Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. 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 EN 982: Research: Endodontics
  Approved research in endodontics. Designed as a partial requirement for the CAGS in endodontics. 1st-4th sem.
• SDM EN 991: Research: Endodontics
  Research in endodontics and related fields designed as a partial requirement for the MSD or DScD in endodontics. 1st-4th sem.
• SDM EN 992: Research: Endodontics
  Research in endodontics and related fields designed as a partial requirement for the MSD or DScD in endodontics. 1st-4th sem.
• SDM EN 993: Research: Endodontics
  Research in endodontics and related fields designed as a partial requirement for the MSD or DScD in endodontics. 1st-4th sem.
• SDM GD 510: Comprehensive Preclinical General Dentistry
  This course introduces first year students to basic concepts, skills, and attitudes necessary for the successful practice of dentistry. Didactic instruction includes introductions to the following topics: the language of dentistry, infection prevention, diagnosis & treatment planning, interpretation of the medical history, bacterial plaque formation, etiology and prevention of both dental caries and periodontal disease, critical thinking, oral & maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry, fixed and removable prosthodontics, dental implants, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, and endodontics. Preclinical instruction is provided in the Simulation Learning Center using state of the art simulators and is focused on infection prevention, basic instrumentation skills, ergonomics, isolation techniques, general tooth preparation principles, simple amalgam restorations, and anterior and posterior composite resin restorations. There is also a Service Learning component where students are engaged in community service activities at grammar schools in the Boston area that are affiliated with BUGSDM.
• SDM GD 511: Professionalism and Ethics 1
  This course will follow student progression each year through all four years (or two years for the DMD Advanced Standing Program) of the curriculum and will assess the professional and ethical knowledge, skills, and values that the faculty members of GSDM deem essential for a successful general dentist. This assessment includes actions displayed in all locations within the School as well as in external curricular locations when students are participating in didactic, preclinical, or clinical activities associated with the GSDM program.
• SDM GD 512: Professionalism and Ethics 2
  This course will follow student progression each year through all four years (or two years for the DMD Advanced Standing Program) of the curriculum and will assess the professional and ethical knowledge, skills, and values that the faculty members of GSDM deem essential for a successful general dentist. This assessment includes actions displayed in all locations within the School as well as in external curricular locations when students are participating in didactic, preclinical, or clinical activities associated with the GSDM program.
• SDM GD 513: Professionalism and Ethics 3
  This course will follow student progression each year through all four years (or two years for the DMD Advanced Standing Program) of the curriculum and will assess the professional and ethical knowledge, skills, and values that the faculty members of GSDM deem essential for a successful general dentist. This assessment includes actions displayed in all locations within the School as well as in external curricular locations when students are participating in didactic, preclinical, or clinical activities associated with the GSDM program.
• SDM GD 514: Professionalism and Ethics 4
  This course will follow student progression each year through all four years (or two years for the DMD Advanced Standing Program) of the curriculum and will assess the professional and ethical knowledge, skills, and values that the faculty members of GSDM deem essential for a successful general dentist. This assessment includes actions displayed in all locations within the School as well as in external curricular locations when students are participating in didactic, preclinical, or clinical activities associated with the GSDM program.
• SDM GD 520: CAD/CAM Fundamentals and Practice
  This course will review current techniques for incorporating CAD/CAM Technology into your everyday practice based on current literature. This course will be a blend of lecture series and hands on exercises. This format will ensure that the students are getting complete exposure and comprehensive learning to develop their skills, especially during the hands-on sections of this course.
• SDM GD 540: Preclinical Implantology
  This course is designed to introduce to DMD II and DMD AS I students a broad overview of dental implants. The course will consist of a combination of didactic classroom learning and simulated lab exercises, which will teach students to read CBCT scans, treatment plan and place a virtual implant into the scan with merged data from a file of a digital impression of the dentition, and then to fabricate an accurate surgical guide for its use in guided surgery; place and restore dental implant on a model; as well as restore overdentures supported by dental implants. The course will prepare the students to treat patients in a clinical setting using dental implants as a treatment option.
