Doctor of Dental Medicine

Established in 1892, the CWRU School of Dental Medicine has a long-established legacy of excellence in clinical training in addressing the health needs of individual patients and our community. As scientific and technological changes dramatically change the way health care is delivered and assessed, graduates from CWRU School of Dental Medicine are renowned for their life-long professional skills that keep them at the forefront of innovation and leadership in the dental profession. In addition to participating in small-group coursework, you’ll be part of a preceptor group where you learn directly from dentists with years of private practice experience. Plus, you'll work with a patient care coordinator—an individual who will manage your appointments with patients and deal with insurance forms, showing you what a traditional private practice environment might look like. With their help, you’ll mock up a business plan for your prospective practice that will be critiqued.Throughout your training, you’ll use simulators as you work up to providing care to real patients. Our top-notch simulation labs—among the best in the world—will ease your transition to working with real patients, when you'll complete fillings, crowns, bridges and a number of other dental procedures.

In accordance with our mission, the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine seeks outstanding qualified candidates who are committed to building and maintaining a supportive professional and collegial learning environment. Our commitment to this vision is reflected in our ability to recruit, admit, and support a student body that upholds our profession's and society's expectations of integrity and honor to develop fully their technical talents and professional competencies, to lead in innovative approaches to health care delivery, and to inform and advocate for quality care for our diverse patient population