Dental Program

Program Profile: Idaho Dental Education Program (IDEP)

Program Description | Accreditation | Program Highlights
About the Profession | Faculty | Class Size
Length of Program | Locations | Prerequisites
Costs | Scholarships and Financial Aid | How to Apply

Program Description

Name of program: Idaho Dental Education Program (IDEP)

Program Overview: IDEP is the state supported route for dental education. It is a cooperative effort between the State of Idaho, Idaho State University, and Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Students are accepted to Creighton University Medical Center School of Dentistry and the IDEP program. There is a decentralized first year, where classes are taken at Idaho State University in Pocatello Idaho and the remaining three years are taken at Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska. Students must be Idaho residents in order to be considered for the program. Upon completion of the four-year curriculum they are awarded Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degrees from Creighton University.

Accreditation

American Dental Association on Dental Accreditation.

The most recent accreditation was September 2005.

Program Highlights

  • Most students graduate in the top 15% of the class at Creighton and receive numerous awards.
  • The program has had 100% board passage rate since it's inception in 1982.
  • IDEP students consistently perform above the national and Creighton average on all sections board examinations.
  • A large number of IDEP students further their education via specialty and general residency programs.
  • Approximately 73% of all IDEP graduates have returned to Idaho to practice.
  • IDEP graduates are very active in local and state dental associations.
  • IDEP graduates feel responsible to give back to their local communities by donating various acts of service.
  • Many IDEP graduates return to underserved areas of Idaho to practice.
  • IDEP students are able to work with residents in the Idaho Advanced General Dentistry residency program utilizing state of the art equipment (including cone-beam CT scans and digital radiogrophy)in our current facility.

About the Profession

There are many opportunities including: private practice, public health, consulting, educational faculty, managed care provider, etc.

Potential Salary: $40,000 - $200,000

Please contact program if you would like a CD presentation with more information about the IDEP program.

Faculty

Four full-time, one clinical faculty and one clinical site.

Dental faculty have experience in clinical and private practice settings. Dental faculty are active in local, state, and national dental societies (many serving in positions of leadership). Dental faculty stay current in new technological developments. Dr. Trent Stephens (a member of our biological sciences faculty) is an internationally recognized researcher, teacher, and author. He has been recognized by numerous organizations for his excellence and dedication in these areas.

Class Size

Fixed Seats: Yes

Number of students in entering class: 8

Total number of students enrolled in program: 32

Length of Program

Number of academic years needed to complete the program: 4

Locations

Locations offered: Pocatello

Program offered fully online? No

Program delivered through distance presentation? No

Prerequisites

Required Degree: Bachelors degree highly recommended upon entry to program

Other Prerequisites: Graduation from an accredited four-year high school At least 64 semester hours of college credits is required, but most students have a bachelors degree is necessary upon entering the program. The 64 semester hours must include the following specific subjects and credit:
Biology - 6 semester hours
Inorganic Chemistry - 8 semester hours
Organic Chemistry - 6 semester hours
English - 6 semester hours
Physics - 6 semester hours.
Successful completion of the Dental Admissions Test (DAT) - completion of the general application through AADSAS (American Association of Dental Schools Application Service)

Costs

Tuition: $23,690 per year

Professional fees: $250 per year

Equipment: $4700 per year

Books: $1100 per year

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarship Deadline: May 10th of year of enrollment

Financial Aid Deadline: Contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information.

Other Information: Students receive a scholarship from the State of Idaho when accepted to the program. This covers roughly half of normal Creighton Dental tuition.

How to Apply

Application Deadline: March 1st of entering year, however most programs have their positions filled by December 1st of the year prior to enrollment

Program Start Date: Fall semester

Other Information: Apply