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Information for Future
Students
Dental
Read
Before
Applying
May 11
- Soft Launch
June 16
(Official
Submission
Start for
2021)
June 1
- Sept. 1
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Dental
Lab Technology
Applications
accepted
until May 31
for Fall
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Degrees or
Certificates offered at
LSUHSC School of
Dentistry:
Doctor
of Dental Surgery
Dental
Hygiene
Dental
Laboratory Technology
Advanced
Education and Residency
Programs More...
Endodontics
General
Practice Residency
Oral
& Maxillofacial
Surgery
Orthodontics
Pediatric
Dentistry
Periodontics
Prosthodontics
Fellowships:
Dental Implants -
Periodontics
Dental Implants -
Prosthodontics
Special
Needs Dentistry
Externships:
Oral
Surgery
Pediatric
Dentistry
Background checks
are required on
all applicants accepted
into the LSUHSC School of
Dentistry (Dental, Dental
Hygiene, Dental Laboratory
Technology, and Advanced
Education programs). These
background checks are
performed by Certiphi.
Certiphi also performs the
background checks on the
LSUHSC medical school
applicants.
TECHNICAL
STANDARDS
In addition to proven
academic ability and other
relevant personal
characteristics, the LSU
School of Dentistry
expects all applicants for
admission to possess and
be able to demonstrate the
skills, attributes and
qualities set forth below,
without unreasonable
dependence on technology
or intermediaries.
- Physical health:
A student must possess
the physical health and
stamina needed to carry
out the program of
dental education.
- Intellectual
skills:
A student must have
sufficient powers of
intellect to acquire,
assimilate, integrate
and apply information. A
student must have the
intellectual ability to
solve problems. A
student must possess the
ability to comprehend
three-dimensional and
spatial relations.
- Motor skills:
A student must have
sufficient use of motor
skills to carry out all
necessary procedures,
both those involved in
learning the fundamental
sciences and those
required in the clinical
environment. This
includes the ability to
participate in relevant
educational exercises
and to extract
information from written
sources.
- Communication:
A student must have
sufficient use of the
senses of speech,
hearing and vision to
communicate effectively
with patients, teachers
and peers in both oral
and written form.
- Sensory abilities:
A
student must have
sufficient use of the
senses of vision,
hearing, touch and smell
to observe effectively
in the classroom,
laboratory and clinical
setting. Students must
possess the ability to
observe both close at
hand and at a distance.
- Behavioral
qualities:
A student must possess
emotional health
sufficient to carry out
the tasks above, must
have good judgment, and
must behave in a
professional, reliable,
mature and responsible
manner. A student must
be adaptable, possessing
sufficient flexibility
to function in new and
stressful environments.
A student must possess
appropriate motivation,
integrity, compassion,
social awareness and a
genuine interest in
caring for others.
Education
Requirement for
Licensure
The educational
requirement in
nearly all states is a DDS
or DMD degree from a
university-based dental
education program
accredited by the Commission
on Dental Accreditation
(CODA). References
to accreditation in
states' licensure
provisions relate to CODA
and no other agency. CODA
directly accredits
programs in the United
States, and indirectly
accredits dental education
programs in Canada through
a reciprocal agreement
with the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of
Canada (CDAC). Graduates
of accredited U.S. and
Canadian dental education
programs are eligible for
licensure in the United
States.
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