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Predoctoral

Dental Hygiene

Postgraduate

Predoctoral DDS Textbooks 2025-2026 ▾

REQ-Required Texts; other texts recommended. It is important to purchase your textbooks in the year they are originally required. The bookstore does not stock old editions for purchase in subsequent years. The bookstore returns unsold books to the publishers shortly after the beginning of the semester.
TITLE	AUTHOR	EDITION	YEAR	PUBLISHER/ ISBN
BMAT 512 – Dental Biomaterials I (SEMESTER II) - Dr. Huakun Xu – Extension 6-7047
Craig’s Restorative Dental Materials (recommended)	Pfeider, Ferracane & Sakaguchi	15th	2025	Elsevier 978-0323882767
DDHP 511 – HISTORY OF DENTISTRY (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Swank – Extension 6-8704 – no textbook
EBDM 511 – PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (SEMESTER I) - Dr. Macek - Extension 6-4218 - no textbook
FOUN 511 – DENTAL ANATOMY AND OCCLUSION (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Morgan --Extension 6-8134
Wheeler’s Dental Anatomy, Physiology, and Occlusion (REQ)	Ash & Nelson	11th	2019	Elsevier 978-0323638784
Management of Temporomandibular Disorders and Occlusion (Recommended)	Okeson	8th	2019	Elsevier 978-0323676748
FOUN 511E – ERGONOMICS (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Alania – Extensions 6-0550
Practice Dentistry Pain-Free: Evidence-Bas Ergonomic Strategies to Prevent Pain and Extend Your Career (Recommended)	Valachi	1st	2008	PostureDontics Press 978-0980077803
FOUN 518A – OPERATIVE DENTISTRY (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Shabayek – Extension 6-7286
Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry—A Contemporary Approach (REQ)	Hilton, Ferracane & Broome	4th	2013	Quintessence 978-0867155280
Sturdevant’s Art & Science of Operative Dentistry (REQ)	Ritter	7th	2016	Elsevier 978-0323478335
GPAT 512 – GENERAL PATHOLOGY (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Bashirelahi - Extension 6-7138
Robbins Basic Pathology (REQ)	Kumar, Abbas, Ast	10th	2017	Elsevier 978-0323353175
MICP 511M – MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Hovis & Dr. Ernst – Extensions 6-2109 and 6-3622
Medical Microbiology (Recommended)	Murray, Rosenthal Pfaller	8th	2015	Elsevier 978-0323299565
NPSC 512N - NEUROSCIENCE (SEMESTER II) - Dr. Akerman – Extension 6-2172
Neuroscience (REQ) (Also recommended for Anatomy)	Purves, et al	6th	2017	Sinauer Associates, I 978-1605353807
NPSC 512A - GROSS ANATOMY (SEMESTER II) - Dr. Mekonen - Extension 6-1263
Textbook of Head & Neck Anatomy (REQ) (3^rd edition also acceptable)	Hiatt & Gartner	4th	2009	Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 978-0781721660
Ten Cate’s Oral Histology (REQ)	Nanci	9th	2017	Elsevier 978-0323485241
Essential Clinical Anatomy (REQ) (4^th edition also acceptable)	Moore, Agur & Dalley	5th	2014	Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 978-1451187496

Atlas of Human Anatomy, Professional (REQ) (6^th edition also acceptable)	Netter	7th	2018	Elsevier 978-0323393225
NPSC 518C – CASE-BASED CONFERENCES (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Ren – Extension 6-3250 – no textbook
ODSC 511C – CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (SEMESTER I) - Dr. Rizk & Dr. Basile - Extension 6-0508 and 6-7936
Essential Cell Biology (REQ)	Alberts et al.	4th	2013	Garland Science/ Taylor & Francis Group, 978-0815344544
¹A Color Textbook of Histology (REQ)	Gartner & Hiatt	3rd	2009	Saunders 978-1416029458
ODSC 511V – NUTRITION (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Bashirelahi – Extension 6-7138
Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry (recommended)	Ferrier	7th	2017	Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 978-1496344496
Discovering Nutrition (recommended)	Insel, Ross, McMahon & Bernstein	6th	2018	Jones & Bartlett Learning 978-1284139464
ODSC 518P – PHYSIOLOGY (SEMESTER I and II) – Dr. Montaner – Extension 6-7944
Textbook of Medical Physiology (recommended)	Guyton & Hall	14th	2020	Elsevier 978-0323597128
Color Atlas & Text of Histology (recommended)	Gartner	7th	2017	Wolters Kluwer 978-1496346735
OHCS 511 - PERSPECTIVES IN ORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES (SEMESTER I) - Dr. Weatherspoon – Extension 6-2107 – no textbook
OMIC 512 – ORAL MICROBIOLOGY (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Hovis and Dr. Ernst – Extensions – 6-2109 and 6-3622 – no textbook
PERI 518– PERIODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Shiau and Dr. Mishler – Extensions - 6-7152 and 6-7099
Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology and Implantology (REQ) (E-book version is Acceptable)	Newman, Klokkevold, Elangovan & Kapil	14th	2023	Elsevier 978-0323878876
PROF 518 – THE PROFESSION/PROFESSIONALISM (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. King and Dr. Noonan – Extensions 6-2254 and 6-7989
Communication Skills for Dental Health Care Providers (recommended)	Young, O’Toole & Wolf	1st	2015	Quintessence 978-087156904
RADI 512 – RADIOLOGY (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Parsa – Extension 6-7618
Oral Radiology: Principles & Interpretation (REQ**)	White & Pharoah	8th	2018	Elsevier 978- 0323543835
Essentials of Radiographic Physics and Imaging (recommended)	Johnson & Fauber	3rd	2019	Elsevier 978-0323566681

