A
Message from Frank G. Oppenheim, DDS, DMD, PhD
Chairman
of the Program in Oral Biology
The
Division of Oral Biology, Boston University Goldman School of Dental
Medicine, now offers a Ph.D. in Oral Biology. The Program in Oral Biology
recruits students with backgrounds in the life and basic sciences who
are interested in additional advanced training in dental and medical
sciences. The aim of the Program is to educate students in modern scientific
approaches to oral biology and oral disease. The Program is designed
for the student whose primary goal is to pursue a career in oral biology
research, either in an academic or industrial setting. The oral cavity
is unique regarding its microbiology, connective tissue structures,
and host responses. Moreover, oral diseases present unsolved scientific
challenges and novel biological phenomena including interactions with
systemic diseases. The importance of interactions between oral biology
and systemic disease is increasingly recognized by researchers and clinicians
in all medical fields, as exemplified by the recent release of the Surgeon
General's Report on Oral Health (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov).
Our faculty has well funded active research programs investigating the
scientific basis for many of these fascinating new relationships.
Information
summarizing the goals, objectives, and organization of the Ph.D.
Program
in Oral Biology is contained in this CD ROM. Supplementary information
is available on the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
website.
Please
do not hesitate to contact the Program Directors for additional information.
Sincerely,
Frank
G. Oppenheim, Professor and Chairman, email: fropp@bu.edu
Philip
C. Trackman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, email: trackman@bu.edu.
