Reasons to Come to OHS

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Credential-Enhancing Pre-Dental Masters Program: Provides students with the opportunity to build academic credentials for dental school admission

Housed at Boston University’s School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical Sciences: The BU Medical Campus is home to the Graduate School, the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and School of Public Health, the Boston Medical Center and the Goldman School of Dental Medicine. Our campus provides a diverse environment for both academic and professional growth for pre-dental students.

Boston: Known as a city of Meds and Eds, the Oral Health Sciences program is located in the vibrant city of Boston, rich in history, art, sports, medicine and education.

Rigorous, graduate-level curriculum: Students complete a  demanding 32 credit curriculum with 18 cr of dental school classes taken side-by-side BU’s first year dental students.

Improve Academic Preparedness for Dental School Admission:  Develop time management, study and test taking skills as well as the ability to network, critically think and multi-task.

Strong Advising, Career Mentoring and AADSAS Application Assistance: Personalized advising, professional development and dental school application support.

Strong Community: Students build a strong community with fellow students, near-peers and faculty and gain excellent exposure to the rigors of life as a dental student.

Stresses Academics, Professional Development and Critical Thinking: Through academic and professional enrichment events, students are supported at all steps towards program completion and dental school admission.

Success:  More than 90% of its graduates matriculating to US dental schools. Read some Alumni Testimonials here.

See the OHS Brochure here

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Andrew Best, M.A.
Program Manager
M.S. in Oral Health Sciences
andy95@bu.edu  ohs@bu.edu
617-358-9518
Aaron Young, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
M.S. in Oral Health
Sciences
youngaw@bu.edu   ohs@bu.edu
617-358-8480
Theresa A. Davies, Ph.D.
Director
M.S. in Oral Health Sciences
tdavies@bu.edu ohs@bu.edu
617-358-9546