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Detroit Mercy Dental At the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, you will receive an excellent dental education to prepare you for a fulfilling career. If you are committed to excelling in a dynamic and comprehensive academic environment, dedicated to becoming a provider of top-notch clinical care, and believe that a professional life includes serving those in need, Detroit Mercy Dental is the choice for you!

We invite you to be a part of a collaborative, comprehensive culture of influencers, learners and leaders.

We invite you to be a part of Detroit Mercy Dental.

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Meet the Dean.......................................4 Academic Excellence...........................6 Clinical Leadership............................14 Community..........................................18 Family....................................................24 Detroit...................................................30

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MEET THE DEAN Mert N. Aksu, D.D.S., J.D., M.H.S.A. Mert N. Aksu was named Dean of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry in July 2008. Dean Aksu has served as a faculty member and administrator at the School of Dentistry since 1993.

“Our dedicated and experienced faculty will encourage you, and challenge you, to meet your full potential. We pride ourselves in

Dean Aksu earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences and Psychology from the University of Michigan Dearborn, a masters in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, a D.D.S. from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, a J.D. from Wayne State University, and a certificate specializing in Public Health from Case Western Reserve University. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health.

Dean Aksu is a former attending staff of Henry Ford Health Systems, a member of the State Bar of Michigan, and is a Fellow with the American College of Legal Medicine, American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, Academy of General Dentistry, and Pierre Fauchard Academy.

developing students into practiceready oral health professionals.”

Dean Aksu has held numerous administrative positions at the school, including associate dean for clinic administration and executive associate dean.

Through his leadership, he began a number of activities to further the mission of Detroit Mercy and the school. He was the founding chairperson of the Department of Patient Management, enhanced community outreach opportunities, and fostered an environment of patient care, based on a comprehensive care model.

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MISSION The University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, in the Jesuit and Mercy tradition, through the integration of scholarly activity, evidence-based teaching, and service, fosters a forward thinking, inclusive learning environment committed to developing competent, socially and ethically sensitive healthcare professionals who are committed to patient care and community wellness.

VISION We will be a leader in advancing health in a diverse and global society.

VALUES Integrity: We embrace integrity in all our daily Respect: We promote respect of self and activities and consider it essential to our identity. others and value diversity.

Excellence: We value and reward excellence.

Service: We are committed to serving our community, students, colleagues, institution, and the profession of dentistry.

Life-Long Learning: We value life-long learning and promote development to achieve our potential.

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

CURRICULUM Our four-year Doctor of Dental Surgery curriculum courses are structured and sequenced to provide a clinically-relevant education with a strong foundation of the knowledge, skills and values to provide comprehensive patient care. Detroit Mercy Dental clinics are key components of our community’s oral health network where you will gain a robust clinical education experience.

An integrated education model facilitates the application of biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; you will learn from not only experts in oral health, but specialists in a variety of other health professions. This inter-disciplinary approach reinforces students’ critical thinking skills and ability to provide evidence-based patient care.

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Our Student :

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YEAR 1 CURRICULUM

YEAR 2 CURRICULUM

Your education will create a foundation, instilling fundamental knowledge, skills and values in didactic, pre-clinical and clinical settings. Initial threads of the curriculum include biomedical science courses structured around basic science disciplines.

You will continue to study biomedical sciences, but the curriculum transitions to further emphasize knowledge related to the oro-facial complex oral systemic connections and behavioral sciences. You will also have opportunity to assist upperclassmen in clinic.

Biomedical Sciences I & II

Advanced Periodontics

Pain and Anxiety Control

Dental School 101: First Year Seminar.

Biomedical Sciences III

Pediatric Dentistry

Evidence-Based Dentistry II

Pharmacology I, II

Growth and Development

Physical Assessment

Integrated Clinical Foundations and Simulation III, IV & V

Practice Essentials & IPE Module III, IV & V

Oral Diagnosis and Radiology

Preclinical Orthodontics

Oral Pathology and Radiographic Interpretation

Principles of Treatment Planning and Introduction to Clinics

Oral Surgery I

Radiology

Foundations of Evidence-Based Dentistry Gross Anatomy I & II Integrated Clinical Foundations and Simulation I & II Practice Essentials & IPE Module I & II

Orthodontics

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YEAR 3 CURRICULUM

YEAR 4 CURRICULUM

Curriculum now shifts to patient care. You will establish a comprehensive care practice treating actual patients in the Corktown Clinic. The schedule includes daily clinical assignments, and focused seminars and classes each morning, in addition to providing comprehensive care to patients under the supervision of faculty.

