What is Basic Dental Principles?

Basic Dental Principles (BDP) is a program created at UCLA School of Dentistry to provide pre-dental students the opportunity to gain more knowledge into the field of dentistry.

The program consists of a lecture series and a lab series. The lab series can only be taken once the lecture series has been completed. The two series must be taken in two separate years.

• The lecture series consists of 24 sessions split throughout 2 academic quarters (Winter and Spring). The lecture topics range from getting into dental school to the different specialities within dentistry.

• The lab series consists of 4 hands-on sessions on UCLA campus during either Winter or Spring quarter.

• This course is IN PERSON ONLY. There is no online option.

Course Credit:

UCLA students enrolled in the lab class may be awarded up to FOUR (4) units of independent study credits (SRP 199 Credit) upon successful completion of all course work and submission of appropriate paperwork.

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