Word-Forms/Txtbk.yr1 –01/29/25

¹ Also required for Physiology

REQ-Required Texts; other texts recommended. It is important to purchase your textbooks in the year they are originally required. The bookstore does not stock old editions for purchase in subsequent years.
COURSE/TITLE	AUTHOR	EDITI	YEAR	PUBLISHER
BHAV 528 – BEHAVIORAL DENTISTRY (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. D’Affronte and Dr. Jacobson - Extensions 6-3194 and 6-4028 - no textbook
BMAT 521 – DENTAL BIOMATERIALS II (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Xu – Extension 6-7047
Craig’s Restorative Dental Materials (recommended)*	Pfeider, Ferracane & Sakaguchi	15th	2025	Elsevier 978-0323882767
CARI 522 - CARIOLOGY (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Alania - Extension 6-0550
Dental Caries: The Disease and its Clinical Management (REQ)	Fejerskov and Nyyad	4th	2025	Wiley-Blackwell 978-1119679370
DANS 521 - DENTAL ANESTHESIOLOGY (SEMESTER I) - Dr. Winter – Extension 6-7060
Handbook of Local Anesthesia	Malamed	7th	2019	Elsevier 978-0323582070
Sedation: Guide to Patient Management	Malamed	6th	2017	Elsevier 978-0323400534
DRUG 522 - DRUG ABUSE AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Myslinski – Extension 6-7258 - no textbook
DSUR 522 – ESSENTIALS OF ORAL-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Logmanni - Extension 6-7060
Contemporary Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (REQ)	Ellis, Hupp & Tucker	7th	2018	Elsevier 978-0323552219
ENDO 521 – ENDODONTICS (SEMESTER I) - Dr. Martinho - Extension 6-2973
Ingle’s Endodontics (REQ)	Rotstein & Ingle	7th	2017	PMPH-USA 978-1607951926
Cohen’s Pathways of Pulp (REQ)	Hargreaves & Berman	12th	2020	Elsevier 978-0323673037
GERI 522 – GERIATRIC DENTISTRY I (SEMESTER II) - Dr. Baig – Extension 6-6345
Oral Healthcare and the Frail Elderly: A Clinical Perspective	MacEntee, ed.	1st	2010	Wiley-Blackwell 978-0813812649
The ADA Practical Guide to Patients with Medical Conditions	Patton & Glick	2nd	2015	Wiley-Blackwell 978-1118924402
GROW 521 – GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (SEMESTER I) - Dr. Sanchez – Extension 6-7908
Contemporary Orthodontics (REQ*)	Proffit, Fields et al	6th	2018	Elsevier 978-0323543873
MICP 521I – INFECTIOUS DISEASES (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Bavoil – Extension 6-7917 – no textbook
NPSC 521A – NEUROSCIENCE OF PAIN (SEMESTER I) - Dr. Wei – Extension 6-7432 - no textbook
NPSC 521P – PHARMACOLOGY (SEMESTER I) - Dr. Santo - Extensions 6-1269 – no textbook
OMED 521 - ORAL MEDICINE (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Weikel – Extension 6-8434

*Required for ORTH 522 and GROW 521

Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient (Strongly Recommended)	Miller, Rhodus, Treister, Stoopler & Kerr	10th	2024	Elsevier 978-0323809450
OPAT 528 – ORAL PATHOLOGY (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Bashirelahi – Extension 6-7138
Oral Pathology: Clinical Pathologic Correlations (REQ)	Regezi, Schiubba, Jordan	7th	2016	Elsevier 978-0323297684
ORTH 522 – ORTHODONTICS – (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Sanchez – Extension 6-7908
Contemporary Orthodontics (REQ)	Proffit, Fields, et al	6th	2018	Elsevier 978-0323543873
PEDS 522 – PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Rojas & Dr. Hsu – Extension 6-7970
Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent	Dean, Avery & McDonald	11th	2021	Elsevier 978-0323698207
PERI 528 – PERIODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Oh – Extension 6-3708
Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology and Implantology (REQ)	Newman, Klokkevold, Elangovan & Kapila	14th	2023	Elsevier 978-0323878876
RADI 528 – RADIOLOGY II (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Price – Extension 6-7627
Oral Radiology: Principles & Interpretation (REQ**)	White & Pharoah	8th	2019	Elsevier 978-0323543835
Essentials of Radiographic Physics and Imaging (recommended)	Johnson & Fauber	3rd	2019	Elsevier 978-0323566681
REST 528 – FIXED PROSTHODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Park - Extension 6-7752
Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics (REQ)	Shillingburg, Sather, Wilson, et al	4th	2012	Quintessence 978-0867154757
REST 528A – OPERATIVE DENTISTRY I (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Garcia – Extension 6-7260
Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: A Contemporary Approach (REQ*)	Hilton, Ferracane & Broome	4th	2013	Quintessence 978-0867155280
Introduction to Dental Materials (REQ)	Van Noort & Barbour	5th	2023	Elsevier 978-0702081088
Phillips’ Science of Dental Materials (recommended)	Shen, Rawls & Esquivel	13th	2021	Elsevier 978-0323697552
REST 529A – TREATMENT & MANAGEMENT OF THE EDENTULOUS PATIENT (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Chandy – Extension 6-8052 – no textbook
REST 529B – PARTIAL DENTURE PROSTHODONTICS (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Choi – Extension 6-7154 – no textbook
TXPL 528 – TREATMENT PLANNING (SEMESTER I AND II) – Drs. Platia – Extension 6-1674
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry (REQ)	Stefanac & Nesbit	4th	2023	Mosby 978-0323809757

