DScD将为学生做好准备，使他们能够成功进入学术牙科领域，从事临床或基础科学研究人员的职业。该计划结合了学院的研究和临床优势，吸引了来自整个临床和基础科学系的教员。为了提供跨学科研究的机会，学生不仅可以选择与宾夕法尼亚州牙科医学的研究人员合作，还可以与宾夕法尼亚大学工程与应用科学学院，医学院，护理和兽医学院。
The DScD will prepare students to successfully enter the field of academic dentistry for careers as clinical or basic science researchers. The program combines the research and clinical strengths of the School, drawing faculty mentors from throughout the clinical and basic science departments. With the goal of providing the opportunity to pursue research across disciplines, students have the option to not only work with researchers from Penn Dental Medicine, but also with faculty from Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Veterinary Medicine