The literature review program combines required reading and review of discussion points in order to gain an understanding of the classic and current literature in the field of periodontology. Each week, the student is presented with a list of articles that cover a given subject in its entirety. The student is expected over the course of the year to have read and be familiar with each article. Articles are chosen due to their "classic" standing, or because they highlight a given learning objective. This allows the student to focus on these articles for the weekly discussions in our seminar series. Along with a “classic” literature review, seminars are designated for current literature review in the most recent journals.