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Does anyone know anything about the joint degree? What's the deal? Do all dental schools offer the combined degree? Thanks much! Have a good day!
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HanSOLO,
There are approximatly 3 US schools who offer an official combined DDS PhD program. They should be listed in the 'programs offered' matrix in the back of the AADSAS guide to dental schools. I believe Ohio State, Penn and a CA school have them for sure, but they are rarely well-integrated into the admissions process. The best way to find out for sure if particular schools offer such a program is to email or call their admissions office or oral biology dept and specifically ask. There is a fellowship from the NIDCR (national institutes of dental and craniofacial research - the dental arm of NIH) available for a student to create his/her own DDS/PhD program. (side note: this isn't so much the route i would recommend because in order to do a combined prgram, you need a huge amount of support from your school, dean, and it's helpful if other people are experiencing the same hurdles/challenges/coursework you are.
That said, I'm a 2nd year DDS/PhD Fellow at the Ohio State University. You can read about the specifics of our program at http://ctoc.osu.edu/ There are currently 7 student at various stages of our 7 year program - which makes us the largest dual-degreee program in the U.S. (lol - everything at OSU is "big")
If you are considering a DDS/PhD program, realize that it's not just a way to go to dental school for free, or a way to gain extra recognition. It's a career change. You will be a dentist at the end, but the whole point of the PhD is to either keep you involved in academics - through teaching or research or both - or (and this isn't the goal of any funded program) to allow you to go into the industry research.
Also, dental school research isn't just materials work or clinical projects. I work on viral infections and T-cell memory development. There are people in our program looking at bone biology, oral cancer, herpes, stress and wound healing, angiogenesis, and other projects.
I'm sure you have lots of questions... feel free to PM me, or to post to this thread.
Best of luck!!!
Kung Foo
There are approximatly 3 US schools who offer an official combined DDS PhD program. They should be listed in the 'programs offered' matrix in the back of the AADSAS guide to dental schools. I believe Ohio State, Penn and a CA school have them for sure, but they are rarely well-integrated into the admissions process. The best way to find out for sure if particular schools offer such a program is to email or call their admissions office or oral biology dept and specifically ask. There is a fellowship from the NIDCR (national institutes of dental and craniofacial research - the dental arm of NIH) available for a student to create his/her own DDS/PhD program. (side note: this isn't so much the route i would recommend because in order to do a combined prgram, you need a huge amount of support from your school, dean, and it's helpful if other people are experiencing the same hurdles/challenges/coursework you are.
That said, I'm a 2nd year DDS/PhD Fellow at the Ohio State University. You can read about the specifics of our program at http://ctoc.osu.edu/ There are currently 7 student at various stages of our 7 year program - which makes us the largest dual-degreee program in the U.S. (lol - everything at OSU is "big")
If you are considering a DDS/PhD program, realize that it's not just a way to go to dental school for free, or a way to gain extra recognition. It's a career change. You will be a dentist at the end, but the whole point of the PhD is to either keep you involved in academics - through teaching or research or both - or (and this isn't the goal of any funded program) to allow you to go into the industry research.
Also, dental school research isn't just materials work or clinical projects. I work on viral infections and T-cell memory development. There are people in our program looking at bone biology, oral cancer, herpes, stress and wound healing, angiogenesis, and other projects.
I'm sure you have lots of questions... feel free to PM me, or to post to this thread.
Best of luck!!!
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Hey Kung Foo,
Thanks much for the information. I will definitely check out the web site, or maybe call some people up. Here in my school, no one ever heard of the joint program. I will definitely pm you if I come up with more questions, I am sure I will. Thanks a bunch!
Have a great day!
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Thanks much for the information. I will definitely check out the web site, or maybe call some people up. Here in my school, no one ever heard of the joint program. I will definitely pm you if I come up with more questions, I am sure I will. Thanks a bunch!
Have a great day!
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So does UMDNJ.
From what I know about their program, you pay for the first two years of school, but thereon after, you're in school for free with a stipend. I don't know how other schools do it.
However, this is a competitive program anywhere you go. And it sure isn't going to be easy on your schedule.
From what I know about their program, you pay for the first two years of school, but thereon after, you're in school for free with a stipend. I don't know how other schools do it.
However, this is a competitive program anywhere you go. And it sure isn't going to be easy on your schedule.