Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Launches Master's Degree Program For Technicians

Boston-based Tufts University School of Dental Medicine's Postgraduate Prosthodontics Division is offering an advanced level of education in dental technology and related research to dental technologists who desire higher education in areas such as advanced dental ceramics, implantology, attachments and milling techniques.

Directed by Hiroshi Hirayama, DDS, DMD, MS, FACP, the Advanced Dental Technology and Research program offers technicians the opportunity to interact with Postgraduate Prosthodontics Residents and observe treatments and outcomes of clinical patients throughout the entire restorative process. Technicians can attend lectures and seminars offered by the Postgraduate Prosthodontics program, thus gaining a mutual understanding of comprehensive treatment planning and improving communication between technicians and dentists.

The full-time program length is 24 months, or it can be completed on a part-time...