DMD Curriculum Overview
The Doctorate of Dental Medicine curriculum initially emphasizes the basic sciences with an expanding emphasis on the clinical sciences. The student's knowledge and familiarity with the basic sciences is reinforced with applied courses in each discipline.
The DMD curriculum at Augusta University requires at least 8 academic semesters over four calendar years. Please refer to The Dental College of Georgia catalog for the most current course descriptions and degree requirements.
Contact Us
DCG Academic Admissions
Health Sciences Campus
Dental College of Georgia Building
(706) 721-3587
(706) 723-0232
Courses
Clinical Sciences
- Dental Materials
- Endodontics
- Occlusion
- Oral Medicine
- Oral Pathology
- Oral Surgery
- Orthodontics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Prosthodontics
- Radiology
- Restorative Dentistry
Oral Biology Courses
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
* Total Credit Hours: 288 Hours
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The Student & Research
The dental student may participate in research projects supervised by faculty in both basic science and clinical areas.
Licensure Examination
Graduates of The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University are eligible for examination by all U.S. dental licensing boards.
The Georgia Board of Dentistry is housed with the Department of Community Health at:
2 Peachtree Street, NW
6th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-651-8000
For state-by-state contact information, please visit The American Association of Dental Boards.
Competencies
Graduates of the DMD Program must be competent in providing oral health care within the scope of general dentistry in order to:
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills in the comprehensive care of patients, scientific inquiry and research methodology.
- Apply advances in biomedical science to clinical practice and to integrate new medical knowledge and therapies relevant to oral health care.
- Apply the principles of behavioral science that pertain to patient-centered oral health care.
- Communicate effectively with and provide care to a diverse patient population.
- Correctly apply legal and regulatory concepts related to the provision and/or support of oral health care services.
- Apply the basic principles and philosophies of practice management to oral health care delivery, and function successfully as the leader of the oral health care team.
- Communicate and collaborate with patients, staff and other members of the health care team to facilitate health care delivery.
- Correctly apply the ADA’s Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, the laws of the State of Georgia, and the Rules of the Georgia Board of Dentistry.
- Access, critically appraise, apply, and communicate scientific and lay literature as it relates to providing evidence-based patient care.
- Provide oral health care within the scope of general dentistry to patients in all stages of life.
- Assess the patient’s health status, establish oral diagnoses and prognoses, formulate a comprehensive treatment plan, and obtain informed consent.
- Perform screening and risk assessment for head and neck cancer.
- Recognize the complexity of a patient’s treatment needs and identify when referral is indicated.
- Educate, motivate and treat patients to improve and maintain their oral health.
- Prescribe and administer pharmacological agents for anesthesia, and pain and anxiety control.
- Restore teeth.
- Communicate and manage dental laboratory procedures in support of patient care.
- Replace teeth using fixed, removable and dental implant prosthodontic therapies.
- Manage periodontal diseases.
- Manage pulpal and periradicular disease.
- Diagnose and manage oral mucosal and osseous disorders.
- Perform hard and soft tissue surgery.
- Diagnose and manage dental emergencies.
- Diagnose and manage malocclusion and space discrepancies.
- Develop a patient recall plan that is based on treatment outcomes and prognosis.
- Assess the treatment needs of patients with special needs.