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Advanced Education Program in Endodontics 

Master of Science in Oral Sciences

Sample Curriculum Outline

MS - Year One

Department

Course

Hours

 

 

 

 

Summer Session

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Update in Endodontics

083

200

1

Dent Science Research Methodology

151

210

2

Advanced Anatomy Head and Neck Surgery

068

202

1

 

 

 

 

Fall Semester

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Seminar in Endodontics I

083

250

2

Endodontic Surgery Conference

083

240

2

Endodontic Literature Review I

083

225

2

Advanced Clinical Endodontics

083

241

3

Advanced Dental Therapeutics

151

280

1

Oral Microbiology & Immunology I

151

270

2

Introduction to Biostatistics

063

161

3

Research in Endodontics

083

230

arranged

 

 

 

 

Spring Semester

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Seminar in Endodontics II

083

251

2

Endodontic Surgery Conference

083

240

2

Endodontic Literature Review II

083

226

2

Advanced Clinical Endodontics

083

241

3

Oral Microbiology & Immunology II

151

275

2

Strategies for Teaching Problem Solving

151

290

2

Research in Oral Science

151

600

arranged

Seminars in Dental Research

151

210

2

Research Design in Dentistry

151

215

2

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Session

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Practical Teaching Endodontics

083

255

1

Advanced Clinical Endodontics

083

241

3

Research in Oral Science

151

600

arranged

Research Protocol Seminar

111

202

2

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MS - Year Two

 

 

 

Fall Semester

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Seminar in Endodontics III

083

252

2

Endodontic Surgery Conference

083

240

2

Endodontic Literature Review III

083

227

2

Advanced Clinical Endodontics

083

241

3

Practical Teaching Endodontics

083

255

1

Bone Tooth Support Structure

151

260

2

Research in Oral Science

151

600

arranged

Seminars in Dental Research

151

210

2

Elective - Practice Management I

092

C14

1

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Semester

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Seminar In Endodontics IV

083

253

2

Endodontic Surgery Conference

083

240

2

Endodontic Literature Review IV

083

228

2

Advanced Clinical Endodontics

083

241

3

Practical Teaching Endodontics

083

255

1

Physiology, Pathology Pulp/Dentin

151

250

2

Strategies for Teaching Problem Solving

151

290

2

Research in Oral Science

151

600

arranged

Seminars in Dental Research

151

210

2

Elective - Practice Management II

092

C15

1

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Semester

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Advanced Clinical Endodontics

083

241

3

Practical Teaching Endodontics

083

255

1

Research in Oral Science

151

600

arranged

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MS -  Year Three

 

 

 

Fall Semester

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Endodontic Surgery Conference

083

240

2

Advanced Clinical Endodontics

083

241

3

Practical Teaching Endodontics

083

255

1

Research in Oral Science

151

600

arranged

Seminars in Dental Research

151

210

2

Pathophysiology of Skin and Oral Mucosa

151

220

2

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Semester

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Endodontic Surgery Conference

083

240

2

Advanced Clinical Endodontics

083

241

3

Practical Teaching Endodontics

083

255

1

Research in Oral Science

151

600

arranged

Seminars in Dental Research

151

210

2

Pathophysiology of Salivary Glands and Saliva

151

220

2

Thesis Preparation

083

231

3

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Semester

 

 

 

Endodontic Certificate Program

083

300

0

Advanced Clinical Endodontics

083

241

3

Practical Teaching Endodontics

083

255

1

Research in Oral Science

151

600

arranged

Thesis Preparation

083

231

3

Elective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Oral Science Elective Courses

 

 

 

Current Concepts of Cariology

151

250

2

Cell Biology I

060

216

3

Cell Biology II

060

216

3

Seminar in Cellular & Molecular Biology

060

272

1

Survey of Immunology

061

147

4

Lab Methods In Cellular Immunology

061

173

5

Electron Microscopy Techniques

061

218

3

Radioisotopes in Biological Research

077

224

3

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

099

120

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Dr. William T. Johnson, DDS, MS

©2008 The University of Iowa College of Dentistry