A public institution, the Medical College of Georgia is located in the city of Augusta and opened in 1828. The College's School of Dentistry admits roughly 70 dental students per year. To qualify for admission, students must take at least 90 credits of undergraduate education, though a four-year bachelor's degree is recommended. The school typically only accepts Georgia residents for admission. Those admitted to the program spend four years completing the required courses and clinical training. Among the courses included in the curriculum are ethics, dental anatomy, operative dentistry, radiology, nutrition, periodontics, orthodontics, neuroscience and anesthesia. In addition to treating patients in the school's dental clinic, students at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry frequently perform rotations in community clinics, some of which provide free care to under-served and low-income populations.
Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry
1459 Laney Walker Blvd.
Augusta, GA 30912
706-721-3587
mcg.edu
Founded in 1968, the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine is a public dental college located in Farmington. The college has provided training for roughly 40 to 50 percent of the dentists practicing in the state of Connecticut as of August 2010, reports the college's website. Most students who receive acceptance to the program have a bachelor's degree. The curriculum for the D.M.D. program includes 2,000 hours of classroom instruction in sciences like anatomy and chemistry, as well as 6,000 hours of coursework related specifically to dental science. During their clinical rotations, students complete approximately 900 visits with patients and are assigned 50 patients to provide care for during their time at the college. In addition, the university operates clinics for migrant farm workers and provides dental care to members of the Special Olympics teams. Students also have the opportunity to travel to Paraguay, Chile, Belize and South Africa for clinical training.
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
263 Farmington Ave.
Farmington, CT 06030
860-679-2175
sdm.uchc.edu
A private institution, the Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine is in Ponoma, California. Students must have 90 credits of undergraduate coursework in subjects like biology, chemistry, physics and English to be considered for admission. The D.M.D. program requires four years of study to reach completion. Required courses include head and neck anatomy, pathology, psychiatry and behavioral medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, practice management, restorative dentistry, endodontics and oral surgery. Students complete a clinical rotation in a community-based private practice, clinic or other facility each semester.
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
309 East 2nd St.
Pomona, CA 91766
909-623-6116
westernu.edu