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The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Established in 1875, the School of Dentistry engages in oral and craniofacial health care education, research, patient care and community service. The University of Michigan was the first state university in the world and the second university in the United States to offer education in dentistry. (Harvard was the first).〔(History of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry ).〕 The University of Michigan was also the first to provide graduate-level dentistry education. Four of its faculty members have been elected president of the American Dental Association.〔(School of Dentistry celebrates 125th anniversary and renovated facilities ), University of Michigan.〕 The Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry is housed within the School of Dentistry.〔(Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry ), 'University of Michigan School of Dentistry.〕 ==Academics== The student body consists of 646 students. The School has: * The undergraduate Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Dental Hygiene program, which has 104 students; * The Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) program, which has 444 students; and * 81 Master of Science (M.S.) students and 16 Ph.D students. There are 110 full-time faculty and 300 part-time faculty. The average class size is 105 for the D.D.S. program and 30 for the B.S. dental hygiene program. Fields of study at the School of Dentistry include dental hygiene, oral health, biomaterials, endodontics, computerized dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, and restorative dentistry. Among the student organizations at the School of Dentistry are the Alpha Omega Fraternity, American Association of Women Dentists, the American Student Dental Association, the Christian Medical/Dental Society, Dental LGBA, Delta Sigma Delta, Hispanic Dental Association, Muslim Student Dental Association, Society of the American Indian Dentist, Student Council, Student National Dental Association, Student Research Group (SRG), Jonathan Taft Society, UM Asian Dental Student Organization, and Xi Psi Phi. The D.D.S. student body is 66 percent white, 24 percent Asian American, 4.5 percent black or African American, 4.5 percent Hispanic or Latino, and 0.9 percent Native American or Alaskan Native. The School's dental hygiene and D.D.S. programs are both accredited by the American Dental Association.〔(Search DDS/DMD Programs ), American Dental Association.〕〔(Search Dental Assisting, Hygiene and Lab Technology Programs ), American Dental Association.〕 The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is one of two dental schools in Michigan; the other is the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry.〔 The average undergraduate GPA of the entering D.D.S. class at the School of Dentistry is 3.5, with a science GPA of 3.4.〔(How to Apply - DDS ), University of Michigan School of Dentistry.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Michigan School of Dentistry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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