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Graduate Certificate in Orofacial Pain at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Programme overview

The orofacial pain program is a two-year program. Upon completion of the program, students would be eligible for examination and certification by the American Board of Orofacial Pain. This program will follow the standards required by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The education in the program is required to be beyond the level of predoctoral dental education in oral health care, using applied basic and behavioral sciences to treat patients with orofacial pain. Program activities will include didactic curriculum, journal club, case conferences, research, clinical activity, and clinical rotations.

Faculty: UNC Adams School of Dentistry  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What you will study

The certificate requires a minimum of 49 credit hours. Required courses include DENG 707 Regional Anatomy; DENG 720 Applied Pharmacology; DENG 701 Introduction to Research Design; OCBM 724 Diagnosis and Treatment of Orofacial Pain Conditions; DENG 901 Research; ORAD 706 Advanced Oral Radiology.

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Entry requirements

Upon completion of the program, students would be eligible for examination and certification by the American Board of Orofacial Pain. Graduate certificate: applicants are generally admitted to the Graduate School, which requires a four-year bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better; international applicants add TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo.

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.

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