A similar schedule of clinic and seminars continues. You will still provide comprehensive care to your patient families in the Corktown Clinic, but also see patients at the University Health Center (UHC), a 42-chair hospital-based clinic located at the Detroit Medical Center. In addition, you will have unique opportunities to treat patients through our community-based learning rotations.

Applied Clinical Therapeutics

Oral Surgery II

Clinical Oral Surgery

Clinical Oral Surgery

Pediatric Dentistry

Clinical Pediatrics

Clinical Orthodontic Seminar

Pharmacology II

Clinical Service Learning

Clinical Pediatrics

Cone Beam Computed Tomography and 3-D Imaging

Clinical Service Learning

Practice Essentials and Interprofessional Education Module VI & VII

Endodontics (Didactic)

Practice Management I

Integrated Clinical Patient Care IV, V & VI

Fixed Partial Denture Treatment Planning

Removable Prosthodontics

Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Integrated Clinical Foundations and Simulation VI Integrated Clinical Patient Care I, II & III

TMJ Pathology and Facial Pain

Ethical Rounds

Practice Management II & III

Topics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Management of Medical Emergencies Oral Medicine I & II 9

OFFICE OF STUDENT SERVICES & ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Office of Diversity and Inclusion To support unique needs of our students, faculty and staff, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion provides advising, programming, and intercultural competence training that meaningfully engages diverse backgrounds. We are dedicated to building an inclusive community that is culturally and socially sensitive to the needs of a global society.

Educational Support One-on-one support and Academic Success Workshops are available for students in need of developing tools such as study skills, testtaking strategies, exam preparation and time management.

Office of Health and Wellness Our Health and Wellness Counselor is a resource for all students to have access to personal counseling and coaching services in a variety of areas including mental health, emotional wellness, relationship issues, professional growth and development, performance enhancement, and others. Also offered are group sessions and workshops on various topics to learn skills and strategies for personal, academic, and professional success in an environment that is safe, supportive and engaging.

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We offer more than

30

Fitness & Wellnessrelated events per year!

Faculty-Student Mentoring You will be paired with an experienced faculty advisor who will provide individualized attention. This faculty member serves as a mentor and a link to other areas of support, which may be needed as your academic career progresses.

Big Sibling Program As an incoming student, you are partnered with a second-year student to help navigate your transition into Detroit Mercy Dental.

Tutors and Teaching Assistants Students with consistent, documented academic success in biomedical science courses are hired by the School as potential tutors.

Tutors work with faculty course directors to provide academic support for enrolled students, at no cost.

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Over the past 10 YEARS, we have grown our internal research budget by more than

150%

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STUDENT ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP The University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry provides dental students with opportunities for academic leadership development through two programs. The research arm of the program is the Student Research Program, while the teaching arm is called Explorations in Dentistry.

Student Research Program The Student Research Program matches students with a faculty member who mentors them through the research process. They collaborate to formulate a hypothesis, prepare a research proposal, gain Institutional Review Board approval, and complete a project.

Faculty and students engage in multiple disciplines including educational, dental materials, retrospective health records, basic biomedical, and clinical research. The goals of the program are for students to present at annual sessions of dental professional educational and research organizations and to publish. Our students have chaired sessions at meetings, received national competitive travel awards, nationally competitive research fellowships, and coauthored publications in peer-reviewed dental journals.

WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY...

“Being involved in research and Student Research Group helps to not only reinforce the knowledge and information that I have gained in the classroom but opens doors to new knowledge. By doing research, I have learned first-hand about new technology and innovations in the field, helping me think about oral health more broadly, yet have an attention acute to detail.”

- Jonathan Toma, Dental Class of 2022 13

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Our clinic sees approximately

18,500

patients per year and performs over

120,000 procedures annually.

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CLINICAL LEADERSHIP

DETROIT MERCY DENTAL CLINICS Detroit Mercy Dental offers extensive hands-on clinical training in a variety of settings including; an on-campus clinic, a hospitalbased clinic, mobile dental unit, and community-based rotations at partnering sites throughout the state of Michigan. These diverse and unique opportunities prepare you to treat a range of patients and perform complex procedures. Detroit Mercy Dental ensures excellent practical experience so you will hit the ground running in your career.

