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Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry

The Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry is composed of several disciplines, including Operative Dentistry, Dental Anatomy, Occlusion, Fixed Prosthodontics, Removable Prosthodontics, Implant Dentistry, Digital Dentistry, and Dental Materials Science. 

It also includes the Advanced Prosthodontics Residency Program and the General Practice Residency Program, as well as a significant community outreach program called the OHIO Project.

Division faculty present didactic, clinical, and preclinical laboratory information to the predoctoral dental students who apply this knowledge and clinical skills to treat patients in the Ohio State Dental Clinics and remote treatment centers. Graduates complete the program well prepared for their future careers with comprehensive clinical experience and having accomplished a wide range of contemporary clinical treatments in Operative Dentistry, General Practice Dentistry and other treatments involving the range of dental materials available to the clinician.

Division goals are to ensure that students continuously receive a timely and innovative curriculum, while faculty are conducting cutting-edge research. Alumni have graduated well prepared for their future careers with excellent clinical experience. They have accomplished a wide range of contemporary clinical treatments in all aspects of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry.

Contact Us

Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry
3005G Postle Hall
305 West 12th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210

Administrative contact

Patricia Pleasant
Phone: 614-292-1491
Fax: 614-292-9422

Chair

Shereen S. Azer, BDS, MSc, MS, FACP

Director, General Practice Residency Program:
Mark S. Wenzel, DDS

614-292-1097

Interim Director, Advanced Prosthodontics Residency Program:
Shereen S. Azer, BDS, MSc, MS, FACP

614-292-7467

Our faculty

Dental Emergency Care Clinic

Monday-Thursday
7:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Friday
7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Student Dental Clinics

Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Ohio State Dental Faculty Practice

Monday-Friday
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Upper Arlington Dental Clinic

Monday
7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Friday
7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.