0 credit)
• HDP 501: Introduction to Periodontics (0 credit)
• HDR 503: Radiology I (0 credit)
• MED 500B: Molecular Foundations of Medicine (101 hours)
• MED 500C: Pathogens and Host Defense (141 hours)
• MED 500D: Basic Mechanisms of Disease (95 hours)

Clinics

• HDG 521: Clinical I: Introduction to Patient Care (0 credit)

Second-Year Program

• HDM 601: Pharmacology-Dental (0-3 credits)
• HDC 601: Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry (0 credit)
• HDE 615: Introduction to Endodontics (0 credit)
• HDI 606: Community II Health Care System & Clinical Practice (0 credit)
• HDG 602: Advanced Esthetic Concepts (20 hours)
• HDG 614: Operative Dentistry II (0 credit)
• HDI 601: Evidenced-Based Dentistry and Critical Thinking (0 credit)
• HDI 603: Implantology I (0 credit)
• HDI 604: Foundations in Dental Professional Development II (0 credit)
• HDI 605: Patient II: Team-Based Oral Diagnosis (0 credit)
• HDO 601: Oral Biology II (0 credit)
• HDP 601: Diagnosis and Treatment of Periodontal Diseases I (0 credit)
• HDR 611: Fixed Partial Prosthodontics Technique (0 credit)
• HDR 613: Removable Prosthodontics Technique (0 credit)
• HDR 606: Advanced Imaging Techniques (0 credit)
• HDS 601: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (0 credit)
• HDS 602: Pain Control I (0 credit)
• HDS 603: Medical Emergencies I (0 credit)
• HDS 604: Pain Control II (0 credit)
• HDS 605: Physical Diagnosis: Introduction to Family Medicine (0 credit)
• HDM 602: Nutrition (0-3 credits)
• HDS 606: Oral Pathology (85 hours)

Clinics

• HDC 612: Introduction to Orthodontics (0 credit)
• HDC 621: Year II Children's Dentistry Clinic (0 credit)
• HDG 621: Year II Operative Dentistry Clinic (0 credit)
• HDI 605: Patient II: Team-Based Oral Diagnosis (0 credit)
• HDP 621: Year II Periodontics Clinic (0 credit)
• HDR 622: Year II Radiology Clinic (0 credit)
• HDS 621: Year II Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic (0 credit)

Third-Year Program

• HDE 711: Endodontic Technique (0 credit)
• HDG 704: Practice Development I (0 credit)
• HDC 702: Advanced Orthodontic Concepts (0 credit)
• HDC 701: Advanced Pediatric Dentistry (0 credit)
• HDG 724: Year III Clinical Management of Dental Emergencies I (20 hours)
• HDG 704: Practice Development I (0 credit)
• HDI 702: Diagnosis and Management of Oro-Facial Pain (16 hours)
• HDI 703: Implantology II (0 credit)
• HDI 704: Foundations in Dental Professional Development III (0 credit)
• HDI 705: Patient III: Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning (0 credit)
• HDI 706: Foundations in Dental Professional Development IV
• HDO 701: Oral Biology III (11 hours)
• HDS 702: Oral Pathology (3 credits)
• HDS 704: Oral Pathology Conference I (3 credits)
• HDO 704: Translational Oral Biology (0 credit)
• HDS 705: Oral Medicine (3 credits)
• HDO 706: Oral Facial Genetics (0 credit)
• HDP 701: Diagnosis and Treatment of Periodontal Disease II (0 credit)
• HDP 702: Periodontal Clinical Seminar (0 credit)
• HDR 707: Comprehensive Prosthodontics (0 credit)
• HDR 709: Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologic Interpretation (0 credit)
• HDS 701: Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Treatment Planning (0 credit)
• HDS 703: Medical Emergencies II (0 credit)

Clinics

• HDC 721: Year III Children's Dentistry Clinic (0 credit)
• HDE 725: Year III Endodontics Clinic (30 hours)
• HDG 721: Year III Operative Clinic (0 credit)
• HDG 724: Year III Clinical Management of Dental Emergencies (20 hours)
• HDP 721: Year III Periodontics Clinic (0 credit)
• HDR 722: Year III Fixed Partial Prosthodontics Clinic (0 credit)
• HDR 723: Year III Removable Prosthodontics Clinic (0 credit)
• HDR 726: Year III Radiology Clinic (0 credit)
• HDS 721: Year III Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic (0 credit)

Fourth-Year Program

• HDG 803: General Dentistry Seminar IV (0 credit)
• HDG 804: Practice Development II (0 credit)
• HDG 805: Care of Medically Complex and Geriatric Patients (0 credit)
• HDI 804: Foundations in Dental Professional Development IV (0 credit)
• HDS 804: Oral Pathology Conference II (3 credits)
• HDS 803: Medical Emergencies III (0 credit)

Clinics

• HDG 823: Year IV Clinic - Special Needs Dental Care (20 hours)
• HDG 821: Clinic IV: General Practice Program I (0 credit)
• HDG 822: Clinic IV: General Practice Program II (0 credit)
• HDG 824: Year IV Clinical Management of Dental Emergencies II (0 credit)
• HDP 821: Year IV Clinic: Periodontics I (0 credit)
• HDP 822: Year IV Clinic: Periodontics II (0 credit)
• HDS 821: Year IV Oral Surgery Clinic (0 credit)
• HDS 822: Year IV Oral Surgery Clinic (Hospital Rotation) (0 credit)

Fourth-Year Selective Courses

During the fourth year, students may take up to 120 hours of selective courses at the School of Dental Medicine.

• HDG 808: Year IV Geriatrics Elective (0 credit)
• HDI 707: Radiology Selective (0 credit)
• HDI 806: Year IV Elective Ethics and Professionalism (0 credit)
• HDI 840: Year IV Children's Dentistry Selective (0 credit)
• HDI 842: Year IV Endodontics Selective (0 credit)
• HDI 843: Year IV Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Selective (0 credit)
• HDI 844: Year IV Orthodontics Selective (0 credit)
• HDI 845: Year IV Periodontics Selective (0 credit)
• HDI 846: Year IV Research Selective (0 credit)
• HDR 804: Year IV Esthetic Dentistry Elective (0 credit)
• HDR 821: Year IV Advanced Prosthodontics Selective (0 credit)

Financial Aid

Funding your education is one of the most important investments you will make to prepare for your future. The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine is committed to providing our students with the assistance to explore all funding options available.

Financial aid is divided into three basic categories: grants/scholarships, loans, and employment programs. Grants/Scholarships do not have to be repaid. Loans usually carry some form of interest payment and must be paid back to the lender. Employment Programs allow the student the chance to earn money to help with educational expenses.

All students must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at FAFSA in order to apply for federal aid. The priority deadline for submission for new students is April 1st. When completing the FAFSA do not include parental information, unless you are applying for any campus-based funds, such as the Tuition Waiver Grant for Disadvantaged Students (DW) or the Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL). Parent information will be used only for consideration in awarding campus-based funds.

If you apply for Campus-Based Funds, an Institutional Application is also required in order to be considered.

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