Graduate Programs
Ph.D. Program
Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) offers two stand-alone terminal degree programs, a Dcotor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. In addition, the school offers an integrated dual degree D.D.S/Ph.D. program. All three programs are the only ones of their kind offered at any other school in Indiana.
The objective of the Ph.D. in Dental and Oral Health Science degree program is to provide a core curriculum that offers a solid scientific base for a career in research and/or teaching in the dental sciences of today and the future. Graduates of the Ph.D. degree program should be ideal candidates for positions in any school of dentistry and related schools as well as for for positions in research laboratories within government and private institutions.
Indiana University School of Dentistry also offers a D.D.S./Ph.D. dual degree program that incorporates aspects of both the Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) and the Ph.D. in Dental and Oral Health Science programs.
Learn more about the Ph.D. in Dental and Oral Health Science degree program
Contact the Ph.D. Program Director
Angela Bruzzaniti, Ph.D.
Director of Ph.D. Training & Research Development, Indiana University School of Dentistry
Director of Dental Student Research, Indiana University School of Dentistry
Professor of Biomedical and Applied Sciences, Indiana University School of Dentistry
Indiana University School of Medicine
Van Nuys Building, 635 Barnhill Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office: MS 5009
Telephone: (317) 278-3742
Email: abruzzan@iu.edu
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Updated April 2025