Health Sciences Calendar
2005 - 2006

2.4 Program for the Degree of D.M.D.

2.4.1 Curriculum Outline

* The curriculum is under constant revision.

CYCLE I - BASIS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY

Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	March	April	May	June	July	Aug.
Unit 1 Molecules, Cells & Tissues (4 weeks)	Unit 2 Gas, Fluids & Electrolytes (9 weeks)		Unit 3 Life Cycle (3 weeks)	Unit 4 Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition (7 weeks)		Unit 5 Musculo- skeletal & Blood (4 weeks)	Unit 6 Nervous System & Special Senses (8 weeks)		Unit 7 Host Defense & Host Parasite (5 weeks)	Summer Vacation/ Research
Unit 9 - ITP (Introduction to the Patient)

CYCLE I - BOM AND DENTISTRY					CYCLE II - PRECLINICAL STUDIES
Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.		Jan.	Feb.		March	April		May	June			July		Aug.
Unit 7 Host Defense & Host Parasite (2 weeks)	Unit 8 Pathobiology, Treatment & Prevention of Disease (14 weeks)				Unit 10 Oral Health								Summer Vacation/ Research
						U11 Oral Dis.
							Unit 12 Management of Oral Disease
Unit 9 ITPD (Intro to the Practice of Dentistry)							Unit 13 Dental Public Health

CYCLE III - CLINICAL STUDIES - DENTISTRY III & IV

Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.		Jan.	Feb.	March			April	May	June		July	Aug.
DENT 305	Dental Public Health			2 w e e k s	DENT 305	Dental Public Health			1 w e e k	DENT 305	Dent. Pub. Health		2 w e e k s	DENT 314 Summer Clinic/ Externships		2 to 3 w e e k s
DENT 310	Clinical Practice/ Jr Clerkship				DENT 310	Clinical Practice/ Jr Clerkship				DENT 310	Clinical Practice/ Jr Clerkship
DENT 311	Endodontics				DENT 311	Endodontics				DENT 311	Endodontics
					DENT 313	Community Clinics				DENT 313	Comm. Clinics
DENT 315	Orthodontics				DENT 315	Orthodontics				DENT 315	Orthodontics
DENT 316	Pediatric Dentistry				DENT 316	Pediatric Dentistry				DENT 316	Pediatric Dent.
DENT 317	Oral Pathology & Medicine				DENT 317	Oral Path & Med				DENT 317	Oral Path & Med.
DENT 318	Periodontology				DENT 318	Periodontology				DENT 318	Periodontology
DENT 319	Dental Pharmacology				DENT 319	Dental Pharmacol.				DENT 319	Dent Pharmacol.
DENT 320	Restorative Dentistry				DENT 320	Restorative Dent.				DENT 320	Restorative Dent.
DENT 322	Image Interpretation
DENT 323	Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery				DENT 323	Oral & Max.Surgery				DENT 323	Oral & Max.Surg.
					DENT 337	Clinical Decision Making				DENT 337	Clinical Decision Making

Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.		Jan.	Feb.	March			April
DENT 405	Dental Public Health			2 w e e k s	DENT 405	Dental Public Health
DENT 409	Advanced Restorative Dent.				DENT 409	Advanced Restorative Dentistry
DENT 410	Clinical Practice/Sr Clerkship				DENT 410	Clinical Practice/Sr Clerkship
DENT 411	Endodontics
DENT 415	Orthodontics				DENT 415	Orthodontics
DENT 416	Pediatric Dentistry				DENT 416	Pediatric Dentistry
DENT 418	Periodontology
DENT 423	Oral Maxillofacial Surg & Path				DENT 423	Oral Maxillofacial Surg & Path
DENT 437	Clinical Decision Making				DENT 437	Clinical Decision Making