KCU’s Dental School will address the significant and growing oral health needs of the four-state region. With only three dental schools in the entire area, there is a challenge in training an adequate number of dentists to help meet these needs. Nearly all counties within a 125-mile radius of Joplin qualify as Dental Health Professional ...

Completion of our four-year pre-doctoral program in dental medicine leads to a doctor of dental medicine degree (DMD). At this time, we do not offer any programs in advanced dental education. ... in service-learning experiences by providing oral health education and outreach to communities with limited access to dental care, including school ...

5 天之前 · (Adopted from the American Dental Education Association’s “Competencies for the New General Dentist,” Journal of Dental Education, ... Federal regulations require schools to monitor the academic progress of Title IV financial aid recipients. KCU must certify that students are making satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward the ...

KCU has several student organizations, and dental students are included in KCU student government. We expect that extracurricular offerings will continue to grow based on student interest as the dental school starts. Student organizations include, but are not limited to local chapters such as: i. Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society ii.

4 天之前 · KCU’s College of Dental Medicine prepares graduates competent to begin the practice of general dentistry in rural and urban environments. The coursework begins in the D1 year with integrated basic and clinical sciences courses and pre-clinical courses and clinical simulation. The D2 year builds on these experiences and adds the provision of ...

2025年2月3日 · KCU must certify that students are making satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward the completion of their KCU degree. ... Entrance and completion of dental school does not guarantee further career opportunities up to and including graduation, meeting of requirements to challenge licensure board examinations, or application for and/or ...

2023年6月27日 · “The KCU College of Dental Medicine will integrate dental and medical education so that our students will be treating the whole patient,” Linda Niessen, DMD, MPH, MPP founding dean of the College of Dental Medicine. “We envision that the KCU College of Dental Medicine will become a center of excellence in the region improving oral health ...

2022年3月2日 · JOPLIN, Mo. — Big announcement for the new KCU College of Dental Medicine in Joplin. The school has received initial accreditation status from the Commission on Dental Accreditation. That means ...

KCU’s College of Dental Medicine (CDM) seeks the best and brightest student population and considers academic and non-academic criteria in selecting applicants who have the potential for success. Admission requirements for the Doctor of Dental Medicine program are as follows: I. Completed AADSAS Application. II. U.S. DAT score

2023年8月1日 · The dental school will reach full capacity in 2026 – the combined total of KCU medical and dental students will reach nearly a thousand. A trend that Dr. Niessen says starts building today.