University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

The DDS program provides students with the tools, technology and rich educational experience to achieve their goals and become well-rounded dental professionals.

Dental students learn in the 3M Foundation Dental Simulation Clinic, a facility designed to create a realistic clinic environment. It helps the students learn the eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity skills, techniques and procedures they’ll use to treat patients by practising restorative procedures on simulated patients. Each workstation is equipped with a lifelike mannequin, complete with a head, shoulders, and realistic oral cavity—flexible jaws, lips and cheeks, and a full complement of teeth.