Program Overview

Program Overview

The Boston University Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry aims to prepare educationally qualified pediatric dentists who are competent in providing both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral healthcare for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special healthcare needs, in the context of family, culture, and community.

Program Structure

The program is fully accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation and is structured according to their requirements for Advanced Graduate Study in Pediatric Dentistry. The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Pediatric Dentistry requires a minimum of 24 months of full-time enrollment.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes:

• Didactic Requirements (51.75 units)
  • SDM OB 830 Research Writing
  • SDM OS 831 Head and Neck Anatomy
  • SDM PA 801 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • SDM PD 802 Fundamentals of Pediatric Dentistry
  • SDM PD 805 Behavior Guidance for the Dental Pediatric Patient: Non-Pharmacologic, Pharmacologic Minimal and Moderate Sedation, and Hospital Dentistry
  • SDM PD 806 Craniofacial Growth & Development 1
  • SDM PD 808 Craniofacial Growth & Development 2
  • SDM PD 810 Pediatric Dental Special Needs
  • SDM PD 822 Advanced Seminar in Pediatric Dentistry
  • SDM PD 823 Advanced Seminar in Pediatric Dentistry
  • SDM PD 824 Advanced Case Presentations in Pediatric Dentistry
  • SDM PH 763 Bioethics and the Law
  • SDM PH 803 Biostatistics
• Clinical Requirements (30.25 units)
  • SDM PD 911 Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
  • SDM PD 912 Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
  • SDM PD 916 Clinical Orthodontics
  • SDM PD 918 Clinical Anesthesia
  • SDM PD 920 Clinical Pediatric Medicine
• Research Requirements (8.00 units)
  • SDM PD 981 Research in Pediatric Dentistry
  • SDM PD 982 Research in Pediatric Dentistry

Combined CAGS with Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) or Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD)

Students enrolled in a combined program must successfully complete the requirements for both the CAGS and either the MSD or DScD:

• Combined CAGS with Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) requires a minimum of 36 months of full-time enrollment.
• Combined CAGS with Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD) requires a minimum of 60 months of full-time enrollment.

Accreditation

Boston University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). The program is fully accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation.