Joint Operative and Preventive Dentistry Graduate Program
Program Directors
N. Blaine Cook, DDS, MSD
Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Operative Dentistry
Department of Restorative Dentistry
1121 W Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 274-5328
(317) 278-1076 (fax)
and
Andrea Ferreira Zandona, DDS, MSD, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, Preventive Dentistry MSD and MS Programs
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry
Oral Health Research Institute, Room 144
415 Lansing Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 274-8822
There is a range of private practice, academic, and research opportunities for individuals with advanced training in both Operative Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry. This MSD degree program leads to joint specialty certification in Operative Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry. Because the IU School of Dentistry and IU Medical Center are located on the campus of Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), a unique breadth of clinical, didactic and research resources are available. Joint clinical certification in Operative Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry provides unique qualification for comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care. This program is three years in length. Candidates applying for the joint Operative Dentistry/Preventive Dentistry option should make sure this is indicated on their application.
Application Deadline: November 1
All applicants to the Joint Operative Dentistry-Preventive Dentistry Joint Program are required to complete the online University Application. The 2014 online University Application will be available in May 2013.
Application requirements: All supplemental materials should be sent directly to:
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Office of Graduate Education and Global Engagement
1121 W Michigan Street, Room 104A
Indianapolis, IN 46202
US trained dentists (or dental students)
International trained dentists: A US citizen, permanent resident (green card), refugee, political asylee whose secondary education was outside of the US or a non-US citizen whose secondary education was outside and/or in the US.
Status of Application:
Applicants will receive notification of receipt of their application. The Committee will not review incomplete files; therefore, it is up to the applicant to verify status of his/her file. Completed applications are reviewed and acceptance letters and contracts will be sent to each accepted applicant.
Starting Date
International students are required to arrive on campus the end of May in order to complete an English placement examination. If students are required to complete an English course as a result of this placement examination, they will complete the English course during the month of June. All MSD courses begin the first week of July. We do not accept students spring semester (January).
General course requirements, thesis requirements and final examinations in fulfillment of degree requirements are describe in the IUSD Academic Bulletin. The requirements for the degree may change or be amended and it will be the student's obligation to keep abreast of these changes by maintaining close contact with his/her program director.
Rules Determining Resident and Nonresident Student Status for Indiana University Fee Purposes
With very few exceptions, if you enter Indiana University School of Dentistry as a non-resident, you will remain a non-resident (for fee-paying purposes) throughout your postgraduate education. Attending Indiana University School of Dentistry for one year does not entitle you to resident tuition if you are not from Indiana.
If you have any questions concerning the application process, please contact Barb Lerner at ds-grad@iupiu.edu
Print Page