Marquette University School of Dentistry, a Jesuit school and the only dental school in Wisconsin, provides students with a learning environment which is patient centered. This means students attend fewer traditional lecture courses and spend more time working with patients. Dental students participate in MUSD outreach programs in rural and urban areas. During students' first year, they participate in rounds with faculty once a week. Each year, the dental school allows 80 new students---half of the slots are for Wisconsin residents. Although dental school is four years, the MUSD does have a seven year dental program for students who want to enter dental school straight out of high school.
Marquette University School of Dentistry
1801 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53433
414-288-7485
marquette.edu
University of Alabama School of Dentistry at UAB offers students a variety of dental programs. The DMD program combines classroom instruction and clinical experience. During students' second year, they spend more time working with patients performing simple fillings, assisting experienced dentists and recording medical histories. In the postdoctoral program, graduate students build on their dental education by learning a specialty, such as periodontology. The dental school also offers an international dental program for foreign-trained dentists to pursue a DMD.
University of Alabama School of Dentistry at UAB
1919 7th Ave. South
Birmingham, AL 35294
205-934-3000
dental.uab.edu
Creighton University School of Dentistry, a Jesuit university, offers a variety of dental programs. Its predoctoral education program is a four year program which allows students to learn the basics of dentistry and preclinical sciences in their first year, then work with patients. Although the dental school doesn't offer graduate specialty programs, it does provide clinical research opportunities to students who are interested.
Creighton University School of Dentistry
2802 Webster St.
Omaha, NE 68178
404-280-5990
creighton.edu