Combined Ph.D./D.D.S. Program

The objective of the Combined Ph.D./D.D.S. program is to provide a core curriculum that offers a solid scientific base for a career in research and teaching in the dental sciences of today and the future. Graduates from this combined program would be highly recruited to academic positions at Dental Schools. All applicants will need to fulfill all prerequisite dental requirements for admittance to the DDS Program and apply through AADSAS.  Interested students will also need to fill out the Ph.D. application. In addition, applicants are required to complete the General GRE examination.  A minimum GRE percentile score of 600 in either the verbal or quantitative sections is requried.  The combined Ph.D./D.D.S. program is eight years in length.

For more specific information, please contact the Program Director:

Richard L. Gregory, Ph.D.
Professor of Oral Biology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Dentistry and Medicine
Director, Ph.D. Dental Science Program and Student Research Programs
Indiana University School of Dentistry
1121 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
PHONE: (317) 274-9949
FAX: (317) 278-1411
rgregory@iupui.edu

For specific information on pre-dental requirements, please contact:

Robert H. Kasberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Admissions
Indiana University School of Dentistry
1121 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202