Students continue preclinical training with instruction in complete and removable partial denture prosthodontics, endodontics, and fixed partial denture prosthodontics. The scope of services they provide to patients expands and reflects their increasing clinical knowledge and skills. During the third and fourth years, having established familiarity with patient management in the clinical environment, students refine their skills, continue to expand their range of procedures and develop expertise necessary for the practice of dentistry. In the fourth year, all students treat patients in a general practice program. This is a format similar to private practice.
Students learn procedures under the guidance of general dentists.
Dental specialists in all fields are available and provide consultation and supervise complex procedures. I Introduces the organization and component aspects of the health delivery system in the United States. Emphasizes the effect on the patient, the provider, health institutions, and the general community. A multidisciplinary course that prepares students for clinical dentistry. Students develop skills in recording patient medical history, performing comprehensive head and neck exams and monitoring vital signs.