The program includes a geriatric lecture series in the third year and geriatric conferences in the fourth year. Diagnostic reviews, case reports, and grand rounds are incorporated into the fourth-year program in order to enhance the students' diagnostic skills and train students in problem solving and decision making utilizing clinical case studies. The General Dentistry and Management Science program recognizes that the transition from the learning of the basic and clinical disciplines to the utilization of these skill experiences in providing comprehensive care in the general practice setting is a challenge to the dental graduate. While the achievement of competence in the diagnostic and therapeutic core procedures of each discipline provides the dental graduate with the basic tools for the private practice setting, there is an essential need to integrate and correlate individual skills with the ultimate provision of health care over a lifetime in an efficient, cost-effective manner. The behavioral science curriculum is presented to the student in both formal courses and informal interaction on the clinic floor.
Formal courses occur in each of the four years of the curriculum.
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