Division of Preclinical Dentistry

The goal for preclinical programs is to provide first and second year dental students with basic clinical training and experiences that prepare them for more advanced clinical experiences during their third and fourth year of dental education. In our preclinical programs, students receive formal training in the basic sciences and hand-on training in a state-of-the-art simulation laboratory.

The Preclinical Dentistry courses constituted a total of 846 hours of curriculum time.

First Year - 410 hours
Dental Anatomy
Operative Dentistry

Second Year - 436 hours
Fixed Partial Prosthodontics
Removable Partial Dentures
Complete Denture Prosthodontics
Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth
Comprehensive Restorative Dentistry

New Preclinical Simulation Laboratory

Modernization of the dental school provides students with a positive environment in which to learn. Through our newly renovated multi-media preclinical laboratory, it is now possible to provide a very realistic environment in which to teach the art of Dentistry.

Essential to the operation of the Preclinical Simulation Laboratory is a networked computer system linked to several instructional cameras. Computers are linked to a multiple database which can receive information within University, through the internet, or via a satellite downlink.