From classroom to clinic, all educational settings are supplied with a variety of sophisticated digital learning equipment. By incorporating modern technologies, you will graduate as an advantaged provider with the necessary skills, critical thinking abilities, and knowledge essential to be successful in your profession.

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DETROIT MERCY DENTAL CAMPUS CLINICS Corktown The Corktown Campus became Detroit Mercy Dental’s home in 2008 and is a contemporary facility. More than $2 million has been invested in new equipment, including 187 dental chairs, more than $200,000 of radiology and digital screening equipment and $300,000 of new dispensary equipment. We utilize electronic health records, digital radiography, CAD/ CAM units, as well as other cutting-edge technology.

Detroit Mercy Dental clinics are the only sites for several types of specialist care offered in Detroit, proving us to be an invaluable resource to our community. As a result, this provides unique and abundant learning experiences for students.

University Health Center The Detroit Mercy Dental’s hospital-based clinic is located at Detroit Receiving Hospital/University Health Center (UHC) in the Detroit Medical Center. UHC is a 42-chair clinic, one of the largest hospital-based clinics of any dental school in the United States, meeting the oral health needs of thousands of patients each year.

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COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL EXPERIENCES Community-based experiences are an essential part of our curriculum and the capstone of public health learning. Through patient encounters, you will be able to recognize social determinants of health and disparities that plague communities and grow in cultural competence. Our programs help create sustainable solutions for populations in need and have measurable impacts on the populations we serve.

Mobile Dental Clinic During the third and fourth years, students treat patients at our eightchair mobile clinic, which is equipped to provide comprehensive care to children and adults and travels throughout metro Detroit.

Service-Learning Rotations Fourth-year students attend rotations at partnering community clinics.

There, you will learn first-hand about access to care issues and underserved areas throughout Michigan. You will engage in unique patient contact scenarios and clinical experiences which will help you grow as a provider.

WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY...

“The transition from the classroom to clinic was intimidating, but very exciting! Although you can never be truly prepared to swap typodonts for humans, our coursework integrated clinical scenarios from the beginning. Professors and simulation lab instructors connected curriculum to real world situations, so we would be ready and prepared to treat patients.”

– Alexis Georgoff ‘20 17

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Our graduates are often offered positions by our partnering

COMMUNITY CLINICS as a result of community-based rotations.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE Community service is an integral component of Detroit Mercy Dental’s mission to develop socially and ethically sensitive health professionals.

Throughout the year, students engage in a variety of activities including oral health education, comprehensive, and preventative programs to target underserved populations.

Located in a designated oral health professional shortage area, Detroit Mercy Dental takes pride in our extensive history of providing services to a genuinely beneficial population; we are committed to improving the oral health of our community.

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DEVELOPING STUDENT AWARENESS We believe service is much more than the activity itself – it is about meeting and understanding the needs of the community through direct patient care. Through outreach activities, you will develop awareness and sensitivity to a culturally diverse population, which will help you to understand the value and inherent responsibility of the profession to care for those in need.

During your education at Detroit Mercy Dental, you will have the opportunity to engage in multiple outreach projects in Detroit and surrounding areas. From mouth guard clinics to traveling abroad providing care to underserved populations, you will take pride in knowing you have made a difference in the lives of others.

WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY...

Community-based education and outreach events provide a sense of reward both personally and academically. It is gratifying to know that the child or elderly patient you helped truly benefitted from your care.

But as we do this, we are growing in knowledge. These experiences expose us to diverse patient encounters and situations, which help us to get acclimated and cope with the unpredictability of clinic life.

– Lauren Young, Dental Class of 2022 21

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES Student Run Dental Centers Student volunteers provide free dental care to underserved, underinsured and homeless adults. All logistics are handled by students, including administrative and clinical duties. These projects increase access to oral health care, reduce oral health disparities and teach students awareness of needs in surrounding communities.

Mouthguard Clinic To reduce the risk of sport-related dental injuries, we host on-location clinics to make custom fit mouthguards for adolescent sports teams in the community. Students provide proper fitting, instructions on wearing, cleaning and storing the appliance, in addition to a dental screening.

Men’s Health Event The Michigan Institute of Urology’s Men’s Health Event provides free health screenings to men in our community. Student volunteers provide oral cancer screenings and oral health education to patients at Detroit’s Ford Field; an excellent opportunity for students to identify potentially life threatening conditions.

Special Olympics Special Smiles Detroit Mercy Dental Special Needs Clinic supports Special Olympics Special Smiles of Michigan by providing a dental home for athletes. Students gain experience in treating patients with physical and cognitive disabilities.

Mission Trips You will have the opportunity to travel with a student group partnering with dental mission organizations to provide care overseas. In the past, students have traveled to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Guatemala, and elsewhere.

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More than

20 WORLD languages

are represented

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Detroit Mercy Dental faculty, staff & students

EMBRACING DIVERSITY The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is committed to embracing, respecting, and honoring all forms of diversity. Our family of students, faculty, staff, and patients have a wide array of racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, geographic, religious, gender, sexual orientation, (dis) ability, and other backgrounds which reflect a global society. We engage students in numerous training opportunities in order to develop culturally competent dental professionals able to serve the diverse needs of patients from all walks of life. Throughout the year, we coordinate a variety of events and programs to celebrate our similarities and differences.

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CLASS OF 2025 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

Race / Ethnicity:

72

White

36 Asian Black/

16 African

American

8

Hispanic/ Latino

12 Other

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50%

25%

11%

6%

8%

White

Asian

Black/ African American

Hispanic/ Latino

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Residence:

CLASS OF 2025 1 Alabama

3 Georgia

1 Kentucky

1 New Mexico

6 Texas

1 Washington

1 Alberta

8 California

4 Illinois

81 Michigan

2 New York

1 Utah

1 Wisconsin

4 International

6 Florida

2 Indiana

1 New Jersey

4 Ohio

2 Virgina

14 Ontario

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STUDENT LIFE Detroit Mercy Dental strives to make your student life as robust as the educational experience. Though you will work hard, we also encourage you to have fun!

Each dental class is a diverse and vibrant group of people; unique and special memories are shared amongst classmates and life-long friendships are formed.

Annual Student Events:

School Amenities:

ASDA Golf Outing

Cafeteria

Boat Cruise

Chapel & Prayer Room

Dinner Dance

Fitness Center

New Alumni Reception

Outdoor Seating/Study Areas

Talent Show

Ping Pong Tables & Foosball

Taste of Diversity

Pop-Up Fitness Classes Private Study Rooms Student Lounge Yoga Classes

Student Organizations Alliance for Inclusion

Fit Club

Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity

Forensic Dentistry Club

American Association of Public Health Dentistry

Hispanic Student Dental Association

American Dental Education Association

Muslim Student Dental Association

American Student Dental Association Arab American Student Dental Group Asian Student Association Canadian Student Association Chaldean Student Dental Association Christian Dental Association Delta Sigma Delta International Professional Fraternity Dental Outreach & Community Service 28

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Korean Student Dental Association Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Society Club Pediatric Dental Club Periodontal Implant Study Club Persian Dental Society Public Health Club Student Government Association Student National Dental Association

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Dinner Dance

Talent Show

Taste of Diversity

New Alumni Reception

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DETROIT

OUR HOMETOWN Detroit is a dynamic, diverse city with an intriguing history in its people and places, trends and events. From winning sports teams to inspiring museums and live music festivals, there is something special for everyone. The culture in Detroit is energetic and determined, and it is particularly exciting to watch the resurgence of the great comeback city of America!

Detroit Mercy Dental is located in the historic Corktown neighborhood, an area with an aesthetic offering a glimpse into the lives of generations of immigrants who helped build the city. It is now a trendy and upcoming part of Detroit with a hip stretch of nightlife and variety of unique restaurants on Michigan Avenue.

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DETROIT MERCY is an active player in developing and growing the

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The Downtown Detroit People Mover

Fox Theater

Comerica Park

Belle Isle

Campus Martius

Motown Museum

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The Detroit Riverwalk

Hart Plaza

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WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY...

“As someone who grew up in Detroit, I feel very blessed to learn here. The city has grown so much since I was young. Through academic activities and fun times outside of school, I have enjoyed rediscovering my city with a different perspective and sharing new experiences and memories with my classmates”

– Lizette Ramirez, Dental Class of 2022 33

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University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Office of Dental Admissions 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Detroit, MI 48208-2576 313-494-6611 dental.udmercy.edu

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