Updated 1/29/2025

*Required for ORTH 522 and GROW 521

REQ-Required Texts; other texts recommended. It is important to purchase your textbooks in the year they are originally required. The bookstore does not stock old editions for purchase in subsequent years. All textbooks should be purchased at the beginning of the semester. Unsold textbooks are returned to the publisher shortly after the beginning of the semester.
TITLE	AUTHOR	EDITION	YEAR	PUBLISHER
CCPM 538 – COMPREHENSIVE CARE/PATIENT MANAGEMENT (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Ganesh – Extension – 6–1674 no textbook
DSCP 538 – ORAL MEDICINE AND DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Weikel – Extension 6-8434
Cawson’s Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine (REQ)	Odell	10th	2024	Elsevier
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (strongly recommended)	Neville, Damm, Allen & Chi	5th	2023	Elsevier 978-0323789813
Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient (strongly recommended)	Miller, Rhodus, Treister, Stoopler & Kerr	10th	2024	Elsevier 978-0323809450
DSUR 532 – MEDICAL EMERGENCIES (SEMESTER II) - Dr. Lee – Extension 6-7060
Little & Falace’s Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office	Malamed	8th	2022	Elsevier 978-0323776158
DSUR 538 – ADVANCED TOPICS IN ORAL-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Agrawal – Extension 6-7060
**Contemporary Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery	Ellis, Hupp & Tucker	6th	2013	Elsevier 978-0323091770
ENDO 538 – ENDODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Bernardes – Extension 6-3837
Ingle’s Endodontics (REQ)	Rotstein & Ingle	7th	2017	PMPH-USA 978-1607951926
Cohen’s Pathways of Pulp (print and e-book) (REQ)	Hargreaves & Berman	12th	2021	Elsevier 978-0323673037
GERI 532 – GERIATRIC DENTISTRY (SEMESTER II) – Drs. Baig and Miller-Young – Extensions 6-6345
The ADA Practical Guide to Patients with Medical Conditions	Patton & Glick	2nd	2015	Wiley-Blackwell 978-1118924402
IMPL 538 – IMPLANT PROSTHODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Garcia Fay – Extension 6-7537
Implant Restorations: A Step-by-Step Guide (highly recommended)	Drago	4th	2020	Wiley-Blackwell 978-1119538110
Dental Implant Prosthetics (highly recommended)	Misch	2nd	2014	Mosby 978-0323078450
NPSC 532P – PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Santo – Extension 6-1269 – no textbook
ORTH 538 – ORTHODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Copello - Extension 6-2659
Contemporary Orthodontics (REQ)**	Proffit & Fields	6th	2018	Elsevier 978-032354873
PEDS 538 - PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Majstorovic and Dr. Rojas– Extension 6-7966

* This book was to be purchased in Year I

** This book was to be purchased in Year II

Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent	Avery & McDonald		11th	2021	Elsevier 978- 0323698207
Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence	Nowak, Christensen, et al		6th	2019	Elsevier 978-0323608268
PERI 538 - PERIODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Reidy and Dr. Saito- Extension 6-7153 and 6-7152
Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology and Implantology (REQ)	Newman, Klokkevold, Elangovan & Kapila	14th		2023		Elsevier 978-0323878876
PRAC 532 – PRACTICE MANAGEMENT I (SEMESTER II) – Dr. Swank – Extension 6-8704 – no textbook
PROF 538 – PROFESSION AND PROFESSIONALISM - (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. King – Extension 6-2254
Dental Ethics at Chairside: Professional Obligations and Practical Applications (recommended)	Ozar, Soko & Patthoff	3rd		2018		Georgetown Univ. 978-1626165533
RADI 538 - Radiology III (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Parsa – Extension 6-7618
Oral Radiology: Principles & Interpretation (REQ**)	White & Pharoah	8th		2019		Elsevier 978- 0323543835
Essentials of Radiographic Physics and Imaging (recommended)	Johnson & Fauber	3rd		2019		Elsevier 978-0323566681
REST 538A – OPERATIVE DENTISTRY (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Melo and Dr. Garcia – Extensions 6-8061 and 6-7260
Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: A Contemporary Approach (REQ*)	Hilton, Ferracane & Broome	4th		2013		Quintessence 978-0867155280
REST 538B – FIXED PROSTHODONTICS – (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Orta and Dr. Cope – Extensions - 6-6511 and 6-8165
Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics (highly recommended)	Rosentiel, Land & Fujimoto	5th		2016		Elsevier 978-0323080118
Functional Occlusion: From TMJ to Smile Design	Dawson	1st		2007		Mosby 978-0323033718
Craig’s Restorative Dental Materials (recommended)*	Pfeider, Ferracane & Sakaguchi	15th		2025		Elsevier 978-0323882767
REST 538C – REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Choi - Extension 6-7154
**Prosthodontic Treatment for Edentulous Patients – Complete Dentures and Implant-Supported	Zarb-Bolender, et al	13th		2013		Elsevier 978-0323078443
SPTC 531 – CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS – (SEMESTER I) – Dr. Chavis - Extension 6-7060
The ADA Practical Guide to Patients with Medical Conditions	Patton & Glick	2nd		2015		Wiley-Blackwell 978-1118924402
TXPL 538 – TREATMENT PLANNING (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Sanit and Dr. Dennison - Extensions 6-4023 and 6-3796
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry (recommended)	Stefanac & Nesbit	4th		2023		Mosby 978-0323809757

