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DMD/MBA Dual Degree Program
The School of Dentistry and the Fox School of Business and Management offer a program leading to the dual degrees of Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) and Master of Business Administration (MBA). This dual degree program is designed to allow the academically excellent student to earn two advanced degrees in five years, although many students complete the program in four years. If you complete the DMD/MBA program at Temple University, you will be a highly qualified graduate with a broad range of marketable skills and increased career options in dentistry, business and public service.
Benefits from the Program
- More skills, broader vision, and the ability to operate in a more challenging and competitive environment.
- Increased capabilities for career advancement and more career options
- A competitive edge in business and expanded earning power for those practicing dentistry
- The management and business skills for administrative positions in insurance companies, hospitals, HMOs, and other organizations
- The skills to better manage personal finances
- An advanced education track for academically outstanding students at the School of Dentistry
- Six years of graduate education integrated into a four / five year (full time) program
Curriculum(back to top)
The first two semesters of study in the DMD/MBA program will be spent in the School of Dentistry, where you will complete all required DMD courses. You may begin to take courses in the Fox School of Business and Management after completion of the first year of dental school if you so choose.
In the third year of the program, you will complete all lecture courses and a portion of the clinical requirements in the School of Dentistry, plus a minimum of nine credit hours in the School of Business and Management. Summer sessions may be used to help meet these requirements.
In the fourth and fifth years of the joint degree program, you will complete those courses from each school, which fulfill the graduation requirements for each degree. You will choose the sequence of these courses working with the respective faculty advisers in the Schools of Dentistry and Business and Management.
The graduation requirements for both degrees should be attainable in four - five years by a full-time student. This goal is facilitated by the granting of transfer credit for certain designated courses between the School of Dentistry and the School of Business and Management. Courses accepted for transfer credit will replace elective and selective courses required for the MBA and DMD degrees. In addition, up to 24 semester hours credit of 400-level courses at the School of Business and Management may be waived or tested for exemption if you have taken previous courses at an accredited business school.
Upon successful completion of the degree requirements of each school, you will receive both the DMD and MBA degrees.
Admissions Requirements
To apply to the DMD/MBA program you must meet the admissions requirements of both schools. You must first apply to the School of Dentistry and be accepted into the DMD program. During your freshman year of dental school you need to apply separately to the Fox School of Business and Management and meet their criteria for acceptance. Once accepted to the Fox School of Business and Management, you must indicate in a letter to the Director of the DMD/MBA program, Dr. Jon B. Suzuki, your desire to enter the dual degree DMD/MBA program. If accepted, you are then able to take courses at the Fox the School of Business and Management along with the dental school curriculum.
Tuition(back to top)
The tuition for the DMD/MBA program will be charged by the School of Dentistry. When accepted and enrolled in the dual degree program, you are enrolled in both the School of Dentistry and the School of Business and Management you will pay only the dental school tuition. If you require longer to complete the MBA than the DMD program, the remaining MBA courses will be charged to you at business school tuition rates. Please note that most students are highly motivated and complete both degrees in four years.
Financial Assistance
Students pursuing the dual DMD/MBA degree program are eligible for financial assistance from the School of Dentistry according to the school's financial aid guidelines.
Faculty Advisers
When you enroll in the joint degree program you will have a faculty adviser to assist you with administrative and curriculum choices and problems related to participation in the program.
The DMD/MBA Program (subject to change)
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Year 1 · Dental School
Year 2
- Dental School
- Business School: May begin to take MBA courses
-- Integrated program begins here --
Year 2
- Dental School: Junior lecture courses; 75% of Junior Clinical requirements
- Business School: 9 semester hours
Year 4
- Dental School: Senior lecture courses; Remaining junior clinical requirement; 60% of senior clinical requirements
- Business School: 15-21* semester hours
Year 5
- Dental School: Remaining senior clinical requirements
- Business School: 21-30 * semester hours
* Exact hours required will depend on the individual students course waivers, exemptions, and transfer credit. All courses at the business school are three semester hours For further information
Contact Information(back to top)
To learn more about the dual degree DMD/MBA program please contact:
Jon B. Suzuki, PhD, DDS, MBA
Director DMD/MBA program
Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
3223 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140
Tel: (215) 707-7667
Fax: (215) 707-7669
Email: jsuzuki@temple.edu