Graduate degrees: MS in oral science; PhD in oral science
Faculty: https://dentistry.uiowa.edu/directory
Website: https://dentistry.uiowa.edu/education/specialty-programs/oral-science-graduate-program
Graduate programs in oral science require that students complete courses from a core curriculum and conduct independent research leading to a thesis. The programs prepare and equip graduates for a variety of career options for which the ability to conduct research and understand the principles of scientific inquiry are essential.
Students must enroll in a professional certificate program offered by a College of Dentistry department in order to enroll in the Master of Science program in oral science. The following departments offer their certificate students the opportunity to earn MS degrees in oral science: endodontics, prosthodontics, operative dentistry, periodontics, and oral pathology, radiology, and medicine.