The mission of the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences is to teach, conduct research, and provide service in the differential diagnosis and treatment of orofacial diseases and disorders.
Inherent in our mission is the teaching and application of the principles, scientific bases and techniques that underlie the diagnostic disciplines and the advancement of knowledge in the areas of orofacial diseases and disorders. This implies that emphasis will be given to the use and integration of those biological, behavioral and clinical sciences that are relevant to the differential diagnosis of pathological conditions in the orofacial region — and to the utilization of critical thinking skills in that process.
We offer both predoctoral and graduate / postgraduate educational opportunities.
The teaching of The Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences in the predoctoral dental school curriculum encompasses the fields of:
Our department offers:
In addition, the Department has a strong teaching and research mentoring presence in the University’s Master of Science program in Oral Sciences.
Among our current and past members, the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences includes:
Our department was formed in 1994 by merging two full departments (Oral Medicine and Stomatology & Interdisciplinary Sciences) and some faculty from three other departments (Behavioral Sciences, Oral Biology, and Dental Materials).
355 Squire Hall
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355 Squire Hall, (716) 829-2241
355 Squire Hall
Sharlynn Daun-Barnett
CARES Program Coordinator