About the Scholarship Center

Founded in 1868, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine is an accredited private dental school situated in downtown Boston. Since its inception, Tufts Dental has played an integral part in the development of oral health care services and dental education. The school’s mission is “Education committed to clinical excellence; Knowledge to improve general oral health; Care and Community”. This is accomplished through providing “a contemporary curriculum with themes of integration, as well as a preclinical and clinical environment that incorporates emerging practice models and technologies”. The school also emphasizes the “alignment of research and scholarship to contribute to knowledge and practice for oral and general health”. It provides dental education to diverse predoctoral and postdoctoral students and prepares them to practice dentistry in the 21st century for different patient populations of 4 million people in the greater Boston area, in various dental specialties, and varied practice settings. Tufts’ education occurs in an “environment promoting a culture of inclusivity and contemporary care for faculty, staff, students, alumni and patients locally and globally”. Interdisciplinary care and education is emphasized in the graduate programs where prosthodontic and periodontic residents learn and treat complex patients together. Having the clinics next to each other, as well as having a common shared space for implant planning makes this conducive for positive learning and collegiality. We feel that these ideals and the interactions between the two departments bring a wonderful opportunity for ITI scholars to thrive at TUSDM.