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Advanced Education in General Dentistry
Chair: Mohsen Taleghani, D.M.D., Professor
Program Director: Charles W. Wakefield, D.D.S., Professor
Assistant Director: Herman Dumbrigue, D.D.M., Associate Professor
Residency (one year, certificate)
Starting date: July 1
Program Objectives
The program objectives are to:
- provide residents with both clinical and didactic training in all disciplines of general dentistry beyond that received in the undergraduate curriculum;
- increase both the confidence and competence of residents in all components of general dentistry;
- improve the resident’s ability in diagnosis, treatment planning, oral examination and physical evaluation of the multidisciplinary, comprehensive care patient, and
- assist the resident in developing a working knowledge of practice management and administration.
One Year Curriculum*
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Clock Hours
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OMS 5218 Conscious Sedation
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22
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OMS 5221 Internal Medicine
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22
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OMS 5233 Physical Diagnosis
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22
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GD 5201 Implant Dentistry
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22
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GD 5222 Clinical Endodontics
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22
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GD 5213 Advanced Removable Prosthodontics
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22
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GD 5214 Advanced Fixed Prosthodontics
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22
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GD 5215 Advanced Clinical Periodontology
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22
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GD 5216 Advanced Clinical Orthodontics
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22
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GD 5217 Current Concepts in Operative Dentistry
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22
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GD 5218 Advanced Pediatric Dentistry
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22
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GD 5219 Treatment Planning Conferences
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22
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GD 5220 Current Literature Reviews
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22
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GD 5221 Clinical Pathology Conferences
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22
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GD 5205 Principles of Practice Management
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26
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GD 5224 Ethics in Dentistry
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22
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GD 5227 Advanced Geriatric Dentistry
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22
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GD 5228 Advanced Dentistry for Special Care Patients
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22
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GD 5303 Advanced Maxillofacial Surgery
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66
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Total
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466
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*Courses may continue more than one semester.
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