• How Do I Become a Patient?
• What is the Cost for Care?
• What Should I Bring?

The School of Dentistry is an educational institution and therefore requires longer appointments and more time to render comprehensive dental treatment than may be necessary in a private dental office. However, patients will pay lower fees for dental procedures at the School. An initial screening appointment is available to anyone; however, it is during that appointment that it is determined whether the patient is accepted for regular treatment, based on the teaching needs of the School, patient's time availability, patient's health and the complexity of the patient's dental needs.

Dental Care Providers

• Predoctoral dental students have usually completed four years of college and then spend an additional four years in training in our School before they become a dentist. Dental hygiene students attend one year in college and three years in the School of Dentistry. Dental care by pre-doctoral and dental hygiene students requires extra time. You should expect that each appointment will last all morning or afternoon, and multiple appointments are often needed. Lower fees are offered as compensation for your additional time and participation in the educational process.
• Patient care is provided by a dental student under the close supervision of faculty members who are experienced dentists. During your treatment, dental specialists may be consulted for complex dental needs. 

• The School of Dentistry has nearly 100 dental residents who have graduated from dental school and are receiving advanced training in a dental specialty or in general dentistry.
• Patients with general dental needs and who have time constraints can schedule an appointment with a dental resident in the Advanced Education General Dentistry (AEGD) program. The length of time needed for appointments with a specialty resident is usually less than if treated by a predoctoral student. Call 734-764-1532 for appointments.

• Dental Faculty Associates (DFA), our faculty practice, is staffed by experienced general dentists, hygienists, and specialty dentists who provide care in a private practice setting within the School of Dentistry.
• Fees and time commitment for seeing a faculty dentist are comparable to a private dental practice.
• All dental specialties are available for consultation and special treatment needs, allowing for convenient and easily coordinated referrals. Call 734-764-3155 for an appointment.