This book was to be purchased in Year I

** This book was to be purchased in Year II

*REQ-Required Texts; other texts recommended. The bookstore does not stock old editions of textbooks that were required in previous years. Books should be purchased at the beginning of the semester.*
TITLE	AUTHOR	EDITI	YEAR	PUBLISHER
CCPM 548 – COMPREHENSIVE CARE/PATIENT MANAGEMENT (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Ganesh Extension - 6-1674 – no textbook
CSLX 548 – COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Swank – Extension 6-8704 – no textbook
DNTS 548 – SPECIAL TOPICS (SEMESTER I AND II) – Mrs. Seed (coordinator) – Extension 6-7483 – no textbook
DSCP 548 – ORAL MEDICINE AND DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Basile – Extension 6-7936 – no textbook
DSUR 548 – CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ORAL-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Dwayne Everett – Extension – no textbook
ENDO 541 – ADVANCED ENDODONTICS (SEMESTER I) - Dr. Tordik – Extension -6512
Ingle’s Endodontics (REQ)	Rotstein & Ingle	7th	2017	PMPH-USA 978-1607951926
Cohen’s Pathway of Pulp (print and e-book) (REQ)	Hargreaves & Berman	12th	2021	Elsevier 978-0323673037
ENDO 548 – CLINICAL ENDODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Martinho – Extension 6-2973
ORTH 548 - ORTHODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) - Dr. Sanchez - Extension 6-7908
Contemporary Orthodontics (REQ**)	Proffitt & Fields	6th	2018	Elsevier 978-032354873
PEDS 548 – PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY IV – (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Hsu – Extension 6-7970 – no textbook
PERI 548 – PERIODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Saito and Dr. Jones - Extensions 6-7152 and 6-0851
Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology and Implantology (REQ) (E-book version is Acceptable)	Newman, Klokkevold, Elangovan & Kapila	14th	2023	Elsevier 978-0323878876
PRAC 542 – PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (SEMESTER II) – Mr. Cutter – Extension 6-0600 – no textbook
RADI 548 – RADIOLOGY IV (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Price – Extension 6-7627
Oral Radiology: Principles & Interpretation (REQ**)	White & Pharoah	8th	2019	Elsevier 978-0323543835
REST 548A – OPERATIVE DENTISTRY (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Morgan and Dr. Desai – Extensions 6-7572 and 6-0741 - no textbook
REST 548B – FIXED PROSTHODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II)– Dr. Tovar Suinaga – Extension – 6-3924 – no textbook
REST 548C – REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Choi – Extension 6-7154 – no textbook
TXPL 548 – TREATMENT PLANNING III (SEMESTER I AND II) – Dr. Rollor – Extension 6-7060 – no textbook

FORMS-Word/Txtbk.yr4 – 01/29/2025

This book was to be purchased in Year

** This book was to be purchased in Year II.

*** This book was to be purchased in Year III.

Predoctoral DDS Course List 2025-2026 ▾

Doctor of Dental Surgery Course List
2025-2026

Year I - Fall
COURSE NO.	TITLE	GRADE TYPE	CREDIT	START DATE	END DATE	COURSE DIRECTOR 1	COURSE DIRECTOR 2
ODSC 511C	Cell and Molecular Biology	Final	3	8/18/25	10/15/25	Rizk, Mary Ann	Basile, John
FOUN 511	Dental Anatomy and Occlusion	Final	3.5	8/18/25	11/7/25	Morgan, Andrea
MICP 511M	Microbiology and Immunology	Final	4	8/19/25	12/3/25	Hovis, Kelley	Scott, Alison
DDPH 511	History of Dentistry*	Final	0.5	8/21/25	9/11/25	Swank, Scott
PROF 518	Profession/Professionalism I (year long)*	Progress	1.5	8/20/25	12/3/25	King, Fotini	Noonan, Kate
FOUN 511E	Ergonomics*	Final	0.5	8/19/25	10/21/25	Alania, Yvette
NPSC 518C	Clinical Research Conferences (year long)*	Progress	0.5	8/28/25	12/11/25	Ali, Md Sams Sazzad	Ren, Ke
EBDM 511	Principles of Scientific Evidence	Final	2	8/21/25	12/11/25	Macek, Mark	Rizk, Mary Ann
OHCS 511	Perspectives in Oral Health Care Services	Final	1	9/23/25	11/18/25	Weatherspoon, Darien
ODSC 511V	Nutrition	Final	1	10/16/25	12/9/25	Bashirelahi, Nasir
PERI 518	Introduction to Periodontology (year long)	Progress	0.5	11/25/25	12/16/25	Shiau, Harlan	Syme, Sheryl
FOUN 518A	Operative Dentistry (year long)	Progress	2	11/10/25	12/18/25	Dubey, Nileshkumar
ODSC 518P	Physiology (year long)	Progress	3	10/9/25	12/16/25	Montaner, Silvia
*Pass/Fail
	TOTAL FALL CREDITS		23

