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| Dental College of Georgia | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dental College of Georgia |
| Established | 1969 |
| Type | Public dental school |
| Parent | Augusta University |
| City | Augusta |
| State | Georgia |
| Country | United States |
| Campus | Health Sciences Campus |
Dental College of Georgia The Dental College of Georgia is a public dental school located in Augusta, Georgia, affiliated with Augusta University and situated on the Health Sciences Campus near the Medical College of Georgia and the Georgia Cancer Center. The college provides predoctoral, postdoctoral, and continuing education programs and collaborates with regional hospitals, community clinics, and national agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Dental Association. The institution participates in statewide oral health initiatives with the Georgia Department of Public Health, the Georgia Board of Dentistry, and partnerships involving the United States Public Health Service.
The college opened in 1969 amid statewide healthcare expansion initiatives and was founded with support from the Georgia Board of Regents, the Medical College of Georgia, and the Office of the Governor. Early leaders worked with figures associated with federal programs like the Health Resources and Services Administration and state legislators from the Georgia General Assembly to establish clinical facilities adjacent to the Augusta University Medical Center. Over the decades the college expanded through capital projects funded by philanthropic organizations such as the Augusta University Foundation, collaborations with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and alignment with national accreditation standards set by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and guidance from the American Dental Association.
The college is administratively integrated with Augusta University and reports through the university president and the Health Sciences campus deans; governance structures involve boards and committees that interface with the Georgia Board of Regents and the University System of Georgia. Leadership includes a dean, associate deans for academic affairs, research, clinical operations, and community engagement, and department chairs who coordinate specialties recognized by the American Dental Association and the American Association of Dental Schools. Administrative offices coordinate with state agencies including the Georgia Department of Community Health, professional organizations like the American Dental Education Association, and federal partners such as the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
The college offers a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree, advanced education residencies in endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and prosthodontics, and specialty fellowships often supported by the National Institutes of Health, the American Board of Orthodontics, and the American Board of Prosthodontics. Curricula incorporate clinical rotations with the Medical College of Georgia, interprofessional education with nursing and pharmacy programs, and community rotations coordinated with county public health departments and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Continuing education programs align with the Georgia Board of Dentistry licensure requirements, and students may pursue research training through links to the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and private foundations.
Research activities concentrate on oral-systemic health, craniofacial biology, biomaterials, infection control, and health disparities; investigators seek funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and foundations such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The college hosts research cores and centers that collaborate with the Medical College of Georgia, the Georgia Cancer Center, the Augusta University Research Institute, and regional consortiums that include Emory University, the University of Georgia, and Morehouse School of Medicine. Faculty publish in journals associated with the American Association for Dental Research and engage in multicenter trials with agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and professional societies including the International Association for Dental Research.
Clinical services are delivered through the college’s patient clinics, community outreach programs, and mobile units that serve rural counties and urban clinics in partnership with local health departments, Veterans Affairs clinics, and nonprofit organizations such as the Dental Lifeline Network. Services encompass preventive care, restorative dentistry, oral surgery, sedation dentistry, implant dentistry, and specialty care coordinated with hospitals including Augusta University Medical Center and regional health systems. The college operates service-learning initiatives that engage students with community organizations, school-based health programs, and state public health campaigns supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Medicaid programs.
Admissions to the DMD program require a competitive application submitted through the American Dental Education Association’s Associated American Dental Schools Application Service, a DAT score, letters of recommendation, and interviews conducted by faculty panels that include clinical and research representatives. Student life intersects with campus organizations such as the American Student Dental Association, Student National Dental Association, local chapters of national honor societies, and interprofessional groups linked to the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University Student Government Association, and regional civic organizations. Financial aid and scholarship resources involve collaborations with state scholarship programs, the Health Resources and Services Administration loan repayment programs, and private foundations.
Alumni and faculty have included leaders who served in state-level dental boards, contributors to national guideline panels convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, veterans who practiced within the United States Public Health Service and Veterans Health Administration, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health, and educators affiliated with professional bodies such as the American Dental Association, the American Association of Dental Research, and specialty boards. Faculty have collaborated on guideline development with the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the American Board of Endodontics, and alumni have held academic and clinical appointments at institutions including Emory University, the University of North Carolina, the Medical College of Georgia, the University of Florida, and Morehouse School of Medicine.
Category:Augusta University Category:Dental schools in the United States