Graduate Certificate in Prosthodontics
The 34-month postgraduate certificate program in Prosthodontics in the Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University will provide postdoctoral education for dentists wishing to prepare for specialized practice. Clinical and didactic expertise is strongly emphasized to prepare students for successful attainment of Board Certification. The program offers a Certificate in Dentistry in Prosthodontics with mandatory enrollment in the Master of Science degree in Oral Health Sciences included in the certificate program tuition.
Students in the program have the opportunity to treat a vast, highly diverse patient pool with a wide range of prosthodontic treatment needs. Collaborative educational activities are available with other prosthodontic specialty programs and faculty within greater Philadelphia.
The postgraduate certificate in Prosthodontics admits four residents per year and requires three consecutive years of study to complete. Residents enrolled in the postdoctoral program will also complete all requirements to subsequently earn the Oral Health Sciences MS offered by the Kornberg School of Dentistry. The Prosthodontics program at Temple offers postgraduate students both a didactically and clinically rich program with experienced, board-certified faculty supervising in a busy urban clinic. Features include digital radiography including CBCT, electronic health records system, and cutting-edge classroom, clinical and laboratory technology.