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Overview
The Dental Clinical Specialties Foundations Program from The University of Texas at San Antonio will provide course work to build participants’ capacity in eight marketable skills that are essential for admission and successful performance in an advanced dental education program and for career evolution in contemporary dental practice:
Skills include:
Apply basic science foundations for oral health care in patient assessment and management decisions.
Apply knowledge of the precipitating and exacerbating factors interlinking oral health disorders and general health maladies including infectious, immune, inflammatory, metabolic and aging linkages and human behavior such as diet, tobacco and opioid use, in patient assessment and management decisions.
Formulate research questions and hypotheses to guide the design of a research study that explores an unanswered research question pertinent to clinical dentistry.
Develop a protocol for implementing an evidence-based research study including a detailed literature review, and apply evidence-based practice principles to a patient care scenario.
Apply a critical appraisal process to find, assess and disseminate evidence pertinent to clinical research questions.
Conduct a critical appraisal of evidence for an assigned research question and present the appraisal via a Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) presentation.
Apply effective teaching methods in classrooms and the clinic.
Apply effective clinical assisting methods during patient care.
Programme Structure
Courses included;
- Teaching and Clinical Assisting Methods I (TCAM I)
- Foundations and Advancements in Clinical Dentistry I (FACD I)
- Contemporary Research Methods I (CRM I)
- Critical Appraisal of Dental Literature I (CADL I)
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
The CDCSF uses a rolling admissions process is through the School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio.
Language
English
Credits
24 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- San Antonio, United States
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- For international applicants, you must first be accepted to the School of Dentistry. The Office of International Services suggests you apply for an F-1 visa; we will send you an F Certificate of Eligibility Application.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents16104 USD / year≈ 16104 USD / year - Out-of-State16104 USD / year≈ 16104 USD / year
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Domestic
Applies to youIn-State16104 USD / year≈ 16104 USD / year
Living costs
San Antonio
United States
972 - 1507 USD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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