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Professor Dr. Donald Belles

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Biography

Donald M. Belles is a Professor and the Assistant Program Director at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Dentistry. He has a distinguished career in prosthodontics, having served as the director of the Advanced Education in Prosthodontics Program from 2009 to 2022. Belles graduated with a DDS from Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1978 and completed his prosthodontic residency in 1987 at UT Health San Antonio. He is board-certified by the American Board of Prosthodontics. After 21 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, where he held various assignments including Chief of the Prosthodontic Section, he transitioned to academia, accepting a position at the School of Dentistry. His contributions to education have been recognized with several awards, including the John P. McGovern Outstanding Teaching Award and the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award. Belles is also a member of the Mu Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society and has completed the Educational Scholars Fellowship Program at Baylor College of Medicine.

Research Interests

Prosthodontics

Experience

Professor, Assistant Program Director

2002-01-01 — Present

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Dentistry • Houston, TX

Teaching and leading advanced education in prosthodontics.

Director

2009-01-01 — 2022-01-01

Advanced Education Prosthodontics Program • Houston, TX

Oversaw the prosthodontics education and training.

Awards

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John P. McGovern Outstanding Teaching Award

2007-01-01
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Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award

2008-01-01

Requirements for University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Master Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80

Prerequisites

DDS or DMD degree from an ADA-accredited dental school Eligibility for Texas dental licensure

Application Checklist

  • ADEA PASS Application
  • Official Dental School Transcripts
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Match Program Registration
  • Institutional Evaluation Form

Specialization Notes

Department of Orthodontics; involves a 26-month certificate and Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) track.