Transition to Third-Year Clinic

Catalog description

This multi-disciplinary seminar / hands-on course will provide a comprehensive update of the clinical knowledge and skills required to function in a patient-centered care setting dedicated to excellence as well as to provide a pathway for students to transition to the responsibilities associated with being a primary healthcare provider. In addition to the seminars and hands-on experiences, this course will include mandatory modules needed for the safe and successful entry into clinical patient care. This course reinforces the knowledge and skill gained in the D1 and D2 basic science courses, preclinical laboratory sessions, and clinical observations, as well as provides a highly focused view of the experiences necessary for students to demonstrate achievement of the required milestones in order to be awarded initial patient care privileges early in D3. This course is open only to students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Core curriculum.