The DMD curriculum at Tufts is designed to educate dentists who are prepared to practice in a constantly evolving profession. Thirty applications are accepted to the program each year. Students in the International Program bring with them their prior experience working as dentists in other countries and after an eight-month intensive introduction to U.S. dentistry practice, join their third-year colleagues in the DMD program to work with patients in the school's oral health clinics and numerous community service programs. Dental International students participate in nearly all phases of the third and fourth year dental curriculum, including geriatric dentistry, implantology, craniomandibular and TMD pain management, nutrition and preventative dentistry, and dentistry for the handicapped. The program focuses on collaborative care and inter-professional education to develop teamwork competencies that are effective in health care deliver and research settings.