• SDM GD 581: Facial Neuromodulators and Soft Tissue Fillers
  This course presents the concepts and techniques to enhance therapeutic and esthetic outcomes of dental treatment through the use of facial injectables. The course builds upon in-depth instruction in head and neck anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology that has previously been provided in the curriculum. The composition, biocompatibility and mode of action of the various biologic and synthetic injectables will be discussed, as will the indications and contraindications for using these as part of comprehensive dental treatment.
• SDM GD 582: Preclinical Facial Neuromodulators and Soft Tissue Fillers
  The course provides practical, hands-on instruction designed to ensure the safe treatment of patients. Students will practice mock injections on each other, similar to when students learn to give local injections of anesthesia. This experience may be augmented by instruction using cadaver material. Typically, a surrogate neuromodulator (e.g., sterile saline) will be used, rather than active Botox. Likewise, bacteriostatic saline will be used in the soft tissue filler exercises. The course hands-on training will occur in the GSDM Simulated Learning Center (SLC) and/or patient clinic, which will be reserved, as needed.
• SDM GD 606: Esthetic Dentistry
  This didactic course is designed to teach the DMD4s and AS2s esthetic treatment planning principles as well as to develop analytic skills in the diagnosis and clinical decision-making process on esthetic restorative treatment modalities that are offered to our patients. It is an elective, interdepartmental course, intended to be interactive, with active learning components through clinical case discussions.
• SDM GD 607: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry
  This course explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on modern dentistry, presenting students with knowledge and skills to integrate AI tools into clinical practice. Students will gain an understanding of AI fundamentals, its applications in diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient care, as well as ethical and practical considerations.
• SDM GD 640: Comprehensive Clinical Dentistry in a Group Practice Model
  This course is a major clinical experience in the DMD III year. Students apply the information learned in the curriculum up to this point and begin comprehensive care of assigned patients. This occurs under the auspice of the Group Practice Model, which is a patient-centered clinical education constructed for student-provided, faculty-guided high quality care of patients. Group Practice Leaders interact on a regular basis to document student progress towards competency. The emphasis is on ensuring that students are meeting interim educational goals and preparing to challenge structured summative assessments.
• SDM GD 642: Group Practice Learning and Leadership
  This course is designed to facilitate attainment of the various professional competencies each student must demonstrate prior to graduation. Clinically active students and their respective Group Practice Leaders interact on a regular basis to document student progress towards competency. This occurs under the auspice of the Group Practice Model, which is a patient-centered clinical education construct for student-provided, faculty-guided high quality care of patients. During the final year of the curriculum, the emphasis is on ensuring that students successively challenge structured summative assessments. Group Practice leaders are responsible for monitoring student progress, implementing corrective actions as needed, and authorizing that students have met the competency standards ("signing out") required for the degree. Students will also learn to integrate the knowledge they have acquired in their biomedical science courses in formulation of treatment planning and providing comprehensive patient care.
• SDM GD 650: Clinical Data Collection and Treatment Planning
  The Clinical Data Collection and Treatment Planning course is a clinical experience in the third and fourth year of the DMD program. Students apply the information learned in the curriculum up to this point and begin treatment planning and sequencing treatment of their assigned patients. This occurs under the supervision of the faculty assigned in the rotation, within the patient treatment center. The duration of the rotation is one week in the third year, and one week in the fourth year.
• SDM GD 660: Critical Thinking
  The purpose of the course is to teach and have students demonstrate a deeper understanding of how critical thinking is an essential part of assessing information and decision making in the practice of dentistry.
• SDM GD 801: Geriatrics and Gerontology Seminar
  An in-depth analysis of current issues in our aging population, including demographic profiles, long-term care, financial considerations, and case discussions. Articles from current literature will complement the information discussed in the seminar.