Welcome! The Center for Dental Informatics conducts research on computer applications in dental practice, education and research. CDI is part of the Center for Biomedical Informatics/School of Medicine. The Center for Biomedical Informatics offers a postgraduate program (M.S. and Ph.D.) in dental informatics. The two year program leads to a masters degree in biomedical informatics.

New to dental informatics? Check out our "What is dental informatics? section.

Are you ...

• ... a student? If so, you might be interested in our research areas, Practicum and Thesis Opportunities, Dental Informatics Internship, and Dental Informatics Postgraduate Program.
• ... a faculty member? If so, you might be interested in our research areas, publications, faculty and staff members, and news items.
• ... just looking for information about dental informatics in general? Check out "What is dental informatics?," research areas, publications and news.

Some highlights about our Center:

• Latest news (10/23/09): We are recruiting for MS/PhD/postdoc candidates for our program. Help shape the future of informatics in healthcare!
• Visit the National Library of Medicine-funded Dental Informatics Online Community to find out how you can network with people interested in dental informatics worldwide.
• Our Publications page provides access to over 45 peer-reviewed papers, one book, and several proceedings and journal issues authored/edited by faculty.
• For individuals interested in dental informatics, we provide internship, practicum and thesis opportunities.
• The NIH-funded postgraduate program in dental informatics is offered through the Department of Biomedical Informatics.
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