Dentistry involves the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of conditions, disorders and diseases affecting the teeth, gums and maxillofacial (associated with the jaw and face) region of the body. General dentists provide services related to the general maintenance of oral hygiene and tooth health.
Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that specializes in treating patients with improper positioning of teeth when the mouth is closed (malocclusion), which results in an improper bite.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS or OMFS) specializes in treating many diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (jaws and face) region. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty.
I have been dealing with this school since December of 2015 and it has been a huge hassle. I give the school 3 stars because the actual classes are amazing, the teachers are wonderful, and I have felt challenged in my education, which is everything I would want in a school. I feel like I am getting a lot done because my classes are 8 weeks longs so I have 2 semester into 1, which can also be a burden because the cost per credit hour is still high. The issue I have is that this they have a separate company that runs the actually classes, which I guess is fine, but trying to get one person on the phone to fix something, you are having to call different numbers because you may not be sure which department or which business runs that section. I am an military spouse who is overseas, and my only means of communication is email. The financial aid department does not get back to you in a timely fashion. I have been told by my representative several times that I would get kicked out of my classes if I don't pay the balance, but no one would answer on the financial aid side to tell me if I have financial aid and loans to pay for it. When I would look on my profile, it never told me if I had aid even available for the semester. Then when I would email them, it would take 3-4 days of them getting back to me, and with the time difference, sometimes communication for one small thing would turn into a 2 week process. Now I understand my situation is rare, but even when I was in NY transitioning to overseas I had issues with communication and getting someone on the phone. I don't like that they have the school running some things and then another company running others, it requires me to have to talk to too many people in order to get things handled. The classes are great, but the set up for the school is not.
Beautiful campus, but hardly any handicap access anywhere.
Nice school, very friendly, peaceful atmosphere.
Great conventional school. Strong academics, great student body, and they treat veterans extremely well.
As an Alumnus of Jacksonville University, I would not have traded my wonderful experience for any other college or university. I still keep in touch with my fellow alumni from fraternity and University life. It was a dream come true to attend and graduate from this great University. Go to J.U., open your intellect and change the way you think and approach life and its challenges. You cannot miss!