Periodontics Graduate Certificate at Texas A&M University

This certificate program focuses on Periodontics, a dental specialty dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases affecting gums and supporting tissues. Periodontics training includes the basic biological sciences and clinical procedures. The curriculum includes didactic and clinical courses on all aspects of periodontics – etiology, pathogenesis, systemic interactions/considerations, diagnosis, treatment planning, surgical/non-surgical therapy, maintenance care, dental implantology, interdisciplinary considerations and oral medicine/stomatology.

Faculty: College of Dentistry  |  Department: Periodontics  |  Duration: 32 semester credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

All courses within this program are taught face-to-face, on campus at the College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas. This program may require off-campus assignments at local Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex hospitals or dental clinics. Course list includes OMFP 620 Advanced Oral Pathology Laboratory; ORTH 600 Orthodontic-Periodontic Seminar; PERI 600 Clinical Periodontics I; PERI 601 Clinical Periodontics II; PERI 602 Clinical Periodontics III; PERI 603 Advanced Clinical Periodontics I.

Career pathways

This program prepares students for the opportunity to pursue an occupational license.

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