Year I - Spring
BMAT 512	Dental Biomaterials I	Final	1	1/6/26	4/28/26	Xu, Huakun
FOUN 518A	Operative Dentistry (cont'd)	Final	3	1/7/26	3/13/26	Dubey, Nileshkumar
GPAT 512	General Pathology	Final	4	1/6/26	4/30/26	Brooks, John	Bashirelahi, Nasir
NPSC 512N	Neuroscience	Final	3	2/26/26	5/11/26	Akerman, Simon	Myslinski, Norbert
NPSC 512A	Gross Anatomy	Final	7	1/9/26	5/8/26	Mekonen, Hayelom	Traub, Richard
NPSC 518C	Clinical Research Conferences (cont'd)*	Final	0.5	1/8/26	4/2/26	Ali, Md Sams Sazzad	Ren, Ke
ODSC 518P	Physiology (cont'd)	Final	2	1/5/26	2/24/26	Montaner, Silvia
OMIC 512	Oral Microbiology	Final	1	3/18/26	5/13/26	Hovis, Kelley	Garzino-Demo, Alfredo
PERI 518	Introduction to Periodontology (cont'd)	Final	2	1/5/26	5/13/26	Shiau, Harlan	Syme, Sheryl
PROF 518	Profession/Professionalism I (cont'd)*	Final	0.5	1/20/26	2/23/26	King, Fotini	Noonan, Kate
RADI 512	Radiology	Final	2	1/6/26	4/24/26	Parsa, Azin	Price, Jeffery
*Pass/Fail
	TOTAL SPRING CREDITS		26

Year II - Fall
COURSE NO.	TITLE	GRADE TYPE	CREDIT	START DATE	END DATE	COURSE DIRECTOR 1	COURSE DIRECTOR 2
NPSC 521P	Pharmacology	Final	5	8/20/25	12/19/25	Santo, Renan
RADI 528	Radiology II (year long)	Progress	1.5	8/18/25	12/18/25	Price, Jeffery	Parsa, Azin
ENDO 521	Endodontics	Final	3	8/21/25	11/6/25	Martinho, Frederico
PERI 528	Periodontics (year long)	Progress	1	8/19/25	12/2/25	Oh, Se-Lim	Jones, Debbie
REST 529A	TX & Management of Edentulous Patient	Final	3	8/20/25	12/10/25	Chandy, Tindu
OMED 521	Oral Medicine	Final	2.5	8/21/25	12/18/25	Weikel, Dana	Livesay, Christine
REST 528A	Operative Dentistry I (year long)	Progress	1	8/21/25	12/11/25	Garcia, Isadora	Huey, Joyce
BMAT 521	Dental Biomaterials II	Final	1	8/19/25	10/31/25	Xu, Huakun
MICP 521I	Infectious Diseases	Final	2	9/3/25	12/12/25	Scott, Alison	Bavoil, M. Patrik/Garzino-Demo, A.
BHAV 528	Behavioral Dentistry (year long)	Progress	1	9/17/25	12/3/25	D'Affronte, Lisa	Jacobson, William
NPSC 521A	Neuroscience of Pain	Final	2	9/23/25	11/25/25	Wei, Feng
GROW 521	Growth and Development	Final	1	8/25/25	12/8/25	Sanchez, Dina
TXPL 528	Treatment Planning I (year long)	Progress	1	10/21/25	12/18/25	Kantovitz, Kamila	Ganesh, Nisha
DANS 521	Dental Anesthesiology	Final	1	9/2/25	11/10/25	Winter, Gregory
OPAT 528	Oral Pathology (year long)	Progress	1	10/14/25	12/16/25	Bashirelahi, Nasir	Roth, Stephen
REST 528	Fixed Prosthodontics (year long)	Progress	2	10/16/25	12/17/25	Park, Hwan Hee
	TOTAL FALL CREDITS		29

