Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular semester. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• SDM PH 888: Seminars in Dental Public Health
  Boston University and the Boston area are centers for world renowned innovative public health and medical research. The goal of this course is to expand the students' exposure, knowledge, and skills to areas outside of those they would encounter in a traditional dental school setting. Students attend seminars where they can learn from and interact with other students, residents, and faculty/researchers, in both the dental public health and public health spheres. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 889: Seminars in Dental Public Health
  In the second and third years the students will expand their exposure to the latest concepts and methodology in the dental public health/public health arenas. This allows students to continue to build their research skills, and to aid them in conducting scientifically rigorous research in the dental public health field. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 890: Seminars in Dental Public Health
  In the second and third years the students will expand their exposure to the latest concepts and methodology in the dental public health/public health arenas. This allows students to continue to build their research skills, and to aid them in conducting scientifically rigorous research in the dental public health field. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 892: Dental Public Health Grand Rounds
  In a seminar format, this course provides a forum for discussion and synthesis of important dental public health topics with an emphasis on preparing students to challenge the American Board of Dental Public Health examinations. In this course, graduate student and faculty participants will review key topics covered in published public health literature. The bi-monthly meeting will consist of a critical discussion surrounding dental public health emerging topics, encompassing policy, health care reform, workforce issues, oral epidemiology and the practice of dental public health. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 893: Dental Public Health Grand Rounds
  For second year students: building on the knowledge and skills acquired in SDM PH 892, students will lead discussions and present summaries of dental public health topics. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 894: Dental Public Health Grand Rounds
  For third year students: in this advanced level of Dental Public Health Grand Rounds, students will take on the added responsibility of selecting topics together with the course director and leading multiple sessions independently. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 900: Directed Study in Dental Public Health
  Directed study in Dental Public Health. Variable Credits.
• SDM PH 911: Public Health Project
  Students attain public health, primary care, or public health policy and administration experience through placement at one of several extramural sites. Experience may be correlated with the student's research topic.
• SDM PH 992: Research in Dental Public Health
  Investigation necessary to satisfy requirements for the MSD and DScD degrees. May include preclinical or clinical aspects of public health dentistry. In most instances, an epidemiologic or biostatistical analysis is required.
• SDM PH 993: Research in Dental Public Health
  Investigation necessary to satisfy requirements for the MSD and DScD degrees. May include any aspect of public health dentistry including needs assessment, program planning, public policy, and administration and finance. In most instances, an epidemiologic or biostatistical analysis is required.
• SDM PR 720: Practice Management
  This course reviews fundamental principles of risk managing a dental practice with special emphasis on record keeping and risk management. 1st sem.
• SDM PR 750: Preclinical Restorative
  Laboratory instruction that will introduce new techniques and enhance technical restorative skills. Will provide exposure to procedures not exposed at the pre-doctoral level and give in-depth rationales of all potential clinical procedures that students will be expected to perform during their clinical career. 1st sem.
• SDM PR 761: Occlusion
  Principles of occlusion. The analysis and management of occlusal problems as related to periodontology and restorative dentistry. 1st sem.
• SDM PR 762: Dental Sleep Medicine in Prosthodontics
  The course focuses on the latest trends in Dental Sleep Medicine, the relationship between prosthodontics and sleep-disordered breathing and the use of oral appliance therapy to manage sleep-disordered breathing, including snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
• SDM PR 780: Medically Compromised Adults and Older Adults: The Geriatric Dental Medicine Patient and Adults Living Longer with Special Needs
  Course to address common changes in the oral cavity encountered in older adults with disabilities. Recommendations for appropriate oral hygiene for adults with disabilities and their caretakers. Treatment Considerations Specific to the aging population with disabilities. 2nd sem.
• SDM PR 801: Fixed Prosthodontics
  This advanced level course reviews all aspects of fixed prosthodontic therapy with special emphasis on contemporary materials and techniques and the principles of occlusion as they relate to fixed prosthodontics. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PR 802: Comprehensive Implant Techniques
  This course is a combination of lecture presentations, discussions and hands on experience. The course focuses on a comprehensive surgical implant evaluation, planning and procedures. All first year postdoctoral prosthodontic residents participate in this course. During the lecture part of the course, the residents will gain knowledge on comprehensive medical and dental evaluation of the implant patient and the effect of local and systemic factors; radiographic evaluation; consent for treatment; pre-, during and postoperative pharmacological protocol; management of surgical day and post- operative complications; medical emergencies; evaluation and management of macro and micro esthetics; treatment planning: considerations, stages, implant position, hard and soft tissue management; wound healing; hard and soft tissue grafting materials and techniques; incision, flap designs and suture techniques; implant site preparation; digital techniques in implant surgery. Also, the residents will be presented multiple clinical cases for discussion. During the hands on portion of the course, the residents will have the opportunity to practice drilling protocol and implant placement in partially edentulous artificial jaw models utilizing semi guided and free hand protocol, practice flap designs and different suture techniques.
• SDM PR 803: Complete Denture Prosthodontics
  This course comprehensively reviews contemporary principles and techniques used for the restoration of totally edentulous jaws with complete dentures, including implant-supported overdentures. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PR 805: Esthetic Dentistry for the Prosthodontist
  This course reviews the principles of esthetics as they relate to contemporary prosthodontics. Basic materials and methods used to improve the esthetic appearance of patients are described and illustrated in detail. Topics covered include: porcelain laminate veneers, inlays and onlays; all-ceramic complete crowns; principles of color and shade selection; composite resin bonding; the interaction of esthetics and function; esthetic management of the dentogingival unit; tooth whitening; and esthetic control with implant-supported prostheses.
• SDM PR 806: Removable Partial Dentures
  Advanced-level course related to the treatment of partially edentulous patients with removable partial dentures. Emphasis is placed on diagnosis, treatment planning, and methods of stress control. 1st and 2nd sem.