Ray Williams
Dean, School of Dental Medicine
The primary mission of the School of Dental Medicine at Stony Brook University is to graduate dentists who are highly skilled general practitioners,able to integrate clinical, biomedical, and behavioral knowledge to advance the health and well being of their patients and their communities. They are expected to provide compassionate patient-centered care while demonstrating consistently the highest level of professionalism and sensitivity to the diverse personal and cultural contexts in which dental care is delivered. Furthermore, the educational experience encourages students to pursue postdoctoral training in general dentistry, the various clinical specialties, and/or research.
The School of Dental Medicine is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Education and the State Education Department, and is a component school of the Health Sciences Center at Stony Brook. Admission to the School of Dental Medicine is highly competitive. The grade point averages and Dental Aptitude scores of incoming freshmen typically place Stony Brook in the top tier of dental schools in the nation. Dental students take courses in anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, neurosciences, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology at the medical school
along with medical students. In the clinical component of the dental curriculum students take courses in behavioral sciences, dental anesthesiology, dental
materials, dental medicine, endodontics, operative dentistry, oral biology, oral pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, practice development, periodontics, and prosthodontics. Didactic and clinical performance on national and regional board examinations typically rank the School of Dental Medicine in the top tier of dental schools in the United States.
The School of Dental Medicine offers postdoctoral education in endodontics, orthodontics,
periodontics, and care for the developmentally disabled. Residency
programs exist in General Dental Practice, Dental Anesthesiology, and
Pediatric Dentistry. In addition, the School of
Dental Medicine is affiliated with the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The Master of
Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are offered through the Graduate School of the University and the school’s Department of Oral Biology and Pathology.
Contact Us
To request information about applying to our programs contact:
School of Dental Medicine
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8700
Tel : (631) 632-8900
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