DBMS 640 ADVANCED DENTAL BIOMATERIALS II
This course provides doctoral students in the BMS PhD Program with advanced training in the use of advanced dental biomaterials. The primary technical focus of this course is on an enhanced understanding of the physical and chemical properties of dental biomaterials and the correlation of these materials? characteristics with the selection of dental biomaterials for clinical use, including preventive and restorative dental materials. In addition, this course provides students with an understanding of how dental biomaterials behave in the clinical setting, which characteristics determine their selection and clinical applications, and the importance of physical, mechanical and biological properties including biocompatibility and long-term durability. Furthermore, the course provides training for the students to research the literature, study research papers on dental biomaterials, follow the progress of new dental biomaterials R&D, and to be able to summarize and present literature review findings. Pre-Requisite: DBMS 639