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Dental School Alternatives & Specialties

February 20th, 2012

Meeting Overview Dental Therapy Speaker – Abby Burech Dental Hygiene Student & former dental

assistant Dental Specialties Information

› Programs offered here at the U of M CDS Tour Sign-up Dental School Tour Sign-up Dental School Advising session ASDA event announcement Collaborative Health Care Event Relay for Life Poll Final notes

Dental Therapy Program

The dental therapist is a licensed oral health professional who practices as part of the dental team to provide educational, clinical and therapeutic patient services.

Dental therapists provide basic preventive and restorative treatment to children and adults, and extractions of primary (baby) teeth under the supervision of a dentist.

Dental therapists work primarily in settings that serve low-income and underserved patients, or in a dental health shortage area.

http://www.dentistry.umn.edu/programs_admissions/DentalTherapyPrograms/BachelorofScienceinDentalTherapyProgram/home.html

http://www.dentistry.umn.edu/prod/groups/sod/@pub/@sod/documents/asset/sod_asset_363856.pdf

Dental Hygiene Program

Dental hygienists are licensed healthcare professionals who are skilled in preventing diseases such as dental caries (cavities), periodontal (gum) disease and oral cancer through education and treatment.

A dental hygienist with a Baccalaureate Degree is prepared to assume roles as a clinician, an educator, a researcher, a change agent, a consumer advocate, and a manager.

They are licensed preventive oral health professionals who provide educational, clinical and therapeutic services that support total health through the promotion of optimal oral health.

http://www.dentistry.umn.edu/programs_admissions/dental_hygiene_division/home.html

Dental Specialties @ U of M

Endodontics › Program Length: 26 month› Class Size: 4 students/year

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery › Program Length: 48 months› Class Size: 3 students/year

Orthodontics› Program Length: 24 months› Class Size: 6 students/year

Pediatric Dentistry› Program Length: 24 months› Class Size: 6 students/year

Dental Specialties, cont.

Periodontics (36 months)› Program Length: 36 months› Class Size: 3 students/year

Prosthodontics (33 months)› Program Length: 24 months› Class Size: 4 students/year

TMD and Oral Facial Pain› Program Length: 24 months› Class Size: 2 students/year

General Practice Residency› Program Length: 12 months› Class Size: 5 students

http://www.dentistry.umn.edu/programs_admissions/advanced_programs/home.html

Dental School Tour

Tour will be on Tuesday, April 3rd › 4:00pm-4:45pm

Meet on 4th floor outside of simulation clinic› Down the hall and to the right of the escaladers

Sign-up if you have not done so already!

Children’s Dental Service Tour

Opportunity to tour one of the best places for Dental shadowing and volunteer experience!

Tour will be on Saturday, March 3rd at 1pm Meet behind Coffman at 12:30pm

› Sign-up sheet with driver info as well

ASDA Event

The next ADSA event will be on Thursday, February 23rd!› 5:30pm In the 3M Simulation Clinic › (4th floor Moos Tower, just follow

the ASDA signs once you get to the 4th floor). › Impressions and pouring up casts. › Paired with a dental student for this event so

make sure to take advantage of it by asking lots of questions!

No sign-up needed, just show up› As long as ASDA member

Other Events

There will be a Dental School advising session tomorrow for anyone interested› 9am – 10:30am › Sign-up online:› http://www.healthcareers.umn.edu/events/home.html

Relay for Life team Poll › Who would be interested?

2012 Collaborative Health Care Event

April 12th, 6:30-8:30pm in STSS #412 Program (2011, this year would be similar) 6:05-Welcome 6:10-Guest Speaker: Steve Schondelmeyer on Health Care

Reform 6:30-Guest Speaker: Don Uden on Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 6:35-Inter-professional Case Study - small group discussion 6:50-Case Study debrief by Tricia Todd 7:20-Health Care professional panelists debrief 7:50-Wrap up and door prizes

Goal: To bring together pre-health students and introduce them to interprofessional perspectives of patient care

Final Notes

Thank you to everyone who participated in Give Kids A Smile Day!

If you have not picked up a t-shirt or would still like a pair of scrubs, please see an officer

Next Meeting: Monday, March 19th, 6pm› Topic: Dental Research