EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., July 15 -- Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville issued the following news release:
Saulius Drukteinis, DMD, MS, PhD, Dean of SIU SDM, recently announced that the SIU School of Dental Medicine is launching its new Graduate Periodontics Program,as ofJuly 1. The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) discussed and grantedan initial accreditation approval for the new program at SIU SDM at their meeting on February 5.
The new graduate specialty program at the SIU School of Dental Medicine has been in the planning and development stages for several years to achieve theinitialaccreditation status from CODA.TheSchoolhas beenvery activeover the past several months withthefinal details tolaunch the program for the 2026-...