3. University of Michigan Graduate Pediatric Dentistry Program
Renowned for its excellent balance between clinical and didactic experience, mentored research experience offerings, and multidisciplinary approach to treatment of complex pediatric dentistry issues, the University of Michigan’s school of dentistry boasts one of the nation’s finest pediatric dentistry programs in the nation. The program’s curriculum features courses in pulp therapy, cephalometric analysis, general anesthesia for children and infants, child developmental psychology, and restorative material and techniques, among others. A 30-month program, which begins July 1st of every year, the University of Michigan Graduate Pediatric Dentistry Program relies heavily on hospital-based clinical rotations at the Mott Children’s Health Center in Flint, Michigan, in conjunction with 12 months of coursework and development of a research project. The program’s heralded faculty and innovative research methods afforded to residents make Michigan’s program one of the best pediatric dentistry residency programs in the United States.