Year II - Spring
BHAV 528	Behavioral Dentistry (cont'd)	Final	1	1/28/26	4/29/26	D'Affronte, Lisa	Jacobson, William
CARI 522	Cariology	Final	1.5	3/13/26	5/11/26	Alania, Yvette
DRUG 522	Drug Abuse and Chemical Dependency	Final	1	2/2/26	3/2/26	Myslinski, Norbert
DSUR 522	Essentials of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery	Final	1	1/5/26	3/16/26	Logmanni, Mandana
GERI 522	Geriatric Dentistry I	Final	1	1/30/26	3/6/26	Baig, Adila	Miller-Young, Deborah
OPAT 528	Oral Pathology (cont'd)	Final	2	1/5/26	2/2/26	Bashirelahi, Nasir	Roth, Stephen
ORTH 522	Orthodontics	Final	1	1/5/26	5/13/26	Sanchez, Dina
PEDS 522	Pediatric Dentistry	Final	1	3/9/26	5/13/26	Rojas, Carolina	Hsu, Kuei-Ling
PERI 528	Periodontics (cont'd)	Final	1.5	1/5/26	5/12/26	Oh, Se-Lim	Jones, Debbie
RADI 528	Radiology II (cont'd)	Final	1	1/5/26	4/16/26	Price, Jeffery	Parsa, Azin
REST 528	Fixed Prosthodontics (cont'd)	Final	4	1/6/26	5/12/26	Park, Hwan Hee
REST 528A	Operative Dentistry I (cont'd)	Final	1	1/8/26	5/7/26	Garcia, Isadora	Huey, Joyce
REST 529B	Partial Denture Prosthodontics	Final	3	1/7/26	4/22/26	Choi, Chris
TXPL 528	Treatment Planning I (cont'd)	Final	1.5	1/6/26	5/11/26	Kantovitz, Kamila	Ganesh, Nisha
	TOTAL SPRING CREDITS		21.5

Year III - Fall
COURSE NO.	TITLE	GRADE TYPE	CREDIT	START DATE	END DATE	COURSE DIRECTOR 1	COURSE DIRECTOR 2
CCPM 538	Comprehensive Care/Patient Management III	Final	4	8/19/25	12/19/25	Ganesh, Nisha
RADI 538	Radiology III (year long)	Progress	1	8/18/25	12/19/25	Parsa, Azin	Price, Jeffery
PERI 538	Periodontics (year long)	Progress	4	8/19/25	12/2/25	Reidy, Mary Beth	Thumbigere-Math, Vivek
TXPL 538	Treatment Planning II (year long)	Progress	1	9/16/25	10/21/25	Dennison, Stephanie
ENDO 538	Endodontics (year long)	Progress	2	8/19/25	10/21/25	Bernardes, Ricardo	Tordik, Patricia
DSCP 538	Oral Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences (year long)	Progress	3	8/25/25	12/9/25	Weikel, Dana	Livesay, Christine
REST 538B	Fixed Prosthodontics (year long)	Progress	1	8/21/25	10/28/25	Cope, James
PEDS 538	Pediatric Dentistry III (year long)	Progress	3	8/19/25	11/20/25	Majstorovic, Martina	Rojas, Carolina
REST 538C	Removable Prosthodontics (year long)	Progress	1	8/21/25	11/17/25	Choi, Chris	Orta, Amelia
DSUR 538	Advanced Topics in OMS (year long)	Progress	2	8/22/25	12/12/25	Agrawal, Ritika
ORTH 538	Orthodontics (year long)	Progress	1	8/21/25	11/25/25	Copello, Flavio
IMPL 538	Implant Prosthodontics (year long)	Progress	1	8/21/25	12/18/25	Fay, Guadalupe
REST 538A	Operative Dentistry (year long)	Progress	2	10/23/25	11/25/25	Melo, Mary Anne
PROF 538	Profession/Professionalism III (year long)*	Progress	1	11/4/25	12/16/25	King, Fotini
SPTC 531	Patients with Special Needs	Final	1	10/7/25	12/15/25	Chavis, Sydnee	Miller-Young, Deborah
*Pass/Fail
Note: Start and end dates for D3 Fall Semester reflect didactic component of courses. Clinical component dates are June 2 through December 19, 2025.
	TOTAL FALL CREDITS		28

Year III - Spring
CCPM 538	Comprehensive Care/Patient Management III	Final	4	1/5/26	5/13/26	Ganesh, Nisha
DSCP 538	Oral Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences (cont'd)	Final	2	1/15/26	3/31/26	Weikel, Dana	Livesay, Christine
DSUR 532	Medical Emergencies	Final	1	2/23/26	4/14/26	Lee, Cameron
DSUR 538	Advanced Topics in OMS (cont'd)	Final	2	1/9/26	2/6/26	Agrawal, Ritika
ENDO 538	Endodontics (cont'd)	Final	1	1/12/26	5/13/26	Bernardes, Ricardo	Tordik, Patricia
GERI 532	Geriatric Dentistry II	Final	1	3/5/26	5/11/26	Baig, Adila	Miller-Young, Deborah
IMPL 538	Implant Prosthodontics (cont'd)	Final	1	1/8/26	4/30/26	Fay, Guadalupe
NPSC 532P	Pharmacotherapeutics	Final	1	1/27/26	4/28/26	Santo, Renan
ORTH 538	Orthodontics (cont'd)	Final	1	1/13/26	4/3/26	Copello, Flavio
PEDS 538	Pediatric Dentistry III (cont'd)	Final	3	2/4/26	3/3/26	Majstorovic, Martina	Rojas, Carolina
PERI 538	Periodontics (cont'd)	Final	4	1/5/26	5/1/26	Reidy, Mary Beth	Thumbigere-Math, Vivek
PRAC 532	Practice Management I*	Final	0.5	3/17/26	5/4/26	Swank, Scott
PROF 538	Profession/Professionalism III (cont'd)*	Final	1	2/3/26	4/23/26	King, Fotini
RADI 538	Radiology III (cont'd)	Final	1	1/5/26	5/13/26	Parsa, Azin	Price, Jeffery
REST 538A	Operative Dentistry II (cont'd)	Final	2	1/6/26	5/8/26	Melo, Mary Anne
REST 538B	Fixed Prosthodontics (cont'd)	Final	0.5	2/10/26	5/12/26	Cope, James
REST 538C	Removable Prosthodontics (cont'd)	Final	0.5	3/19/26	3/19/26	Choi, Chris	Orta, Amelia
TXPL 538	Treatment Planning II (cont'd)	Final	1	1/6/26	3/17/26	Dennison, Stephanie
*Pass/Fail
	TOTAL SPRING CREDITS		27.5

