DDS Curriculum: Courses by Level and Quarter

Our DDS curriculum is designed to evolve through continuous quality improvement, ensuring it meets the needs of our learners and the profession. 

*Courses without listed units span multiple quarters, with grades awarded in the final quarter.

Quarter

Course #

Course Title

Units

Fall

BMS 127

Oral Pathology

2

Fall

Dent Sci 125

Fundamentals of Risk Assessment, Therapy, and Prevention I

2

Fall

PCC 112

Principles of Interprofessional Practice II

0.5

Fall

PCC 129

Introduction to Comprehensive Care IV

*

Fall

PRDS 127

Complete Dentures, Endodontics, & Adv Restorative Technique

5.5

Winter

Dent Sci 126

Fundamentals of Risk Assessment, Therapy, and Prevention II

2

Winter

PCC 129

Introduction to Comprehensive Care IV

16.5

Winter

PRDS 128

Complete Dentures, Fixed Partial Dentures & Endodontics

10.5

Spring

Dent Sci 128

Oral Physiology, Orofacial Pain, and TMD

4

Spring

PCC 128

Introduction to Comprehensive Adult Dentistry

7.5