Curriculum
These are the knowledge, skills and values students must master before graduating as general dentists.
What are the College Competencies?
A model of decision making where faculty, administration, staff and students work collaboratively to shape policies and procedures.
What is shared governance?
The Office that handles testing accommodations for our students.
The Office of Student Affairs.
The new name for North Dallas Shared Ministries.
This is the year that the current College competencies were approved.
What is 2024?
An educational approach that brings together biomedical, behavioral and clinical knowledge.
What is an integrated curriculum?
The faculty body that promotes students and addresses individual academic concerns.
What is the Academic Promotions Committee?
They organize monthly events to promote student well-being, including balance, stress relief, & healthy habits.
What is the mental health and wellness committee?
It is an offsite clinic, owned by the College, that students rotate through for community-based experiences.
What is the Cooper Clinic?
This is the year that the Baylor College of Dentistry joined the Texas A&M University system.
What is 1996?
During a CODA visit, it is the document that includes evidence that accreditation standards are being met.
What is the self study?
The individuals ultimately responsible for the appointment of course directors.
Who are the department heads?
The College resource that provides food and hygiene items for students in need.
What is the Pocket Pantry (room 145)?
Major vs. minor off campus clinical sites are differentiated based on whether or not this occurs there.
What are competency assessments?
The 2026 Texas Dentist of the Year.
Who is Partha Mukerji?
The collection of data on programs and outcomes and the use thereof as part of an ongoing improvement process.
What is continuous quality improvement?
The length of time students have to submit documentation for an excused absence.
What is within 3 business days of their return?
The faculty group that works to measure progress and success of our strategic plan.
What is the Institutional Effectiveness Committee?
What faculty body oversees all aspects of our curriculum?
What is the curriculum committee?
The national organization that all DDS students are automatically enrolled in.
What is the American Student Dental Association?