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Twin Cities Campus
Dental Therapy M.D.T.Dent Primary Care Admin
School of Dentistry
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Division of Dental Therapy, 9-436 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware Street, S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612-625-4310; fax: 612-626-6096)
Email:
atki0094@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The M.D.T. program blends a strong dental therapy education with the study of the biological, behavioral, and social sciences. It provides the didactic, laboratory, and clinical experiences required for the assessment and treatment of specified dental procedures. Dental therapy students learn alongside the dental and dental hygiene students with whom they will work with after graduation.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Applicants must have a bachelor of science or bachelor of arts degree.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires
91
major credits and
up to
credits outside the
major.
There is no final exam.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 2.80
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Required courses
DT 5210 {Inactive}
(1.0-3.0 cr)
DT 2121 - Process of Care in Allied Dental Health: Clinical Application I
(5.0 cr)
DT 5429 - Introduction to Psychomotor Skill Development
(1.0 cr)
DT 5430 - Oral Anatomy
(2.0 cr)
DT 5431 - Oral Anatomy Laboratory
(3.0 cr)
DT 5521 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
DT 3121 - Local Anesthesia and Pain Management
(2.0 cr)
DT 5230 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
DT 5250 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
DT 2212 - Communications for Oral Health Providers
(2.0 cr)
DT 2231 - Cariology and Applied Nutrition in Allied Dental Health
(3.0 cr)
DT 5410 - Biomaterials Science
(1.0 cr)
DT 2221W - Periodontology
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
DT 5135 - Preclinical Pediatric Dentistry
(2.0 cr)
DT 3133 - Pharmacology
(2.0 cr)
DT 3151 - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
(2.0 cr)
DT 3125 - General and Oral Pathology
(2.0 cr)
DT 5432 - Operative Dentistry I
(2.0 cr)
DT 5433 - Operative Dentistry I Pre-Clinic Laboratory
(2.0 cr)
DT 5140 - Preventive Pediatric Dental Clinic
(1.0 cr)
DT 3234 - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology: Theory, Principles, and Radiographic Analysis
(1.0 cr)
DT 3238 - Dental Public Health and Academic Service Learning I
(3.0 cr)
DT 5334W {Inactive}
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
DT 3228 - Ethics and Jurisprudence in Allied Dental Health
(1.0 cr)
DT 5434 - Operative Dentistry II Lecture
(2.0 cr)
DT 5471 - Prosthodontic Topics for Dental Therapy
(2.0 cr)
DT 5335 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
DT 4139 - Dental Public Health and Academic Service Learning II
(2.0 cr)
DT 4135W - Research Methods in Allied Dental Health
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
DT 5960 - Essentials of Clinical Care II for the Dental Therapist
(5.0-10.0 cr)
DT 5465 - Essentials of Clinical Care for the Dental Therapist IV
(10.0 cr)
DT 5141 - Clinical Pediatric Dentistry III
(2.0 cr)
DT 5241 - Oral Radiology Clinic II
(1.0 cr)
DT 5320 - Comprehensive Care Clinic
(4.0 cr)
DT 5361 - Outreach Experiences DT Spring
(2.0 cr)
DT 5443 - Operative Clinic III
(4.0 cr)
DT 5435 - Operative Dentistry II for the Dental Therapist, Lab
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 5.0 [max 5.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 2121/DT 2121 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 3121/DT 3121 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 2212/DT 2212 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 2231/DT 2231 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DT 3410/DT 5410 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 2221W / DT 2221W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DT 3130/DT 5130 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 3133/DT 3133 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 3151/DT 3151 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 3125/DT 3125 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DT 3432/Dent 5432 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DDS 6435/DT 5433 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DT 4140/DT 5140 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 3234/DT 3234 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 3238/DT 3238 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 3228/DT 3228 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DT 3434/DT 5434 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 4139/DT 4139 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DH 4135W/DT 4135W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 5.0 -10.0 [max 20.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 10.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |