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The curriculum of the School of Dentistry is designed to be responsive to the needs of contemporary dental practitioners. This is exemplified in the School of Dentistry’s comprehensive patient care program.

Comprehensive Patient Care Program

The clinical curriculum of the School of Dentistry is based on a general practice model. The philosophy of this model is to provide quality comprehensive dental care without fragmentation into separate specialties or disciplines. Students learn to focus on the patient’s total dental needs rather than a single clinical procedure. The program that applies this philosophy is the Comprehensive Patient Care Program.

The Comprehensive Patient Care Program is patient centered and guided by general practice principles. This allows for easier integration of basic, behavioral and clinical science concepts in the delivery of patient care. One of the primary objectives of the Comprehensive Patient Care System is to build upon the principles the students have been exposed to during their training in the preclinical disciplines. Students are assigned to a Comprehensive Patient Management Group (CPMG), which is operated as a group practice. The group leader administers each CPMG and monitors the progress of each patient through his/her treatment plan. Students interact with support personnel modeled after a private practice setting. A Group Coordinator schedules patient appointments utilizing state-of-the-art clinic management software. Dental assistants and additional faculty support complete the CPMG. Students collaborate with specialty disciplines, similar to a referral system used in private practice. Clinic treatment and instruction is designed to assure clinical competence in the various dental disciplines. Each junior and senior dental student is expected to demonstrate a satisfactory level of competency in the assigned CPMG and during block rotation assignments. Basic skills and mock board examinations allow the students the opportunity to demonstrate basic clinical knowledge and its application in the performance of patient treatment. Each CPMG holds weekly dental rounds sessions in which students present clinical cases and related issues of patient care.

Both first- and second-year students participate in CPMG activities and are assigned to provide simple dental procedures to patients and to serve as dental assistants for third and fourth year students.

The curriculum enhances the development of interpersonal patient skills and the reinforcement of the moral and ethical standards of the dental profession. The School of Dentistry has a long record of treating the underserved throughout the state of Wisconsin, as well as reaching out to the community through both urban and rural community sites. These are integral parts of the students’ education and, as such, students are required to complete assigned rotations in order to graduate. These rotations include, but are not limited to, the Marquette University Community Dental Clinics in the city of Milwaukee, the Tri-County Community Dental Clinic in Appleton, the Beloit Area Community Health Center in Beloit, the Ministry Dental Center in Stevens Point, and the Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire. Students provide both preventive and clinical dental services to these underserved populations.

Note: All courses have initial discipline designators:

• DEIN = Dental Interdisciplinary courses
• DEGD = Dental General Dental Science courses
• DESS = Dental Surgical Science courses
• DEDS = Dental Developmental Science courses
• DECS = Dental Clinical Services courses
• BISC = Biomedical Sciences courses).

With the exception of BISC course numbers, each digit in a number identifies a different characteristic of the course and/or when it is offered. All courses start with a 7, which is the University designation for professional education. The second digit in the dental courses stands for the year in the program and the third digit stands for the semester. The fourth digit stands for the type of course (0-1 Lecture; 2-3 Laboratory; 4-6 Clinical; 7 Research; 8 Rounds; 9 Other). 

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First Year

First Term, Fall

BISC 4930	Special Topics in Biomedical Science	2
BISC 7514	General Histology	4
DEGD 7112	Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure 1	3
DEGD 7113	Dental Anatomy and Occlusion 1	2
DEIN 7110	Foundations of Oral Health 1	3
DEIN 7114	Introduction to Clinical Practice 1	3
DEIN 7117	Research Practicum 1 +	1
DEIN 7118	Dental Rounds 1	1
Total Credit Hours		19

Second Term, Spring

BISC 7410	Microbiology	4
BISC 7515	Biomedical Systems 1	3
BISC 7516	Biomedical Systems 2	3
DEGD 7122	Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure 2	3
DEGD 7123	Dental Anatomy and Occlusion 2	2
DEIN 7120	Foundations of Oral Health 2	3
DEIN 7121	Oral Biology	4
DEIN 7124	Introduction to Clinical Practice 2	2
DEIN 7127	Research Practicum 2 +	1
DEIN 7128	Dental Rounds 2	1
Total Credit Hours		26

Summer Session (S-1)

DEGD 7132	Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure 3	3
DEGD 7133	Preclinical Removable Prosthodontics 1	3
DEIN 7130	Oral Medicine and Diagnosis 1	4
DEIN 7134	Introduction to Clinical Practice 3	2
DEIN 7137	Research Practicum 3 +	1-3
DEIN 7138	Dental Rounds 3	1
Total Credit Hours		14-16

+	All research practicums are elective courses. Consent of the academic dean is required.

