Program Overview

Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Periodontology

The CAGS-only program is devoted to the pursuit of a clinical certificate in Periodontology through uninterrupted clinical experiences and didactic courses.

Program Structure

The first year starts with didactic instruction that provides in-depth training in all areas of minimal, moderate, and deep sedation, as well as clinical training to the level of competency in adult minimal, enteral, and moderate parenteral sedation. The first year will also include clinical periodontology and related coursework. The second year continues with moderate IV sedation training, implant support crown restoration, clinical medical sciences, periodontal microsurgery, treatment planning, implantology, oral medicine, and oral implantology. The third year is devoted to the clinical practice of this discipline with advanced surgical training and additional didactic instruction. Students are involved in teaching and are exposed to research.

Duration and Enrollment

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Periodontology requires a minimum of 36 months of full-time enrollment.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Better understand the statistical methodology used in the current literature.
• Assess the correctness of statistical analysis in the current literature.
• Gain better knowledge when reading the classical literature.
• Incorporate the correct statistical method when involved in a research project.

Curriculum

Didactic Requirements

The didactic requirements include a comprehensive set of courses that cover various aspects of periodontology and related fields. The courses are:

• SDM OB 763 Basic Processes in Oral Biology
• SDM OB 766 Oral Immunology & Microbiology
• SDM OB 830 Research Writing
• SDM OP 806 Digital Dentistry in Prosthodontics and Restorative Science
• SDM OS 761 Medical Concerns of the Dental Patient
• SDM OS 828 Anxiety and Pain Control
• SDM OS 831 Head and Neck Anatomy
• SDM PA 801 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• SDM PE 800 Histology & Embryology of the Periodontium
• SDM PE 801 Histology & Embryology of the Periodontium
• SDM PE 802 Histology & Embryology of the Periodontium
• SDM PE 803 Periodontology III: Selected Topics in Periodontology
• SDM PE 804 Periodontology III: Selected Topics in Periodontology
• SDM PE 807 Periodontology Case Presentation/Treatment Planning
• SDM PE 808 Periodontology Case Presentation/Treatment Planning
• SDM PE 815 Periodontal Literature Review I
• SDM PE 816 Periodontal Literature Review
• SDM PE 817 Seminar: Grand Rounds
• SDM PE 818 Seminar: Grand Rounds
• SDM PE 819 Seminar: Grand Rounds
• SDM PE 823 Periodontal Therapy I
• SDM PE 827 Applied Dental Pharmacology
• SDM PE 828 Periodontal Literature Review III: Periodontology Current Literature Review
• SDM PE 829 Periodontal Literature Review III: Periodontology Current Literature Review
• SDM PE 830 Clinical Applications of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
• SDM PE 840 Periodontology Case Conference
• SDM PE 841 Periodontology Case Conference
• SDM PE 842 Periodontology Case Conference
• SDM PE 845 Pain Control and Sedation
• SDM PE 855 Advanced Surgical Topics in Periodontology
• SDM PE 856 Advanced Surgical Topics in Periodontology
• SDM PE 865 Integrating Digital Dentistry in Treatment Planning and Complex Restorations
• SDM PE 946 Practice Management
• SDM PH 763 Bioethics and Law
• SDM PH 803 Biostatistics
• SDM PR 761 Occlusion
• SDM PR 844 Implantology Literature Review
• SDM PR 845 Implantology Literature Topics
• SDM PR 846 Implantology Case Presentation 1
• SDM PR 847 Implantology Case Presentation 2

Preclinical/Clinical Requirements

The preclinical/clinical requirements include:

• SDM PE 850 Clinical IV Sedation
• SDM PE 851 Clinical IV Sedation
• SDM PE 852 Clinical IV Sedation
• SDM PE 911 Clinical Periodontology
• SDM PE 912 Clinical Periodontology
• SDM PE 913 Clinical Periodontology
• SDM PR 849 Introduction to Dental Implant Restoration

Research Requirements

The research requirements include:

• SDM PE 991 Research: Periodontology
• SDM PE 992 Research Periodontology
• SDM PE 993 Research Periodontology

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

Students can combine a CAGS in Periodontics with a research degree in either Periodontics or Oral Biology. The combined programs have the following requirements:

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

The MSD or DScD program includes a research project, thesis and defense, or dissertation and defense. Research may be conducted before or after the clinical CAGS program, based on recommendations from the department chair and/or program director. Additional coursework may be assigned at the discretion of the research advisor and department chair.