Program Overview

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University of Washington School of Dentistry Programs

The University of Washington School of Dentistry offers a range of programs for students, including predoctoral, graduate, and postdoctoral programs.

Predoctoral Programs

• Pre-dental
• Shoreline Dental Hygiene
• DDS Admissions
• International DDS Admissions
• Predoctoral Course Catalog
• DDS Clinical Rotations & Outreach
• Student Research
• RIDE
• Internships, Externships, & Observerships

Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs

• MSD / Postgraduate Certificates
• Oral Health Sciences (PhD/MS)
• Graduate Endodontics
• Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry
• Graduate Oral Medicine
• Graduate Orthodontics
• Graduate Periodontics
• Graduate Prosthodontics

Residency Programs

• General Practice Residency
• Oral Radiology Residency
• OMS Residency

Course Catalog

The University of Washington School of Dentistry offers a range of courses, including:

DENTPC 530: Introduction to Operative Dentistry

Course Overview

This course presents basic operative topics in lecture format, preparing the student for upcoming courses that provide hands-on operative experience in the simulation labs and clinics. Students examine the underlying principles of dental health and disease, diagnosis and treatment in operative dentistry, as well as materials used in clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:

1. Describe dental caries classifications, risk assessment, and risk management based on national and international guidelines.
2. Apply ethical decision-making and the logic of surgical cavity preparation techniques to clinical scenarios involving dental caries and defects.
3. Apply a basic knowledge of dental composites, bonding agents, and photo-curing strategies to a clinical scenario.
4. Integrate relevant information from patient cases and the dental literature to formulate appropriate diagnostic or treatment decisions.
5. Assess cavity preparations and restorations using accepted clinical nomenclature and standards of clinical care in use in UWSOD clinics.

UWSOD Competencies

C-01, C-10, CE-03, C-03, CE-06, C-02, C-09, CE-07, C-06, C-11, C-12, C-13, C-16, C-17, C-28, C-15, C-18, C-24, C-25, C-26, C-19, C-22, C-23

Departments

The University of Washington School of Dentistry has several departments, including:

• Endodontics
• Information Technology
• Oral Health Sciences
• Oral Medicine
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Oral Pathology
• Orthodontics
• Pediatric Dentistry
• Periodontics
• Restorative Dentistry

Research

The University of Washington School of Dentistry has a range of research areas, including:

• Office of Research
• Research Labs and Centers
• Research Day
• Training Programs
• Student Research
• COHO Fall Institute in Clinical Research Methods

Continuing Dental Education

The University of Washington School of Dentistry offers continuing dental education programs, including:

• Course Catalog
• Compliance
• Health & Safety
• Northwest Center for Oral and Facial Surgery

Dental Hygiene

The University of Washington School of Dentistry offers a dental hygiene program, including:

• Center for Pediatric Dentistry
• Dental Hygiene

Office of Regional Affairs

The University of Washington School of Dentistry has an Office of Regional Affairs, which includes:

• RIDE
• Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health
• Office of Educational Partnerships

Alumni & Friends

The University of Washington School of Dentistry has an Alumni & Friends program, which includes:

• Alumni Association
• Give
• Participate
• Connect

About Us

The University of Washington School of Dentistry has several resources, including:

• About the School
• Contact
• Location & Directions
• UW School of Dentistry Profile
• Fast Facts
• News & Events
• Strategic Plan
• Calendar
• Compliance
• Health and Safety