Community Outreach Dental Externship

The Community Outreach Dental Externship (CODE) is an off-campus rotation for senior dental students. This program is designed to complement the student's clinical activities at the School of Dentistry and to provide additional clinical experiences regarding dental procedures, business operations and interactions with the dental office personnel. The off-campus rotation sites are primarily private dental offices with the supervising dentist being Clinician-Educators affiliated with the School of Dentistry. Students are expected to be present during the normal office working hours three or four days per week at the off-site office, returning to provide care for their patients of record at the School of Dentistry the remaining day(s) of the week. It is recommended that students complete specified rotation goals prior to being permitted to participate in the program. Students will be granted credit toward the School of Dentistry's program requirements for a specified number of the procedures completed at these sites.