Tufts University is now offering a combined Doctor of Dental Medicine/Master of Public Health (DMD/MPH) degree offered through Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine.
Students are eligible to enter the DMD/MPH program after the second year of predoctoral studies in dentistry. The combined program will allow students who have demonstrated academic excellence to earn two advanced degrees in less time than would be required to complete both programs consecutively, according to the university.
"As public health dentists, our graduates will be trained to assess the oral health needs of communities, develop and implement oral health policy, and provide programs and services that address oral health issues across populations," said Mark Nehring, DMD, chair of the department of public health and community service at Tufts, in a press release.
The program is accredited by the Council on Dental Accreditation and the Council on Education in Public Health.
