Doctor of Dental Surgery

The Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) curriculum at NEOMED is designed to prepare students to begin the independent practice of general dentistry. The Bitonte College of Dentistry has developed overall educational objectives for the DDS program in the form of competency statements for graduates. The nationally endorsed American Dental Education Association Competencies for the New General Dentistry (Competencies for the New General Dentist (adea.org)) were used to design NEOMED-specific competency statements. The competency statements represent what graduates must be able to demonstrate by the end of the four-year DDS curriculum such that they are prepared for entry into the independent practice of general dentistry. The competency statements serve as a blueprint for curriculum development, assessment, and improvement.