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Baltimore College ofDental Surgery Dental School University ofMaryland 666 West Baltimore St. MD Baltimore, 21201 The University ofMaryland, Baltimore is accredited by the Middle StatesAsso- ciation ofColleges and Schools. Programs in dental education; dental hygiene education; the advanced dental education programs in endodontics, oral and maxillofacialpathology, oralandmaxillofacialsurgery, orthodontics anddentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, andprosthodontics; thegeneralpractice residencyprogram (12 months) andtheadvancededucationprogram ingeneralden- tistryprogram (12and24months)areaccreditedbythe Commission onDentalAccred- itation andhave beengrantedtheaccreditation status ofapproval. The Commission is aspecializedaccreditingbody recognizedby the UnitedStatesDepartmentofEduca- tion. The Commission on DentalAccreditation can becontactedat (312) 440-4653 orat211 East ChicagoAve., Chicago, IL 60611. Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Dental School University of Maryland "\\ ithin these stones and bucks, healing is to be administered! and no less important, human relationships developed between teachers and students and between students and patients. If ever patients arc regarded .is clinical material, this buildingwill have been degraded and its usecorrupted. We must never forget that the word patientcomes from the Latin rootwhich means to suffer. Clinical material does notsuffer. Human beings do. From theaddressofDr. LouisL. Kaplan Chairman EmeritusoftheBoardofRegents I 'mversifyofMaryland Dedication ofHayden-HarrisHall March5, 1971 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/dentistrOOunse Contents GENERAL INFORMATION STUDENT LIFE Philosophy 5 Student Services 80 TheSchool ^ Student Poli*iea 85 1 Ik-clampus 8 PublicationsA)rganizations/Awardj .88 TneCity 10 THE DENTAL PROGRAM MATRICULATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Application/Admission 12 Academic Policiesand Programs ...15 Registration Procedures 93 RequirementsforGraduation 20 DeterminationofIn-StateStatus . . .93 EmploymentOpportunitiesin Tuitionand Fees 94 Dentistry 21 StudentExpenses 98 The DentalCurriculum 21 Official UniversityRecords 98 Departments/Programs 23 StudentHealth Requirements 99 DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS FINANCIALAID General Information 37 UniversityGrants 101 Preprofessional/Professional EndowmentandLoan Funds 101 BaccalaureateProgram 38 Two-andThree-YearProfessional ADMINISTRATION AND Curricula 39 FACULTY DegreeCompletion Baccalaureate Program 44 DentalSchool 105 UniversityofMaryland, Baltimore .122 ADVANCED EDUCATION UniversitySystemofMaryland . . .122 PROGRAMS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 124 Application/Admission 48 SpecialtyPrograms 49 General DentistryPrograms 66 POLICYSTATEMENTS 125 GraduatePrograms 71 ContinuingDentalEducation 78 MAPS 138 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 139 Contents General Information PHILOSOPHY Since its origin as a professional discipline with the founding of the Baltimore CollegeofDental Surgery in 1840, dentistry liasexhibited a commitment to inno- vation. With continual refinement in clinical procedures and an improved under- standingofhuman biology, theprofession hasbeenable—to improveand expand its deliveryofservices. Populationssometimes underserved the handicapped, med- — ically compromised, hospitalized not only arc being treated but also arc benefitting, as isthegeneral population, from improved materialsand technology. TheDentalSchool'sprogramsfocusonthethreebasicaimsoftheacademiccom- — munity teaching, research andservice. As a universitydiscipline, dental education must meet and surpass its previous accomplishments to ensure the continued advancement ofdentistry. While the process ofeducation must remain anchored firmlyto time-testedprinciples, itmustalsocontinuallyextend itselfin discovering newknowledgeandapplications, andtheiruseforbetteroral health care. THE SCHOOL HISTORY The Baltimore CollegeofDental Surgery, Dental School, UniversityofMaryland has thedistinction ofbeingthe firstdental college in theworld. Formaleducation to prepare students for the practice ofdentistryoriginated in 1840 with its estab- lishment. The chartering ofthe school by the General Assembly ofMaryland on February1, 1840representedtheculminationoftheeffortsofDr. HoraceH. Hay- den and Dr. Chapin A. Harris, two