Allstudents/residents of the advanced education programs at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine participate in a comprehensive core course of the basic sciences. Residents/students are taught critical thinking and asked to develop seminar reports. Endodontic and periodontic residents/students work closely to formulate comprehensive treatment plans. [img_assist|nid=6389|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=251|height=168] Seminars with other disciplines are arranged, e.g. with oral pathology, operative dentistry, pediatrics, periodontology and prosthodontics which adds to the multidisciplinary treatment planning experience and education process. |