Overview

What you will learn

The curriculum is designed to prepare students to work in the area of geriatric dentistry. The program consists of a series of didactic courses where the students will gain in-depth knowledge about older adults from a variety of perspectives that will include learning about the aging process and how it affects and is affected by social, behavioral and health factors commonly seen with aging.

The Geriatric Dentistry Graduate Certificate program at University of Southern California will focus on the most common medical and oral health conditions seen in older adults including oral lesions and orofacial pain conditions and their treatments, as well as cognitive changes, mental disorders, and social factors that will impact and thus require adjustments to oral health care delivery. All master students are required to choose and finish a capstone project and 18 portfolio cases during the program duration.

The students will attend USC for 8-10 days during two summer trimesters for knowledge assessment courses. As part of the graduation requirements, the students are required to successfully defend their capstone project and portfolio cases during their last summer term and pass all the courses with a grade point average of 3.0 or more.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Knowledge Assessment for GDEN Students
Capstone Research Project for GDEN Students
Common Systemic Conditions in Older Patients
Topics in Gerontology
Soft Tissue Disease for Dental Residents
Bony Pathology, Radiology and Advanced Imaging for Dental Residents
Neurogenic Based Oral and Facial Pains for Dental Residents
Pharmacology Series for Dental Residents

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

Disciplines

Dentistry Health Administration Health Sciences View 491 other Masters in Health Administration in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

CV
Letter of Intent
3 Letters of Evaluation from peers, colleagues, or mentors
Complete the USC CAS application
All documents submitted as part of the application must be in English or be accompanied by certified translation to be considered official
Pay the $90.00 application fee
Submit official school transcripts
Transcripts in original language of issuance: International students who have earned their degree outside the United States must check our country-specific requirements to determine if we need original-language copies of their academic records.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

49340 USD / year

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Out-of-State

49340 USD / year

≈ 49340 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

49340 USD / year

≈ 49340 USD / year

Funding

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Overview

What you will learn

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Funding

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