Year IV - Fall
COURSE NO.	TITLE	GRADE TYPE	CREDIT	START DATE	END DATE	COURSE DIRECTOR 1	COURSE DIRECTOR 2
CCPM 548	Comprehensive Care/Patient Management IV	Final	6	5/27/25	12/19/25	Ganesh, Nisha
CSLX 548	Community Service Learning (year long)*	Progress	3	5/27/25	12/19/25	Swank, Scott
DSCP 548	Oral Med & Diagnostic Sciences (year long)	Progress	2	5/27/25	12/19/25	Basile, John
DSUR 548	Clinical Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery (year long)*	Progress	2	5/27/25	12/19/25	Everett, Dwayne
ENDO 548	Clinical Endodontics (year long)	Progress	1	5/27/25	12/19/25	Martinho, Frederico
ORTH 548	Orthodontics (year long)	Progress	1	5/27/25	12/19/25	Sanchez, Dina
PEDS 548	Pediatric Dentistry IV (year long)	Progress	3	5/27/25	12/19/25	Hsu, Kuei-Ling	Majstorovic, Martina
PERI 548	Periodontics (year long)	Progress	3	5/27/25	12/19/25	Saito, Hanae	Jones, Debbie
RADI 548	Radiology IV (year long)	Progress	0.5	5/27/25	12/19/25	Price, Jeffery	Parsa, Azin
REST 548A	Operative Dentistry (year long)	Progress	1	5/27/25	12/19/25	Morgan, Andrea	Desai, Eve
REST 548B	Fixed Prosthodontics (year long)	Progress	3	5/27/25	12/19/25	Tovar Suinaga, Loana
REST 548C	Removable Prosthodontics (year long)	Progress	3	5/27/25	12/19/25	Choi, Chris
TXPL 548	Treatment Planning III (year long)	Progress	1	5/27/25	12/19/25	Platia, Christina
ENDO 541	Advanced Endodontics	Final	1	5/29/25	6/27/25	Tordik, Patricia
*Pass/Fail
	TOTAL FALL CREDITS		30.5

Year IV - Spring
CCPM 548	Comprehensive Care/Patient Management IV	Final	6	1/5/26	4/24/26	Ganesh, Nisha
CSLX 548	Community Service Learning (cont'd)*	Final	3	1/5/26	4/24/26	Swank, Scott
DSCP 548	Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (cont'd)	Final	1	1/5/26	4/24/26	Basile, John
DSUR 548	Clinical Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery (cont'd)*	Final	2	1/5/26	4/24/26	Everett, Dwayne
ENDO 548	Clinical Endodontics (cont'd)	Final	1	1/5/26	4/24/26	Martinho, Frederico
ORTH 548	Orthodontics (cont'd)	Final	1	1/5/26	4/24/26	Sanchez, Dina
PEDS 548	Pediatric Dentistry IV (cont'd)	Final	3	1/5/26	4/24/26	Hsu, Kuei-Ling	Majstorovic, Martina
PERI 548	Periodontics (cont'd)	Final	3	1/5/26	4/24/26	Saito, Hanae	Jones, Debbie
PRAC 542	Practice Management II*	Final	0.5	4/2/26	4/16/26	Cutter, Patrick
RADI 548	Radiology IV (cont'd)	Final	0.5	1/5/26	4/24/26	Price, Jeffery	Parsa, Azin
REST 548A	Operative Dentistry (cont'd)	Final	2	1/5/26	4/24/26	Morgan, Andrea	Desai, Eve
REST 548B	Fixed Prosthodontics (cont'd)	Final	3	1/5/26	4/24/26	Tovar Suinaga, Loana
REST 548C	Removable Prosthodontics (cont'd)	Final	3	1/5/26	4/24/26	Choi, Chris
TXPL 548	Treatment Planning III (cont'd)	Final	1	1/5/26	4/24/26	Platia, Christina
*Pass/Fail
	TOTAL SPRING CREDITS		30

