Program Overview

School of Dentistry

The School of Dentistry offers various programs and admissions, including:

• DMD Program
  • Class of 2030 Orientation
  • Program Overview
  • Admission Requirements
  • Selection
  • Tuition and Fees
  • Financial Aid
  • Entering Class Statistics
  • Doctor of Dental Medicine Program Frequently Asked Questions
• Advanced Dental Education Programs
  • Advanced Education Orientation
• Endodontics
  • Residents
  • Study Group
• General Practice Residency
  • Residents
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Residents
• Orthodontics
  • Residents
• Pediatric Dentistry
  • Residents
• Periodontics
  • Residents
• Pathway Programs

Academic Departments

The School of Dentistry has the following academic departments:

• Dental Public Health
• Community Based Rotations

Students

The School of Dentistry provides various resources for students, including:

• Student Services
• Academic Resources
  • Curriculum
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Term Schedules
• Graduation
• Scholarship Opportunities

Research and Research Training

The School of Dentistry offers research and research training opportunities, including:

• Labs
• Research Day
• Student Research Group
• Predoctoral/ Postdoctoral Training (PORT)
• Research Internship Program

Faculty, Staff and Alumni

The School of Dentistry has a team of faculty and staff, and also offers:

• Our Team
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty
• Continuing Dental Education
• Alumni

Endodontics Residents

The Endodontics program has the following residents:

• Faisal Shakir, D.D.S.
  • Class of 2026
  • Dental school: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
  • Hometown: Baghdad, Iraq
• Ben Lively, D.D.S.
  • Class of 2026
  • Dental school: Texas A&M School of Dentistry
  • Hometown: Austin, Texas
• Edward Tran, D.D.S.
  • Class of 2026
  • Dental school: University of Washington School of Dentistry
  • Hometown: Phan Thiet, Vietnam
• Byron Ruiz, D.D.S.
  • Class: 2027
  • Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala
  • College: San Francisco State University
  • Dental School: UCSF School of Dentistry
• Lais Mohammed Lodin, D.D.S.
  • Class: 2027
  • Hometown: Union City, CA
  • College: San Jose State University
  • Dental School: UCSF
• Victor Tran, D.M.D.
  • Class: 2027
  • Hometown: Portland, Oregon
  • College: Oregon State University
  • Dental School: OHSU