The Indiana University School of Dentistry’s Ph.D. in Dental Sciences is the only degree program of its kind in the state. With tracks in dental biomaterials, dental materials, oral biology, and preventive dentistry, the program focuses on basic and clinical science areas as they relate to the human organism and on the effect of dental materials on cariology, molecular biology and etiology, and pathogenesis.
As a student in the Ph.D. program, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a group of innovative research scientists who are exploring areas such as cariology, periodontology, digital imaging, materials sciences, microbiology and immunology, bone research, oral facial genetics, proteolytic enzymes, and cancer biology. When you graduate, you’ll be well prepared for teaching and/or research positions in dental schools, medical schools, university basic science departments, research institutes, government agencies, and industry.