Texas A&M College of Dentistry
- Texas
- Advanced Education in General Dentistry
- dentistry.tamu.edu
Program Contact
3302 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75246
The one-year AEGD program goals are to expand the scope and depth of the dentist's clinical skills and didactic knowledge, teaching them newest technologies in different disciplines, including digital workflow, and also enable them to effectively provide comprehensive patient care to a wide range of population groups using the latest dental techniques and technologies. Accordingly, the program is structured to allow residents to exercise increasingly independent judgment beyond that expected in the pre-doctoral curriculum. The emphasis of the program is on diagnosis and treatment planning, comprehensive restorative dentistry, esthetic and implant dentistry, digital dentistry and its application in different disciplines of dentistry. Also, the program emphasizes the coordination of clinical care of all patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
Predominantly clinically oriented, it includes a didactic component of approximately twenty percent of scheduled time. Graduates of the AEGD program are awarded a certificate from Texas A&M University.
The didactic component of the AEGD program provides the graduate student with a broad academic background from which sound clinical judgments can be made regarding diagnosis, treatment planning and the selection of the appropriate method of treatment for each individual patient.
The didactic phase is scheduled on a regular basis and includes lectures, seminars, literature reviews, treatment planning conferences, clinical oral pathology conferences and special projects.
Examples of special projects may include table clinics and preparation of a professional lecture.
The following areas of interest are included in didactic sessions:
- Digital Dentistry
- Esthetic Dentistry
- Oral Implantology
- Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics
- Endodontics
- Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine
- Physical Evaluation & Internal Medicine
- Oral Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
- Preventive, Operative & Conservative Dentistry
- Comprehensive control of pain and anxiety in the conscious patient
- Geriatric Dentistry
- Special care, medically compromised patients, and geriatric dentistry
- Asepsis, infection, and hazard control
- Evidence-based dentistry and current literatures
In addition, graduate students will gain didactic knowledge and clinical experience in practice management techniques, which will enable them to be prepared to deal with acquiring, managing and coordinating different types of potential practice situations they may explore upon graduation.
The program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and has been granted the accreditation status of "Approval". The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and by the United States Department of Education. Texas A&M University School of Dentistry adheres to current standards on radiation safety, hazardous materials, infectious diseases, infection control and other OSHA policies. Applicants are considered on a non-discriminatory basis. These institutional policies are available upon request.
Program Information
| Program Type | Advanced Education in General Dentistry |
|---|---|
| Program Code | AEGD134 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate |
| Program Size | 6 (estimate) |
| Program Length | 12 months |
| Application Deadline | September 1 |
| Program Start Date | June 23 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | No |
| Stipend Offered | Yes |
| Match Participating | No |
| Program Website | dentistry.tamu.edu |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- INBDE
- NBDE1
- NBDE2
- TOEFL
TOEFL Requirement Instructions
- TOEFL score of at least 85 on TOEFL iBT (550 paper-based)
- TOEFL Essentials score of at least 8.5
- IELTS score of at least 6.0
- GRE Verbal Reasoning score of at least 146 (400 on the old scale)
Other Requirement Instructions
For US Dental School DDS, DMD or dental school student applicants
- NBDE/INBDE exam results should be submitted through PASS, if available at time of application. If not, they must be provided prior to matriculation.
- GRE is NOT required
- ADAT test is NOT required
- No additional application fee required
For International school applicants
- TOEFL score is required (Texas A&M code is 6003)
- NBDE/INBDE exam result is NOT required
International Student Eligibility
This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: Yes
Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:
- US Citizen
- US Permanent Resident
- Canadian Citizen
- Non-US Citizen/Resident (program offers sponsorship)
- The University offers sponsorship for F1 visa status. H1B status is not supported for graduate students. Any other visa status should have employment authorization approved that will last the entire length of the program.
Additional Information
All applicants must answer the conduct questions found at the link below: