Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Educating the Future Leaders of Oral Healthcare
At the College of Dental Medicine, we're training dentists for the future of oral health care. Our students practice at the forefront of their field, thanks to a rigorous curriculum that incorporates first-of-its-kind technology and faculty that are committed to excellence. With your help, we can continue to prepare the nation's finest students to be the leaders of tomorrow.
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Superior Education
Combining dental education with a medical school curriculum, the College of Dental Medicine is uniquely positioned to bring dentistry into the age of precision medicine. We have long recognized the relationship between oral health and systemic health, and as the boundaries between them disappear, we are looking ahead to a future where care will be tailored to specific populations and individuals. Our DDS students and postdoctoral residents are at the forefront of this change.
Groundbreaking Research
The generation of new knowledge through research is an integral and highly-valued activity at the College of Dental Medicine. Our faculty engages in wide ranging areas of research, from Oropharyngeal Cancer to Population Oral Health. Such research broadens the definition of dental medicine, building upon advances in the basic, oral health, and social sciences, and in education.
Outstanding Oral Healthcare
At the College of Dental Medicine's Teaching Clinics and in our mobile dental vans, our dentists-in-training work with expert faculty to provide patients in our community with excellent, comprehensive care. To further our understanding of total health, CDM is among the first academic dental institutions to unify dental and medical patient electronic health records in Epic, which is shared between all clinicians at Columbia, NewYork-Presbyterian, and Weill Cornell Medicine.