UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry (UTSD) and UTHealth Houston McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics offer a joint graduate certificate in dental informatics. The one-year program focuses on the opportunities and challenges of integrating technology into modern oral health care. It is designed to introduce students to basic and practical solutions for developing health information solutions in dentistry. The certificate involves both online and in-person courses, including a spring-semester practicum at UTSD with a total of 15 semester credit hours for completion.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BMI 5300 | Introduction to Biomedical Informatics | 3 |
| BMI 5313 | Foundations of Electronic Health Records and Clinical Information Systems | 3 |
| BMI 5315W | Quality & Outcome Improvement in Healthcare | 3 |
| DBPG 5520 | Applications in Dental Informatics | 6 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| BMI 5300 | Introduction to Biomedical Informatics | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BMI 5313 | Foundations of Electronic Health Records and Clinical Information Systems | 3 |
| BMI 5315W | Quality & Outcome Improvement in Healthcare | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| DBPG 5520 | Applications in Dental Informatics | 6 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
For more information, contact Dr. Sudarat Kiat-amnuary, Sudarat.Kiat-amnuary@uth.tmc.edu or Anigua DeClouette, Aniqua.Rice@uth.tmc.edu.