ANN ARBOR AND THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

THE DENTAL SCHOOL

FACILITIES OF THE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

CLINICAL PROGRAM

DIDACTIC PROGRAM

INDEBTEDNESS

RESEARCH

HOUSING

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

ANN ARBOR AND THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

• Major research University
  
  
• Many cultural events
  
  
• Athletics and campus recreational buildings
  
  
• Reliable on-campus transportation
  
  
• Low crime

THE DENTAL SCHOOL

• Located on the main campus
  
  
• First dental school to be associated with a public university (1875)
  
  
• Full service dental school: DDS, all specialty programs (endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, oral diagnosis, oral pathology, pediatric dentistry, periodontics), dental hygiene, and a very active continuing education program for practicing dentists including pilot projects of distance learning. Close links to Dental Public Health (Department of Epidemiology) at the School of Public Health
  
  
• Combined DDS-PhD program in oral health sciences

FACILITIES OF THE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

• New Pediatric Dentistry Clinic and Orthodontic Wing
  
  
• Clinics - D3 and D4 students have a cubicle in which they see their comprehensive care patients
  
  
• TV - every lab, lecture hall, and seminar room has closed circuit television for live intake demonstration
  
  
• Self-instructional facility - 42 microcomputers, open nights and weekends
  
  
• Computer projection capability available in all lecture halls
  
  
• Voice mail and E-mail for all classes
  
  
• Library has one of the most comprehensive dental collections in the country
  
  
• Sindecuse Museum
  
  
• Student Forum
  
  
• New state-of-the-art lecture rooms with multi-media capabilities

CLINICAL PROGRAM

• Vertically Integrated Clinic (VIC) format (D1-D4)
  
  
• Hours - 1,756 hours of clinical experience
  
  
• Community Outreach Program (D4) - 3 week off-site rotations
  
  
• Comprehensive patient care - during all four years
  
  
• Clinical experiences (observation/assisting/patient care) start in the first semester of the first year
  
  
• Hospital rotations - University of Michigan Health System

DIDACTIC PROGRAM

• Behavioral Sciences
  
  
• Basic Sciences
  
  
• Applied Sciences
  
  
• Web-based and distance learning
  
  
• Integrated laboratory and clinical experiences in educational context

INDEBTEDNESS

• Average debt level of all dental school graduates in 2000 who reported debt was $106,000.
  
  
• In 2001 the median debt for UM graduating seniors who borrowed was 94,246 ($2,500 - $154,726)

RESEARCH

• 9.8 million dollars in faculty research awards for 2000-2001.
  
  
• Large number of research papers presented at the American Association of Dental Research
  
  
• Over 30,000 square feet of research space
  
  
• 25 students participated - Student Research Program
  
  
• 70 Research Day Table Clinic Presentations
  
  
• New Center for Research on Oral Health Disparities to be funded for 7 years.

HOUSING

• Graduate student dorms available for dental students
  
  
• University apartments available for married students
  
  
• Many students rent apartments close to campus or live in a dental fraternity

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

• Students are very involved in student council, school committees
  
  
• American Association of Women Dentists (Student Chapter)
  
  
• Student National Dental Association
  
  
• Hispanic Dental Association
  
  
• Taft Honorary Service Society
  
  
• Two dental fraternities (men and women are members)
  
  
• American Student Dental Association
  
  
• Christian Medical-Dental Society