The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine Founded by the Alpha Omega Fraternity was founded in 1953 as Israel's first dental school with invaluable support provided by the Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity. Alpha Omega was committed to ensuring that a Western-style dental school was available for the Jewish state.
Since its establishment, The Faculty of Dental Medicine has had an immeasurable impact on the quality of dental care, teaching and research throughout Israel. Departments include Endodontics, Oral Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry and Community Dentistry and the Institute of Basic Sciences. Clinical services are provided to local communities.
In addition to B. Med. Sc and D.M.D. programs, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem awards graduate degrees: M.Sc. and Ph.D. level. Israel's finest and oldest Dental School trains graduates in many fields of specialization and conducts continuing education courses, using state-of-the-art techniques and materials.
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
Aside from their extensive teaching responsibilities, Hebrew University Dental School faculty are known for excellence in research. They are dedicated to spearheading successful new methods for treating oral and systemic diseases, and their work has been recognized by scientific and medical communities in Israel and worldwide. Faculty research includes:
• Tissue engineering, regeneration and healing
• Mechanisms of pain control and neural transmission
• Environmental physiology and skeletal evolution
• Innovative new methodologies in gene and stem cell therapy
• New therapies to combat periodontal disease
UNIQUE ADVANCES
Many important and often unique advances have accompanied the School's growth and expansion in recent years. In 1997, the D. Walter Cohen Middle East Center for Dental Education was launched, with the goals of:
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Serving as a center for dental education that will promote cooperation in the field between the countries of the Middle East;
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Developing local programs in oral health for the benefit of Israel's people;
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Providing all the skills needed for modern dentistry;
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Fostering joint research between Israeli scientists and their colleagues from neighboring countries.
