The MOSDOH Curriculum Committee is comprised of a variety of faculty members representing four instructional domains: Biomedical, Behavioral, Preclinical, and Clinical Sciences. The Curriculum Committee is responsible for coordination, integration and evaluation of all courses across the four-year curriculum, and across all instructional domains. The Committee is responsible for directing, modifying and implementing course content and delivery methods.
The curriculum is designed in a linear form; that is, students must successfully complete the schedule of courses offered in sequence. Following is a summary of the courses required at MOSDOH. Note that the sequence and courses may change from year to year as the science and practice of dentistry change.
In some situations, students may not be privileged to provide patient care on human beings. Additionally, students may be privileged to provide a limited scope of patient care. In situations when clinical privileging is not granted or granted on a limited scope, a written explanation and a plan for remediation, approved by the Academic Progress Committee (APC), will be provided to the student.
The following is a list of academic criteria necessary for student progression and promotion from one year to the next of the four-year dental school program, culminating in graduation from the program.
First-Year Promotion
Class of 2021: Prior to being promoted from the first year to the second year of the MOSDOH predoctoral dental education program, the student must successfully pass (“RC-” or above) the D1 courses, and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
Second-Year Promotion
Class of 2020: Prior to being promoted from the second year to the third year of the MOSDOH predoctoral dental education program, the student must successfully pass (“RC-” or above) the D2 courses, maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0, as well as 2.0 in the preclinical courses, preclinical and clinical faculty assessment of defined skills to assure safety of the patient, faculty, staff and peers, and pass the Part I examination of the National Board Dental Examination (NBDE).
Class of 2021: Prior to being promoted from the second year to the third year of the MOSDOH predoctoral dental education program, the student must successfully pass (“RC-” or above) the D2 courses, maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0, as well as 2.0 in the preclinical courses, preclinical and clinical faculty assessment of defined skills to assure safety of the patient, faculty, staff and peers.
All students: In some circumstances, students may be privileged to provide patient care in what would be in the students’ D3 year prior to passing NBDE Part I.
Third-Year Promotion
Prior to being promoted from the third year to the fourth year of the MOSDOH predoctoral dental education program, the student must successfully pass (“RC-” or above) the D3 courses, preclinical and clinical faculty assessment of defined skills to assure safety of the patient, faculty, staff and peers, and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0. Students must successfully complete all necessary prerequisite courses and assessments prior to being approved for commencing external clinical rotations.
