{"id":32490,"date":"2011-08-18T12:02:37","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T16:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=32490"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:22:54","slug":"dscd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/sdm\/programs\/pediatric-dentistry\/dscd\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD) in Pediatric Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sidebar\">\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>For contact information, please visit the School of Dental Medicine&#8217;s Department of Pediatric Dentistry\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/academics\/departments\/pedo\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The goal of the Boston University advanced education program in pediatric dentistry is to prepare educational qualified pediatric dentists who are competent in providing both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral healthcare for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special healthcare needs, in the context of family, culture, and community. Students are trained to provide services in institutional, private, and\/or public health settings.<\/p>\n<p>There are no global programs, and there are not current opportunities for external collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Students typically pursue academic research positions.<\/p>\n<h2>Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n<p>The goal of the Doctor of Science in Dentistry program in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry is to train students in pediatric dentistry who are not only competent in providing oral healthcare services to infants and children, including those with special needs, but who are also highly competent in the practice of scientific research and teaching as well.<\/p>\n<p>The objectives are that students will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gain a strong scientific background and knowledge of pediatric dentistry through coursework and seminars. In particular, students will gain in-depth knowledge in basic sciences, clinical pediatric dentistry, bioethics, healthcare management, and research methodology, specifically epidemiology and biostatistics.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in and gain an understanding of approaches to design and implement experimental strategies to answer fundamental questions in their discipline or field of inquiry by participating and contributing to a research project. As part of the advanced research training, students gain knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts of research methodology and its applications in pediatric clinical research.<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to present objectives, experimental design, and results of scientific inquiry, both orally and in writing.\u00a0Specifically students will learn\u00a0how to hypothesize scientific questions, conduct data collection, and analyze and present the results of the analysis orally and through written papers including the required thesis.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in and contribute to research projects which result in new knowledge that advances their discipline or field of inquiry, as seen\u00a0ultimately in publications stemming from their dissertation.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in national and international scientific meetings and contribute significantly to the advancement of scientific knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD) in Pediatric Dentistry requires a minimum of 36 months of full-time enrollment. The DScD entails a research project, thesis, and thesis defense.<\/p>\n<h2>Curriculum<\/h2>\n<h3>Didactic Requirements (8.50 units)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>SDM OB 766 Oral Immunology and Microbiology<\/li>\n<li>SDM OB 830 Research Writing<\/li>\n<li>SDM PH 763 Bioethics and Law<\/li>\n<li>SDM PH 803 Biostatistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Research Requirements (4.00 units)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>SDM PD 992 Research: Pediatric Dentistry<\/li>\n<li>SDM PD 993 Research: Pediatric Dentistry<\/li>\n<li>SDM PD 994 Research: Pediatric Dentistry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Electives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>SDM PH 808 Health Care Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>SDM PH 812 Oral Epidemiology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Completion is not tracked by unit accumulation but by successful completion of individual courses and duration requirements.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Additional Information<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program begins July 1 of each year through June 30 of the following year. This is a three-year, full-time program. This program can be taken combined with a CAGS in Pediatric Dentistry.<\/p>\n<h2>Admissions Information<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please see the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/admissions\/postdoc\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact For contact information, please visit the School of Dental Medicine&#8217;s Department of Pediatric Dentistry\u00a0website. 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