Temple University School of Dentistry - Philadelphia, PA

Temple University School of Dentistry - Philadelphia, PA
The mission of Temple University School of Dentistry is to provide excellence and innovation in the education and continued development of clinically competent general dentists, the provision of high quality oral health care services and preventive programs to the community, and the pursuit of scholarly activities and research leading to new scientific discoveries in dentistry.
The goals of the School of Dentistry are to:
Train and educate competent general practitioners capable of providing broad-based patient-oriented care.
Promote and emphasize rigorous scholarship and high academic performance.
Expand the body of knowledge in order to improve community health.
Prepare students to continually improve the quality of care by incorporating new advances in science and technology into practice.
Train and educate dental researchers and specialists.
Establish and maintain continuing education programs for the professional community.
Provide high quality general and specialty dental care services to the community.
Department of Restorative Dentistry
The Department of Restorative Dentistry provides predoctoral instruction in the disciplines of dental anatomy and occlusion, dental materials, treatment planning, operative dentistry, fixed prosthodontics and removable prosthodontics. In addition, Restorative Dentistry sponsors an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program which enrolls six first year students and one second year student annually. The AEGD program provides instruction and clinical training in andvanced interdisciplinary general dental care for a wide range of patients including those with special needs. Faculty research activities include molecular biology and microbiology of caries and periodontal and systemic disease, caries recognition and diagnosis, dental materials, restorative materials wear, dental erosion and abrasion, lasers, orofacial development, dental instrumentation, and dental implantology. Faculty regularly present and publish on advances in dental education related to restorative and postgraduate general dentistry.
Contact Information:
Temple University School of Dentistry
3223 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
(215) 707-2900 (general clinics)
Office of Admissions
Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
Lisa P. Deem, D.M.D., J.D.
(215) 707-2801
3223 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140