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The third year is predominantly clinical, with training
in all phases of dentistry. Students are assigned to small group
practices in which they begin to practice clinical dentistry under
close preceptor supervision, working alongside postdoctoral fellows
who are treating more complex problems. Didactic courses in restorative
dentistry utilize a case-based approach.
A highlight of the third year is the one-month rotation that all
students spend off campus at an affiliated hospital. This extramural
month is devoted to reinforcing skills in physical evaluation and
diagnosis and in gaining experience in hospital oral and maxillofacial
surgery clinics. One hundred twenty hours of curriculum time is
available for students to devote to the area of concentration “track”
that has been selected (see below).
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