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Urban Health Program is Changing the Future of Oral Health
The Urban Health Program (UHP) at UIC College of Dentistry aims to increase career opportunities for underrepresented dental students through programming, resources and support, and providing them with more exposure to the dental professions. Hear from current students about how the UHP helped them along their journey to dental school.
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Roadmap to Dental School Application
Are you ready to apply dental school? Use this step-by-step roadmap to begin your journey to dental school.
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How High School Students Can Prepare for Dental School Now
As a high school student, you may be wondering what you can do to prepare for a career in dentistry. From taking the right science classes to volunteering and working on handskills, there are many things that you can do right now to prepare for dental school.
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How to Practice Hand Skills Before Dental School
A dentist must be able to work with precision on an extremely small scale. This requires exceptional hand-eye coordination to ensure the safety of patients and proficiency in the use of many different instruments. Here are some ways to practice hand skills before dental school.
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Simulation Training for Dental Students
As leaders in health care delivery, translational research and education across multiple diverse disciplines, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry and UI Health are committed to training the health care leaders of the future. A key element in our curriculum is training using medical simulation techniques.
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UIC Pre Dental Club
UIC Pre Dental Club

The Pre-Dental Club at UIC is a student organization dedicated to helping students on their way to pursuing a career in dentistry. The IL PreDental Consortium (IPDC) is a collaborative effort to connect IL pre-dental students for mentoring and application preparation.
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Student Research

Learn about the Student Research Group, MOST and other opportunities to get involved in research as a dental student.
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Service Learning

Get community-based service learning through extramural rotation in communities of need.
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Tips and advice from students and our admissions team on how to prepare for dental school.

 

 

Upcoming Events

DMD Advanced Standing Open House Jan 2020
Feb 13
UIC College of Dentistry
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
DMD Advanced Standing Open House 2020
The UIC College of Dentistry cordially invites you to attend our annual DMD Advanced Standing Open House, designed for prospective foreign trained Read More [...]
Predental Conference 2020
Feb 21
UIC College of Dentistry
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Predental Conference
Please join us at the 13th Annual Predental Conference to learn more about the dental profession.  A guest speaker, lunch and transportation to and Read More [...]
UIC Predental Conference (2020)
Feb 21
UIC College of Dentistry
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
UIC Predental Conference (2020)
UIC will be hosting the 13th Annual Predental Conference for college students who are interested in discovering more about the profession! The day Read More [...]

 

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Why Dental Students Choose UIC

Dental students choose UIC for our excellence in academics and research; the outstanding clinical experience and diverse patient pool; service learning opportunities locally and globally; and our location in a world-class city on a health sciences campus.

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Innovative Curriculum and Rewarding Student Experiences

How our curriculum integrates small group learning, patient care, research and community service.

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DMD/PhD Program: Training the Next Generation of Dental Scientists

UIC's DMD/PhD Program offers a customizable curriculum combining clinical care with oral science research and biomedical technology. 

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Using Simulation to Transform Health Education and Care Delivery

A key element in our curriculum is training using medical simulation techniques. Watch as our students utilize the latest in dental health simulation technology to change the future of oral health.

 

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Multidisciplinary Oral Science Training (MOST) Program

A research training program offering tracks for undergraduate and post-graduate researchers.