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CIP PROGRAM: 51.0505
Dental Materials.

Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the biomaterials and inert and active compounds used in dental procedures; the development of dental materials; and their effects on the living tissues of the oral cavity and systemic bodily health. Includes instruction in materials science, dental bioengineering, biocompatibility of materials, physics and mechanics of dental materials, elastic and plastic deformation, surface bonding, and applications to fixed and removable prostheses and restorative procedures.

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Related CIPs

51 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
51.05 Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.
51.0501 Dental Clinical Sciences, General.
51.0502 Advanced General Dentistry.
51.0503 Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.
51.0504 Dental Public Health and Education.
51.0505 Dental Materials.
51.0506 Endodontics/Endodontology.
51.0507 Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery.
51.0508 Orthodontics/Orthodontology.
51.0509 Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics.
51.0510 Periodontics/Periodontology.
51.0511 Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology.
51.0512 Digital Dentistry.
51.0513 Geriatric Dentistry.
51.0514 Implantology/Implant Dentistry.
51.0599 Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other.

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