Section 1220.140  Minimum Standards for an Approved Program in Dentistry

A dental program shall meet the following requirements:

a)         The curriculum must include at least 4 academic years of instruction or its equivalent.

b)         Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Science instruction must be integrated and of sufficient depth, scope, timeliness, quality and emphasis to ensure achievement of the curriculum's defined competencies.

c)         The stated goals of the dental education program must include the preparation of graduates who possess the knowledge and values to begin the practice of general dentistry.

d)         A graduate shall be competent in:

1)         Providing oral health care within the scope of general dentistry for all age groups, as well as the medically compromised patient.

2)         Functioning in the community and practice environment.

e)         The curriculum must include the following areas of instruction:

                                    Ethics

                                    Critical thinking

                                    Professional and community involvement

                                    Patient management

                                    History and examination

                                    Diagnosis

                                    Treatment planning

                                    Emergency care

                                    Prevention and maintenance

                                    Oral medicine

                                    Therapeutics/pharmacology

                                    Periodontal therapy

                                    Endodontic therapy

                                    Surgical therapy

                                    Occlusal therapy

                                    Orthodontic therapy

                                    Restorative/prosthodontic therapy

                                    Office management

                                    Personnel management

f)         Graduates must be competent in providing appropriate life support measures for medical emergencies that may be encountered in dental practice. 

g)         In determining whether a program should be approved, the Division shall take into consideration but not be bound by accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.

h)         The Division, upon the recommendation of the Board, has determined that all of the dental programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association as of July 2006 meet the minimum curriculum criteria set forth in this Section and are, therefore, approved.

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 19656, effective December 18, 2006)