DDS Doctor of Dental Surgery at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The Doctor of Dental Surgery programme at the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine follows a fixed four-year sequence of courses; progression to each year requires satisfactory completion of the previous year. Small class sizes provide a supportive environment with academic tutoring and faculty counselling.

Faculty: School of Dental Medicine | Department: School of Dental Medicine | Duration: Four years (first- to fourth-year fixed course sequence) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

First year covers gross anatomy of the head, neck and trunk, nervous system, physiology, dental morphology and occlusion, operative dentistry, cariology and molecular foundations of medicine; second year adds pharmacology, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics technique, oral and maxillofacial surgery and oral pathology; third and fourth years are centred on clinics in children's dentistry, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery and general practice, with up to 120 hours of fourth-year selectives.

Career pathways

Dentist.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Selection is based on academic achievement, competence in the sciences, general interest in dentistry, Dental Admission Test (DAT) performance, letters of recommendation and a personal interview.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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