Masters in Clinical Dentistry

Curriculum

Course #
PG 758

Lab component
for PG 758

PG 760

PG 797
MSE 280

PG 797

PG 525/ CD 625

Course Name
Clinically
Applied Dental
Materials
(didactic)
Clinically
Applied Dental
Materials
(didactic)
Journal Club
Advanced
Restorative
Techniques
Engineering
Materials

Advanced
Restorative
Techniques
Design and
Analysis in
Clinical Dental
Research

PG 760

Journal Club

Suggested
Elective
Courses:

PG 727,CD 626
Surgical Implants
in Dentistry

Course #
PG 758

PG 760

Course Name
Clinically
Applied Dental
Materials
(didactic)
Journal Club

Year One
Fall Term
Class Date / Time

Credit Hours

Instructor

Every Monday at
1 3:00

Dr. John Burgess

Every Thursday
at 8 10:00

Dr. Nate Lawson /

Preston Beck

Every other
Monday at 12
1:00

Every Wed
afternoon at 1
5:00

_
Spring Term
Every Wed
afternoon at 1
5:00

Dr. John Burgess

(with faculty
mentors)
Dr. John Burgess
_

Dr. John Burgess

8:00-9:45 AM on
Fridays

Dr. Mark Litaker

Every other
Monday at 12
1:00

Year Two
Fall Term
Class Date / Time

Credit Hours

Every Monday at
1 3:00

Every other
Monday at 12

Dr. John Burgess

(with faculty
mentors)

Instructor
Dr. John Burgess

Dr. John Burgess

1:00

PG 797
CD 698
Suggested
Elective
Courses:

(with faculty
mentors)

Advanced
Restorative
Techniques
MR Level Nonthesis Research

Every Wed
afternoon at 1
5:00
-

PG 511--Physical
Diagnosis

PG 501Head &
Neck Anatomy

PG 710
Advanced Oral
Path

Dr. John Burgess

-

Spring Term
PG 760

Journal Club

CD 699

MR Level Thesis
Research

Every other
Monday at 12
1:00
-

Dr. John Burgess

(with faculty
mentors)
-

Course Descriptions
PG 758 Clinically Applied Dental Materials
This course is designed to explore new restorative materials and alternate sometimes controversial
restorative dentistry techniques. Through a series of lectures in multiple topics, students will become
aware of successful predictable materials and restorative techniques. This update will bridge the gap from
materials used in the dental school environment by providing current evaluations of single bottle universal
adhesives, amalgam longevity, current preventive materials, anterior composite resin layering techniques,
bulk placement and restoration of posterior composite resin restorations, fluoride releasing materials,
cements, ceramics, digital and conventional impression materials, provisional restorations and restoring
endodontically treated teeth. Students will understand the composition, properties, and optimal
manipulation of dental materials used in the fabrication of direct and indirect restorations.
PG 760 Journal Club
This is a bi-weekly journal club with rotating presentations from first and second year biomaterials
residents. Two articles will be assigned to each graduate student based on their interests by the assigned
mentor. Each graduate student will be assigned a time to present the article using a PowerPoint
presentation. Interaction of the graduate students with each other and the presenter is expected at each
session. Faculty from all departments of the dental school are invited to attend the journal club and
generally participation of certain departments is dependent on the topic of the articles.
PG 797 Advanced Restorative Techniques
This laboratory course will refine the residents ability to cut cavity preparations for direct and indirect
restorations as well as complete final restorations using a variety of materials. The resident will prepare
dentoform teeth on a typodont for faculty evaluation, then progress to exercises on the manikin and
ultimately in patients. Emphasis will be placed on developing skills which could be used in clinical trials
to evaluate the performance of different dental materials.
MSE 280 Engineering Materials

Fundamentals of materials engineering, including terminology, mechanical testing and behavior, heat
treating, and processing of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Degradation of materials and
criteria for materials selection.
PG 525/ CD 625 Design and Analysis in Clinical Dental Research
This course provides an overview of basic concepts in statistical methods and study design, as applicable
to clinical research. The goals of the course are (1) to gain familiarity with issues of study design and
statistical analysis that must be considered in the conduct of clinical dental research, (2) to develop an
understanding of the relationship between study design and statistical analysis methods, (3) to gain an
understanding of the underlying models and assumptions that are necessary to the selection of appropriate
statistical methods, and (4) to apply this knowledge to critical evaluation of the information presented in
published research reports. Whenever possible, examples from clinical dental research will be used in
order to facilitate understanding the purpose and usefulness of research methods as tools in dental
research. Evaluation of study designs and statistical methods in published dental research articles is a
focus of the course. Topics presented in the course will be applied to critical reviews of published articles.
PG 727,CD 626 Surgical Implants in Dentistry
This is a lecture based course addressing the materials-based, restorative and surgical components of
dental materials. Lectures will be given by engineers who developed implants, prosthodontists that
restore implants, and oral surgeons and periodontists that place implants. The goals of the course are to
apply critical thinking in diagnosis and treatment planning for implant therapies for fixed and removable
prosthodontics and to consider topics dental implantology by exploration of the basic sciences and
current scientific understanding.