01 March 2022

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JU offers MS in Dentistry

Katherine E. Pfaff

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Jacksonville University has launched a 3-year Master of Science degree in dentistry and comprehensive oral implantology certificate. The program is based on the American Academy of Implant Dentistry post graduate curriculum and is supported by the Comprehensive Oral Implantology Residency Foundation. 

"This offering represents the next in-demand program born from ongoing, open discussions with our health industry partners and colleagues regarding where the market is headed and how Jacksonville University can best meet a very specific need for top-tier education and training," said Tim Cost, president of Jacksonville University. "Jacksonville University is proud to partner with the professionals at COIRF and AAID to advance this highly specialized and growing field within dentistry."

In addition to the program, a residency named the Alfred L. "Duke" Heller & O. Hilt Tatum Comprehensive Oral Implantology Residency Program will train dentists on surgical procedures, prosthetics, and maintaining implants. Students may also take part in a paid residency program at one of the nation’s implant dental practices. 

"Oral implantology is a $6.8 billion industry that will only continue to grow, and the dramatic advances in knowledge within this field in recent years has created the need for an implantology branch within dentistry," said Dr. Andrew MacConnell, DDS, MIIF, FAAID, DABOI/ID and president of the Comprehensive Oral Implantology Residency Foundation. "Upon completion of the program, our residents will receive their Certificate of Comprehensive Oral Implantology and will be prepared to sit for the ABOI/ID written and oral board examination."

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jacksonville-university-to-launch-floridas-first-certificate-in-comprehensive-oral-implantology-with-ms-in-dentistry-301482670.html