School of Dentistry

1887

504 (includes DMD, dental hygiene and residents)

ULSD recently rose from 17th to 13th in national prominence for highest research funding from NIDCR.
ULSD received over $4 million in research dollars the 2015-16 fiscal year
Ten faculty, postdocs and graduate students have been awarded research grants from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
NBDE Part II Students will take Part II National Board Dental Examination in December. This is a nationally normed assessment. Examination consists of 11 sections covering various clinical sciences. The goal for the School of Dentistry is to have a 90% pass rate on the first attempt and 100% pass rate after one year.
ULSD pass rates for NBDE Part I (2013) was 95.7% and Part II was 93.6%
ULSD exceeded national pass rates for both Part I & Part II on the National Board Dental Exams
Part I: ULSD 95.7% National 92.8%
Part II: ULSD 93.6% National 93.3%
ULSD 4 year graduation rate is 98%!!!

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Annual Dental Freshman Halloween Project oral health service-learning program---since 2003 in Louisville Metro
Annual Smile KY children’s oral health education and free clinical care event -- since 2003 --regional
Remote Area Medical, aka RAM missions providing free dental care for adults-- since 2005 in multiple locations in southeast KY, Tennessee, and western Virginia
Annual Oral Cancer Screening at the KY State Fair-----since 1992
International Healthcare Mission trips to Belize, Philippines, Honduras, Haiti, Botswana, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ghana. ---since 2003
KY Clinical Outreach Scholarship Program -----providing opportunities for students to provide fee services to un-insured adults and children in Paducah, Henderson, Elizabethtown and Bowling Green
Alpha Omega International Fraternity annual “Beat the Pumpkin" 5K Run to raise money for the indigent care fund in the Pediatric Dental Clinic----since 2007
Feria de Salud ---annual Hispanic health screening--- since 2005----Erlanger, KY

Over 50 students received stipends from the School to conduct research in the Summer Research Program in 2015 and 2016.

DMD/PhD program is an option for those who plan to pursue academic or research careers.

Each year, ULSD supports student presentations of summer research projects to a national audience at the IADR/AADR meeting.

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Diversity is evident in the composition of the classes with an average of more than 10% of students coming from underrepresented populations, average age of 24 ranging from 21-42, and students coming from more than 20 states and several other countries.

The Maxillofacial Dental Oncology Clinic, the only dedicated dental oncology clinic in Kentucky, also plays an important role for patients whose conditions are disfiguring, as well as debilitating. When surgery is part of the cancer treatment plan, portions of the oral cavity and the head and neck region are removed to cure and/or control a tumor. Plastic surgery and/or a dental prosthesis can be used in reconstruction that will enable the patient to speak and swallow immediately after surgery.
Our dental oncologist is part of the Brown Cancer Center’s Head and Neck Working Group and is consulted before surgical treatment that will result in permanent removal of facial features, or parts of the mouth or esophagus.

Diversity is evident in the composition of the classes with an average of more than 10% of students coming from underrepresented populations, average age of 24 ranging from 21-42, and students coming from more than 20 states and several other countries.

Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is an area of excellence at ULSD. The school has 3 Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologists who are experts in interpretation of CBCT images.

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