physicians who recognized the need for sys- tematic formal education as the foundation for a scientific and serviceable dental profession. Together they played a major role in establishing and promoting for- maldental education, and in thedevelopmentofdentistryas aprofession. Convincedthatsupportforaformalcourseindentaleducationwouldnotcome from medicalschool faculty, Dr. Hayden undertooktheestablishmentofan inde- pendentdentalcollege. Dr.Harris,anenergeticandambitiousyoungmanwhohad come to Baltimore in 1830 to study under Dr. Hayden, joined his mentor in the effortto foundthe college. TheBaltimoreCollegeofDentalSurgerysoonbecameamodelforotherschools appearingthroughout.American cities. Thiswas due in no small part to the Balti- more CollegeofDental Surgery's emphasis on soundknowledge ofgeneral medi- cineanddevelopmentoftheskillsofdentistry.Throughitscontributionstodental General Information 5 and medical progress and through the prominent role ofits facultyand graduates inthedevelopmentoftheprofession, the BaltimoreCollegeofDental Surgeryhas exerted a remarkable influenceonprofessional dentistry. The present dental school evolved through aseries ofconsolidations involving theBaltimoreCollegeofDental Surgery, foundedin 1840; MarylandDentalCol- lege, founded in 1873; the Dental Department of the University ofMaryland, founded in 1882; and the Dental Department ofthe Baltimore Medical College, founded in 1895. Thefinal consolidation tookplacein 1923,whenthe Baltimore CollegeofDental Surgeryand the Dental DepartmentoftheUniversityofMary- landwerecombinedtocreateadistinctcollegeoftheUniversityunderstatesuper- vision and control. In 1970, the Dental School moved into Hayden-Harris Hall, thenanewfive-storybuildingwithmodernequipmentandtreatmentfacilities. In 1990, the school's clinical facilities were renovated to provide a state-of-the-art environmentforteachinganddeliveryofcare. PROGRAMS OF STUDY TheDentalSchooltodaystrivestoofferthefinestprogramsofdentaleducationin theworld. Continuingefforts are made to provide educational and trainingexpe- riences consistent with evolving concepts and advances in the delivery ofdental health care. Inaddition to the DoctorofDental Surgery(DDS) program, theschool offers abaccalaureateprogram indentalhygienedesignedtopreparestudentsforcareers in dental hygiene practice, education, management and research in private and publicsettings. Programsleadingtoagraduatedegreeinoralandcraniofacialbio- logical sciences or oral and maxillofacial pathology are also available, including combined DDS/PhD programs. Graduate programs are designed to prepare students for careers in academic dentistry or to supplement clinical training with knowledge ofresearch methods. Research opportunities also may be made avail- ableto dentalstudents. Advanced dental education programs are offered in the specialty areas of endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral and maxillofacial pathology, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and prosthodontics. Also offered are a school-based residency program in advanced generaldentistry, providingadvancedlevel traininginthepracticeofcomprehen- sive general dentistry, and a hospital-based general practice residency program through the Dental School andtheUniversityofMaryland Medical System. Programs in dental education; dental hygiene education; the advanced dental education programs in endodontics, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics; the general practice residency program (12 months) and the advanced education program in general dentistry (12- and 24-months) are accredited bythe Commission on DentalAccreditation and have beengrantedtheaccreditationstatusofapproval.TheCommission isaspecialized accrediting body recognized bythe United States Department ofEducation. The BaltimoreCollegeofDentalSurgery Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at ( M2) WO 4653 01 at 21 i East Chicago \vc.t i Jiicago, II 6061 1. c ontinuing 1 ducation programming is developed byacademi< departmentsto mcci the needs ot health <.ire professionals forrefiningdiagnosti< skillsand updai ing knowledge in technical and scientific areas oi practice. In 1983, the Dental School initiated a unique educational and treatment program that provides stu dents .md (acuity diverse opportunities ror the study, utilization and evaluation o( advanced concepts oi dental education and care delivery with a primary fixus on human performance. In 