General Practice Residency
Our general practice residency program offers recent DMD graduates an opportunity to advance their knowledge in a hospital setting with guidance from experienced faculty members
Hands-on, high-tech training in general dentistry to address and treat the needs of the total patient
In this clinically oriented program, residents spend the majority of time providing dental care to a wide variety of patients including those with special needs. As their patients' primary oral health care provider, residents treat and manage all aspects of their oral health, including emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive care.
General Practice Residency at a glance
year program culminating in a certificate and an MSD degree (2nd year optional)
new or returning residents are accepted into the program each year
of the resident's time is spent on clinical patient care
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"Our program provides ample opportunities for recent dental school graduates to advance their skills in a hospital-based general dental practice."
The Commission on Dental Accreditation has accredited this program; however, this education is not one of the American Dental Association’s recognized dental specialty areas. Therefore, dentists graduating from this program cannot announce that they are specialists, as recognized by the American Dental Association.
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