Required Courses

This course is designed to acquaint the student with the basic principles of modern biochemistry. The topics to be covered include proteins, enzymes, DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis, metabolism, lipids, connective tissue, and hormones and second messengers. [ 6 cr].  This is a DMD I course.

This course presents the physiology of cells, tissues, organs and integrated body functions, including the physiological basis for the understanding of clinical conditions. An integrated approach is taken to endocrinology and reproduction. Hormonal aberrations and their end results in human are presented in clinical correlations. [ 6 cr.] This is a DMD I course.

This course is a continuation of GMS OH 730. Students will be given a separate grade for each course.[ 2 cr.]  This is a DMD I course.

This course introduces the concepts and techniques of dental public health, disease prevention and health promotion in dentistry and health. Emphasizes caries, periodontal diseases, and oral cancer prevention in the individual and community. [3 cr] This course is taken at the dental school and taught by GSDM faculty.

This course teaches how to find, use, and contribute to biomedical literature while supporting the graduate thesis through lectures and hands-on instruction. Topics include the retrieval, evaluation and management of information, Evidence Based Medicine, and the ethical use of research. [2 cr.]

These research credits reflect research taking place, under the direction of faculty member, when students in the Oral Health Sciences program complete their capstone or thesis. Var cr, Fall, Spring, Sum sem.

Capstone Project  [2cr] or Thesis research [ Maximum 8 cr]