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 a web-based online 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