Case School of Dental Medicine (CSDM) is one of the graduate schools of Case Western Reserve University. It is an American dental school located in Cleveland, Ohio. Case School of Dental Medicine is one of the clinically oriented dental schools in the country, and has been ranked consistently high with its affiliated medical school. Admission to Case Dental School is highly competitive with an acceptance rate at 2.1%. Over 3700 applications for admission are received every year and 300 applicants are interviewed for the limited 75 positions. The most recently admitted class had a mean undergraduate GPA of 3.81 and a mean DAT of 20 (~90th percentile).
In addition to the DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine) degree, Case offers five specialty training programs:
The residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a 5-year dual degree (MD-DMD) program which is joint with Case School of Medicine. The residents receive an MD (Doctor of Medicine) degree at the end of their residency years along with certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Endodontics, Periodontics, Orthodontics, and Pediatrics are master's degree programs (M.S.D.) with a certificate granted upon completion of the degree requirements.
General information
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Case School of Dental Medicine was organized in 1892 as the Dental Department of Western Reserve University. Since 1969 the facilities of the school of dentistry have been located in the Health Science Center of Case Western Reserve University adjacent to the schools of medicine and nursing and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio. The School of Dental Medicine has conferred degrees on more than 4,200 graduates. Education in the basic sciences and technique, as well as preclinical laboratory work, is carried out by each student in an individually assigned area in the multidisciplinary laboratories. The 50,000- square foot dental clinic floor consists of two major clinics and five specialty clinics. The major clinics are made up of cubicles fully equipped as private operatories.
Notable alumni
- Hom-Lay Wang
- Holly Broadbent Jr.
- Holly Broadbent Sr.
- Wendell L. Wylie
See also
- American Student Dental Association
References
External links
- Official website
