Graduate Degree Programs

Master of Science in Oral Biology

Program goals are to provide research opportunities applying the scientific method to an oral health problem and provide graduate-level didactic instruction in the basic sciences. For students with a clinical degree, the research component and didactic instruction enhance understanding of the clinical courses in dental specialty residency programs.

Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology

The Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology program focuses on biological processes that contribute to normal development and disease processes of the oro-facial complex. Based in the Dental College of Georgia, this interdisciplinary program spans the spectrum of biomedical sciences specialties to include Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Pathology. The oral biology investigators have a wide range of research interests including oral cancer, bone metabolism, tissue regeneration, properties and biocompatibility of biomedical materials, oxidative stress and inflammation, diabetes and hypertension.