Electives - Fall
COURSE NO.	TITLE	GRADE TYPE	CREDIT	START DATE	END DATE	COURSE DIRECTOR 1	COURSE DIRECTOR 2
REST 551	Advanced Prosthodontics	Final	4	7/1/25	12/19/25	Tovar Suinaga, Loana
CCPM 551 (sec 1)	Domestic Violence Survivors Clerkship I	Final	5	7/1/25	12/19/25	Gorman, Mona	Sanit, Kwanrak
CCPM 551 (sec 2)	PLUS/HIV Clerkship I	Final	5.5	7/1/25	12/19/25	Rodriguez, Deborah
CCPM 551 (sec 3)	Advanced Digital Clerkship I	Final	2	7/1/25	12/19/25	D'Affronte, Lisa	Rollor, Sarah
DAGD 551	AGD/Diamond Scholars Program I	Final	10	7/1/25	12/19/25	Eisner, Adam
DNTS 548	Special Topics - SOD Electives Program	Final				Seed, Ellen (coordinator)
	A Mindfulness Approach to Clinical Excellence	Final	0.5	9/8/25	11/10/25	Drewyer, Douglas
DSCP 551	Special Care & Geriatrics Clerkship I	Final	10	7/1/25	12/19/25	Baig, Adila
DSUR 551	Oral Surgery Clerkship I	Final	10	7/1/25	12/19/25	Everett, Dwayne	Agrawal, Ritika
ENDO 551	Endodontics Clerkship I	Final	2.5	7/1/25	12/19/25	Tordik, Patricia
IMPL 551	Implant Prosthodontics Clerkship I	Final	10	7/1/25	12/19/25	Fay, Guadalupe
ODSC 599	Research with Mentor (0.50-12.00 credits)	Final	0.5-2		12/19/25	Traub, Richard
	Section 01 - D1 Students	Final			12/19/25
	Section 02 - D2 Students	Final			12/19/25
	Section 03 - D3 Students	Final			12/19/25
	Section 04 - D4 Students	Final			12/19/25
OMED 551	Oral Medicine Clerkship I	Final	8		12/19/25	Weikel, Dana
ORTH 551	Orthodontics Clerkship I	Final	2	7/1/25	12/19/25	Doughan, Maria
PEDS 551	Pediatric Dentistry Clerkship I	Final	7	7/1/25	12/19/25	Hsu, Kuei Ling	Majstorovic, Martina
PERI 551	Periodontics Clerkship I	Final	4	7/1/25	12/19/25	Saito, Hanae	Yu, Shan-Huey
RADI 551	Oral Radiology Clerkship I	Final	3.5	7/1/25	12/19/25	Parsa, Azin	Price, Jeffery

Electives - Spring
REST 552	Advanced Prosthodontics	Final	4	7/1/26	4/24/26	Tovar Suinaga, Loana
CCPM 552 (sec 1)	Domestic Violence Survivors Clerkship II	Final	3.5	7/1/26	4/24/26	Gorman, Mona	Sanit, Kwanrak
CCPM 552 (sec 2)	PLUS/HIV Clerkship II	Final	3	7/1/26	4/24/26	Rodriguez, Deborah
CCPM 552 (sec 3)	Advanced Digital Clerkship II	Final	2.5	7/1/26	4/24/26	D'Affronte, Lisa	Rollor, Sarah
DAGD 552	AGD/Diamond Scholars Program II	Final	10	7/1/26	4/24/26	Eisner, Adam
DNTS 548	Special Topics - SOD Electives Program	Final	0.5 - 1			Seed, Ellen (coordinator)
	Aesthetic Dentistry	Final	0.5	1/7/26	2/18/26	Mazza, David
	Dental Implants	Final	0.5	3/4/26	4/15/26	Mazza, David
	Mindfully Navigating Conflict Resolution...	Final	0.5	3/2/26	3/30/26	Drewyer, Douglas
	Clear Aligners for General Practitioners	Final	0.5	3/2/26	3/11/26	Copello, Flavio
	Advanced Topics in Special Care Dentistry	Final	0.5	1/21/26	3/4/26	Chavis, Sydney
	Overview of Clinical Anesthesia & Sedation	Final	0.5	1/7/26	1/28/26	Winter, Gregory
DSCP 552	Special Care & Geriatrics Clerkship II	Final	10	7/1/26	4/24/26	Baig, Adila
DSUR 552	Oral Surgery Clerkship II	Final	10	7/1/26	4/24/26	Everett, Dwayne	Agrawal, Ritika
ENDO 552	Endodontics Clerkship II	Final	2.5	7/1/26	4/24/26	Tordik, Patricia
IMPL 552	Implant Prosthodontics Clerkship II	Final	10	7/1/26	4/24/26	Fay, Guadalupe
ODSC 599	Research with Mentor (0.50-12.00 credits)	Final	0.5 - 2			Traub, Richard
	Section 01 - D1 Students	Final			5/13/26
	Section 02 - D2 Students	Final			5/13/26
	Section 03 - D3 Students	Final			5/13/26
	Section 04 - D4 Students	Final			4/24/26
OMED 552	Oral Medicine Clerkship II	Final	8	7/1/26	4/24/26	Weikel, Dana
ORTH 552	Orthodontics Clerkship II	Final	3	7/1/26	4/24/26	Doughan, Maria
PEDS 552	Pediatric Dentistry Clerkship II	Final	7	7/1/26	4/24/26	Hsu, Kuei Ling	Majstorovic, Martina
PERI 552	Periodontics Clerkship II	Final	4	7/1/26	4/24/26	Saito, Hanae	Yu, Shan-Huey
RADI 552	Oral Radiology Clerkship	Final	2.5	7/1/26	4/24/26	Parsa, Azin	Price, Jeffery

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