University of Michigan School of Dentistry
| Established | 1875 |
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Parent institution
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University of Michigan |
| Dean | Laurie K. McCauley, DDS, MS, PhD |
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Academic staff
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410 (110 full-time, 300 part-time) |
| Students | 646 (104 B.S., 81 M.S., 428 D.D.S., 16 Ph.D) |
| Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Established in 1875, the School of Dentistry engages in oral and craniofacial health care education, research, patient care and community service.
The University of Michigan was the first state university in the world and the second university in the United States to offer education in dentistry. (Harvard was the first). The University of Michigan was also the first to provide graduate-level dentistry education. Four of its faculty members have been elected president of the American Dental Association.
The Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry is housed within the School of Dentistry.
The student body consists of 646 students. The School has:
There are 110 full-time faculty and 300 part-time faculty. The average class size is 105 for the D.D.S. program and 30 for the B.S. dental hygiene program.
Fields of study at the School of Dentistry include dental hygiene, oral health, biomaterials, endodontics, computerized dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, and restorative dentistry.
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