About Us
ULSD excels in offering hands-on, high-tech, community-focused experiences that develop tomorrow’s leaders in oral health care while addressing issues related to oral health access.
Innovation in clinical education
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is poised to become a premier center for training the next generation of dentists in the use of digital technologies that transform patient care and increase practice efficiency. Focus areas include digital imaging (especially intraoral scanning and cone beam CT), 3D virtual printing, digital restoration design and digital implant planning. These systems are connected through a custom-designed, web-based 3D digital data system. The dental clinics was completely renovated in 2012, providing flexibility and improved patient flow to further enhance students’ clinical education.
Serving communities across Kentucky
More than 50,000 patient visits occur each year at the School of Dentistry. In addition, ULSD operates numerous clinical sites across Kentucky where students go into communities to provide care. Those sites provide access to oral health care for patients who have high need, while giving students opportunities to treat more diverse and complex cases than ever before.
Excellence in research
ULSD has top researchers in areas including maxillofacial radiology, dental materials, and microbiology/ immunology — including the top two most-cited researchers worldwide in the subject of P. gingivalis.
A rich heritage in dental education
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry enjoys a rich heritage in dental education that reaches back to the 1800s.
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