1998 the Dental School was recognized as the primarysite of acampus-wideOrganized Research ("enter on Persistent Pain. The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of \l.tr. landcontinuestofulfill,through itsgraduates,theaspirationsofitsfounderstopro- videscientificallytrainedprofessionalstoservetheoral healthcareneedsofsociety. STUDENT BODY Three hundred ninety-one students were enrolled in the dental program in the 1997-98academicyear. Ofthese,42percentwerefemale;40percentwereminor- ity. The first-year class represented a variety ofundergraduate institutions across thecountry. Students enrolled averaged 24years ofage, had a mean science grade pointaverageof3.16andameancumulativegradepointaverageof3.26. Thefac- ulty presently numbers more than 200, including practitioners who teach at the school part-time. THE DR. SAMUEL D. HARRIS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DENTISTRY The National Museum ofDentistry, the nation's only museum dedicated to the historyofdentistry, oral health, and the popular culture ofteeth, opened inJune 1996. It is proudly situated on the campus ofthe University ofMaryland, Balti- more where it has historic roots and close proximity to the world's first dental school, theBaltimoreCollegeofDentalSurgery.Themuseumissupportedbythe UniversityofMaryland, theAmerican DentalAssociationandinpartbya$1 mil- lion giftfrom retiredpediatricdentist Dr. Samuel D. Harris ofDetroit, forwhom the museum is named. The 7,000 square feet ofgallery space is designed to entertain and engage all audiences, from dental professionals and students to visiting school children and membersofthegeneralpublic.Visitors"guessthesmile" usinganinteractivecom- puter game, see George Washington's not-so-wooden teeth, laugh at Laurel and Hardy at the dentist, marvel at amazing feats with teeth (including the iron-jaw act), and travel backto a timewhen itinerantdentists rode from town to town on horseback. The museum's thousands ofvisitors have enjoyed learning about this significantprofession through the entertainingdisplays. General Information Themuseum isconvenientlylocatednearBaltimore'sInnerHarborandOriole ParkatCamdenYards. HoursareWednesdaythrough Saturday 10a.m. to4p.m. andSunday 1 to4p.m.Toarrangeforgrouptourscall (410) 706-0052,orforfur- therinformation call (410) 706-0600. SPECIAL LECTURES The Stephen E. andJeffreyA. Kieiman Lectures in Dentistry and Medicine As a tribute to the selection ofcareers in the health professions by his sons, Dr. Bernard S. Kieiman established this annual lecture program to alternate between the University ofMaryland Dental School and the School ofMedicine. Distin- guishedindividualsareinvitedtolectureontopicspertinentandapplicabletoprac- ticing dentists or physicians. The Kieiman Lecture alternates with the Toomey Lecture (seebelow) aspartofStudent-FacultyDayactivities. TheJane Boswell Toomey and Lewis Cole Toomey, DDS, Memorial Lecture Endowed in 1982 bya major gift from the Toomeyfamily, togetherwith contri- butionsbyfriendsandassociatesofDr.andMrs.Toomey,thisbienniallecturewas initiatedduringthe 1985-86academicyear.TheToomeyLectureprovidesaforum fordistinguishedindividuals to speakon timelydental researchandclinical topics useful todental professionals inpracticeandteaching. Thelecturesareopen to all membersofthedentalcommunity. Inadditiontotheseannuallectures, therearetwospeciallectureswhicharepre- sentedonarotatingbasis:theJohnE.FogartyMemorialLecture,initiallyendowed bytheRhodeIslandSectionoftheAlumniAssociationoftheBaltimoreCollegeof Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland, Inc. and The J. Ben RobinsonMemorialLecture, sponsoredbytheMarylandSectionoftheAmerican CollegeofDentists. THE CAMPUS The Dental School is an integral part ofthis campus for the professions. Located on 24.6acres indowntown Baltimore, thecampus began in 1807withthe found- ingoftheSchool ofMedicine. The BaltimoreCollegeofDental Surgerybegan in 1840, andtodaythesetwoschoolssharethecampuswiththeschoolsoflaw, nurs- ing, pharmacy, andsocialwork; an interprofessional graduateschool; the Univer- sity of Maryland Medical System; and the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The University educates a majority ofthe region's health care, legal and social servicepractitioners. New partnerships among university components and with the University of Maryland Medical CenterandVeteransAffairs Medical Centerarestrengthening BaltimoreCollegeofDentalSurgery