Case Western Reserve University - School of Dental Medicine

Case Western Reserve University
School of Dental Medicine
Dentistry is just the beginning.
Here at Case the nature of the dental professional is evolving into something closer to a physician specializing in oral health. You'll need advanced knowledge, skills, and a clinical sense broader and deeper than is common among dentists today. Take your place with us on the leading edge of dental medicine in the 21st century.
DMD Program
The nature of dentistry here at Case is changing rapidly as the dental profession evolves into something closer to a physician specializing in oral health. You'll need to be ready for this increased role by acquiring advanced knowledge and skills - and a clinical sense broader and deeper than is common among the dentists of today. Join us and take your place on the leading edge of dental medicine.

What makes Case School of Dental Medicine different?
Case-educated dentists have a head start on their peers who graduate from many other dental schools. Our dentists are more experienced, more skilled, and more confident than the norm. It doesn't happen by accident:
Strong Clinical Experience
There's no substitute for extensive clinical experience, and we believe it should start in the freshman year. From day one, you'll be involved in our award-winning Healthy Smiles Sealant Program. It's a mandatory part of our curriculum - and all our students love it. In the clinic, we've made changes to more closely resemble the workings of a "real-world" dental practice. Students are organized into groups simulating small practices, complete with their own Patient Care Coordinator to help schedule patients and organize their schedules to get the most experience out of their valuable time in the clinic. Our small class size of 70 not only encourages interaction among students, faculty and preceptors, but also ensures that each student in the clinic has his or her own operatory. And our unique Preceptor Program brings experienced, practicing dentists into the clinics to work with our students.
Evolving Curriculm
Even at a clinically oriented dental school like ours, clinical knowledge is built upon a firm foundation of the basic sciences. Our Oral Biology Department brings an expanding research component to the dental school experience, with opportunities for students to participate in the activities that lead to the creation of knowledge. Our didactic coursework is always evolving to provide better, more comprehensive dental education. We continually poll our current students and recent graduates to see where improvements can be made. We listen. You benefit, and so do your patients.
State-of-the-art Dental Simulation Clinic
Our state-of-the-art Dental Simulation Clinics have flattened the learning curves associated with preparation and handpiece techniques. Less time in the lab means more time in the clinics. Our new Dental Simulation Clinic provides the best in dental education technology. As part of their pre-clinical experiences, first and second-year dental students will learn the art of tooth preparation in patient virtual reality settings. By combining the hi-tech dental simulators with sound education, professors and students both benefit through a more efficient and effective teaching tool. Students are able to learn on their own and at their own pace.
Practice Management
Perhaps the most complete Practice Management curriculum in the U.S. gives Case graduates the tools to be successful practitioners in addition to being excellent dentists. Our approach to the clinical aspects of the profession has been extended to practice management so that you'll learn all the managerial and entrepreneurial aspects of running a not-so-small business. By the time you graduate you'll be equipped to succeed as a clinician and as a business manager.
Your DMD Degree
Until recently students received a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree at Case. However, we recently adopted the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree in recognition of the changing nature of dentistry. Dr. Jerold Goldberg, Dean of the School of Dental Medicine , said it best: "Dentistry has evolved over the years. Right now it is more about prevention and using the newest knowledge, technology and materials to design treatments relevant to health problems that affect the well being of populations as well as individuals." With a focus on keeping people healthy, the new degree reflects the way dentists are rethinking their profession.
Case School of Dental Medicine
10900 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: 216.368.3200
Academic Affairs
Marsha Pyle, Associate Dean for Education (216) 368-3968 map6@cwru.edu
Loretta Dahlstrom, Department Assistant (216) 368-6731 lxd29@cwru.edu
Danny Sawyer, Asst. Dean for Didactic
Education

Administration (including Continuing Education)
Ronald Occhionero, Associate Dean for Administration (216) 368-3260 rlo2@cwru.edu
Janet Draganic, Administrator (216) 368-1900 jls19@cwru.edu

Dean's Office
Jerold Goldberg, Dean (216) 368-3266 jsg@cwru.edu
Dorothy Caplin, Assistant to the Dean (216) 368-3266 dxc6@cwru.edu