Department of
Comprehensive Dentistry &
Biomaterials
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A. Dale Ehrlich, M.S.,
DDS
Department Head
Associate Professor
LSUHSC School of Dentistry
1100 Florida
Avenue, Box 137
New Orleans, LA
70119
Phone: 504-941-8257
E. E. Jeansonne
Clinic Building Room #5413
aehrli@lsuhsc.edu
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The Department of
Comprehensive Dentistry and Biomaterials is one
of eight clinical science departments at the
Louisiana State University Health Sciences
Center School of Dentistry (LSUSD). The
department is responsible for preclinical and
clinical instruction in operative dentistry,
diagnostic sciences and biomaterials to the
predoctoral students. Courses in laboratory
procedures as well as senior electives in dental
photography and effective use of dental
assistants are taught by department faculty.
Biomaterials courses are taught to dental and
dental hygiene students as well as to graduate
students. Departmental offices are located on
the third, fifth, and sixth floors.
The department grew
significantly during the 2009-2010 school year
and now is composed of the following seven
divisions:
The first three divisions
are directly involved with teaching
comprehensive dentistry to the third- and
fourth-year dental students in the student
clinic. The Division of Diagnostic Sciences
includes Oral Medicine, Oral Radiology, and the
Section of Dental
Health Resources. Research interests in the
department include developing dental filling
materials that inhibit dental decay, improving
mechanical and physical properties of existing
dental filling materials, and clinical
evaluation of dental restorative materials.
The Division of Dental Hygiene offers a two-year
program and interacts with the first three
divisions in clinic and several didactic courses
taught by the dental faculty.
The General Practice Residency (GPR), the only
advanced education program in the department, is
divided between two locations: the Interim
Louisiana Hospital in New Orleans and at the LSU
Surgical Facility, Baton Rouge.
The Division of Oral
and Maxillofacial Pathology is dedicated to
the promotion of the highest standards in
education, research, and practice and
provides instruction to dental, dental hygiene
students, and residents. In addition, services
are offered to the dental profession and public:
the Oral Pathology Biopsy Service interprets
over 2,000 oral biopsies each year and forensic
odontology services aid law enforcement agencies
in the identification of human remains.
Several faculty members
within the department are active members of the
school’s
Center of Excellence in Oral and Craniofacial
Biology. Faculty members frequently
collaborate on funded projects with other
departments within the Health Sciences Center as
well as with other institutions.
Departmental objectives are
to build a strong clinical, teaching and
research department in which all faculty members
contribute to the success of the institution and
the education of the developing dentist.
Ultimately our goal is to further the success of
LSUSD by gaining national and international
recognition for the school and Louisiana State
University.
Click
here for a list of full-time faculty members
in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and
Biomaterials. | 
