National & International Externships

Fourth-year DMD students at Penn Dental Medicine put their growing skills and knowledge to work through a two-week hospital externship, designed to teach the basic principles of medicine and surgery as they relate to dental practice.

This required externship supplements students’ knowledge of oral surgery, anesthesia, oral medicine, operating room technique, and pre- and post-operative care. In addition, it broadens clinical and communication skills as students interact and collaborate with hospital staff and take part in conferences, seminars, and hospital rounds. Externship requirements can be fulfilled at a hospital affiliated with Penn or at a variety of approved sites across the country and around the world. Designed to engage students in the global arena of oral health, the international externships expand students’ perspective of dental education and oral health care delivery in different cultures.

U.S. Externships Sites *