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- Three year curriculum with a continuous 36 month academic calendar
- Curriculum focuses on oral/systemic interactions in health care culminating in interdisciplinary and interprofessional patient management experiences for students.
- Utilization of limited virtual learning modalities during the curriculum to facilitate students’
achievement of learning objectives as they progress through the curriculum. - Emphasis on case-based instruction and assessment to enhance learning, prepare students for the Integrated National Board Examination, and provide rigorous assessment of students’
capacity to apply knowledge to clinical problems. - Procedural skill training in a state-of-the-art simulation clinic, with rigorous skill mastery assessment to certify students’ preparedness for supervised patient care. Via robust simulation experiences, students will learn contemporary dental procedures across the spectrum of dental therapeutics.
- After demonstrating mastery of procedural skills in the simulation clinic, students progress to the patient care clinic where they will treat patients under direct faculty supervision.
- Dental students will function in a Paired Learner Model for simulation clinic and clinical education to facilitate peer learning and cultivate teamwork and collaborative skills.
- A thorough faculty credentialing process to ensure a high quality instructional workforce with capacity to execute didactic, pre-clinical and clinical education, assessment, and mentoring.
- Robust and continuous faculty and clinical calibration with a focus on ensuring consistent and comparable learning opportunities and performance assessments.
- Research and scholarly activity focus on health care delivery systems, dental public health, educational research pertinent to LCSDM curricular innovation, clinical investigation and patient care outcomes assessment, and oral/systemic health interactions.
