
Phillip T. Marucha
BS, DMD, PhD, Professor
Department Head
- The Department consists of over 50 part and full-time faculty, as well as staff. The Department plays an active leadership role with the forward-looking initiatives of the College of Dentistry. We are engaged in ongoing curriculum reform and the integration of emerging technologies into our educational and patient care environments. We are well recognized for our Evidence-based Dentistry training programs, and have integrated EBD education into our predoctoral and advanced training programs.
- The Department of Restorative Dentistry supports the patient care and educational programs associated with the Predoctoral and Advanced Educational Programs of the College of Dentistry. This includes the Predocotoral implant program, fixed partial dentures, operative dentistry, removable prosthodontics, occlusion, biomaterials, as well as numerous collaborative efforts. Department faculty are responsible for up to 40% of the predoctoral educational program.
- Along with our predoctoral educational activities, the Department sponsors an Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, an International Fellowship in Prosthodontics, an Implant Fellowship Program, and graduate training in a variety of basic science areas, most notably biomaterials leading to MS and Ph.D degrees. Please visit those sites for additional information.