Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine is a school of dentistry located in

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. It is one of 12 colleges within

Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university in Stony Brook, New York. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is one of the State University of New York system's ...

and was founded in 1968. The school is one of the five dental schools in the state of

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and is one of only two public dental schools in the state of

along with the

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History

The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine was founded at Stony Brook University in 1968. The founding dean was Dr. J. Howard Oaks, who previously served as acting dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Its first class of students was welcomed in September 1973, and graduated in January 1977.

Academics

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine awards the following degrees: * Doctor of Dental Surgery * Master of Science in Oral Biology and Pathology

Departments

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine includes the following departments: * Department of General Dentistry * Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery * Department of Oral Biology and Pathology * Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry * Department of Periodontics and Endodontics * Department of Prosthodontics and Digital Technology

Advanced Education Programs

The school has eight postdoctoral programs that are certified by the

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's Commission on Dental Accreditation: * Dental Anesthesiology * Endodontics * General Practice * Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology * Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics * Pediatric Dentistry * Periodontics * Prosthodontics

Accreditation

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine is currently accredited by

Notable Alumni

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, DDS '77, past dean, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine * Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS '89, PhD '98, vice president and chief clinical officer,

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* Jane Weintraub, DDS '79, past dean and Rozier Distinguished Professor of Dental Public Health,

UNC Adams School of Dentistry The UNC Claude A. Adams Jr. and Grace Phillips Adams School of Dentistry is the school of dentistry of the University of North Carolina. It is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. It is currently ranked second among all dental sc ...

* Mark Wolff, DDS '81, PD GPR '82, PhD '97, Morton Amsterdam Dean,

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (often referred to as Penn Dental Medicine or simply Penn Dental) is the dental school of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), an Ivy League university located in Philadelphia. It is one ...

References

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1968 establishments in New York (state) Educational institutions established in 1968