Subject: Dental Sciences
Course Number: 129
Course Title: Introduction to Dentistry
Units: 2.5
School: Dentistry
Department: Preventive And Restorative Dental Sciences

Course Description: This introduction to dentistry course is designed to provide new students with a comprehensive overview of the SOD Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree. The curriculum, including its various streams, opportunities for research, and philosophy of patient-centered care are all discussed. The goal is to familiarize students with the requirements necessary and the resources available to be successful students.
Prerequisites: None
Restrictions: Incoming DDS and IDP students.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Workshop, Student - Lecture, Asynchronous - Workshop

Instructor of Record: J. Perkins
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Summer
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No