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Second Year

First Term, Fall

BISC 7517	Biomedical Systems 3	4
BISC 7518	Biomedical Systems 4	4
BISC 7520	Dental Pharmacology	4
DEGD 7212	Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics 1	3
DEGD 7213	Preclinical Removable Prosthodontics 2	2
DEIN 7210	Oral Medicine and Diagnosis 2	4
DEIN 7214	Introduction to Clinical Practice 4	1
DEIN 7217	Research Practicum 4 +	1-2
DEIN 7218	Dental Rounds 4	1
DESS 7210	Clinical Periodontal Therapy	1
Total Credit Hours		25-26

 Second Term, Spring 

DEDS 7222	Orthodontic Principles and Techniques	3
DEGD 7222	Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics 2 and Clinical Occlusion	3
DEGD 7223	Preclinical Removable Prosthodontics 3	2
DEIN 7220	Oral Medicine and Diagnosis 3	5
DEIN 7221	Care of the Pediatric Patient	2
DEIN 7224	Intermediate Clinical Practice	3
DEIN 7227	Research Practicum 5 +	1-2
DEIN 7228	Dental Rounds 5	1
DESS 7211	Introduction to Endodontics	2
Total Credit Hours		22-23

Summer Session (S-2)

DECS 7310	Special Patient Care	1
DEGD 7310	Clinical Restorative Procedures 1	2
DEIN 7230	Introduction to Implants	1
DEIN 7234	Clinical Dental Practice *	1-3
DEIN 7237	Research Practicum 6 *+	1-3
DESS 7230	Emergency Medical Interventions	1
DESS 7231	Foundations of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1
DEDS 7234	Developmental Sciences Introductory Clinical Practicum	1
DESS 7234	Course DESS 7234 Not Found	1
Total Credit Hours		10-14

*	Students who enroll for credits in DEIN 7237 Research Practicum 6 must enroll for correspondingly fewer credits in DEIN 7234 Clinical Dental Practice. Consent of their group leader and the academic dean is required.
+	All research practicums are elective courses. Consent of the academic dean is required.

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Third year

First Term, Fall

DECS 7314	Comprehensive Patient Care Practicum 1	5
DEDS 7310	Orthodontic Management	1
DEDS 7314	Developmental Sciences Clinical Practicum 1	1
DEGD 7320	Clinical Restorative Procedures 2	2
DEIN 7317	Research Practicum 7 +	1-2
DEIN 7318	Dental Rounds 7	1-2
DESS 7310	Intermediate Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1
DESS 7314	Surgical Sciences Clinical Practicum 1	2
DESS 7320	Clinical Endodontic Procedures	1
Total Credit Hours		15-17

Second Term, Spring

DECS 7320	Dental Practice Dynamics 1	1
DECS 7324	Comprehensive Patient Care Practicum 2	5
DEDS 7324	Developmental Sciences Clinical Practicum 2	1
DEGD 7324	Prosthodontic Clinical Practicum 1	3
DEGD 7330	Clinical Restorative Procedures 3	2
DEIN 7320	Clinical Radiology and Oral Pathology	2
DEIN 7327	Research Practicum 8 +	1-2
DEIN 7328	Dental Rounds 8	1-2
DESS 7321	Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	2
DESS 7324	Surgical Sciences Clinical Practicum 2	2
Total Credit Hours		20-22

Summer Session (S-3)

DECS 7334	Comprehensive Patient Care Practicum 3 *	1-4
DEDS 7334	Developmental Sciences Clinical Practicum 3	1
DEIN 7330	Foundations of Professional Development	2
DEIN 7337	Research Practicum 9 *+	1-4
DESS 7334	Surgical Sciences Clinical Practicum 3	1
Total Credit Hours		6-12

*	Students who enroll for credits in DEIN 7337 Research Practicum 9 must enroll for correspondingly fewer credits in DECS 7334 Comprehensive Patient Care Practicum 3. Consent of their group leader and the academic dean is required.
+	All research practicums are elective courses. Consent of the academic dean is required.

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Fourth Year

First Term, Fall

DECS 7410	Dental Practice Dynamics 2	2
DECS 7414	Senior Clinical Practicum in Comprehensive Patient Care 1 *	1-5
DECS 7996	Extended Clinical Practice (Variable)	0
DEDS 7414	Senior Clinical Practicum in Developmental Sciences 1	2
DEGD 7414	Senior Clinical Practicum in Prosthodontics 1	4
DEIN 7417	Research Practicum 10 *+	1-4
DEIN 7418	Dental Rounds 10	1-2
DESS 7414	Senior Clinical Practicum in Surgical Sciences 1	4
DEIN 7410	Senior Colloquium 1	1
Total Credit Hours		16-24

Second Term, Spring

DECS 7424	Senior Clinical Practicum in Comprehensive Patient Care 2 *	1-5
DECS 7996	Extended Clinical Practice (Variable)	0
DEDS 7424	Senior Clinical Practicum in Developmental Sciences 2	2
DEGD 7424	Senior Clinical Practicum in Prosthodontics 2	4
DEIN 7420	Senior Colloquium 2	1
DEIN 7427	Research Practicum 11 *+	1-4
DEIN 7428	Dental Rounds 11	1-2
DESS 7424	Senior Clinical Practicum in Surgical Sciences 2	4
Total Credit Hours		14-22

*	Students who enroll for credits in DEIN 7417 Research Practicum 10 and DEIN 7427 Research Practicum 11 must enroll for correspondingly fewer credits in DECS 7414 Senior Clinical Practicum in Comprehensive Patient Care 1 and DECS 7424 Senior Clinical Practicum in Comprehensive Patient Care 2, respectively. Consent of their group leader and the academic dean is required.
+	All research practicums are elective courses. Consent of the academic dean is required.