Program Overview

Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program

The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program is a one-year, broad-based clinical and didactic experience in comprehensive general dentistry. The program currently accepts seven residents per year. Each resident spends 12 months in the AEGD clinic, a modern well-equipped area with 13 operatories shared with the General Practice Residency (GPR) program.

Program Description

Clinical and didactic instruction covers a wide range of dental disciplines, emphasizing comprehensive care, practice management, and care for dentally complex patients. The program is considered a group practice where, in addition to continuing education, residents are expected to meet modest production goals to help them transition to private practice. The resident may pursue special interests in dentistry, such as specific clinical disciplines and additional research during the year.

Facilities and Staff

The clinic uses modern technology, including Planmeca CBCT, E4D/Planmeca CAD/CAM systems, Trios 3Shape, Simplant virtual implant-planning software, dental lasers, six different implant surgical and prosthetic systems, digital endodontics, endodontic microscopes, Avadent digital denture, AxiUm, and MiPACs, plus state-of-the-art, evidence-based dental materials. Residents receive excellent training under dedicated faculty members, including a board-certified prosthodontist and maxillofacial prosthodontist, nine general dentists, and five specialists.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements, application procedures, and tuition information can be found in the Academic Catalog.

Second-Year Residency

The program also offers one position in the optional second-year program to a finishing first-year resident. The second-year program includes advanced instruction in various dental disciplines and complex dental treatments, such as full mouth rehabilitation and implant dentistry. The second-year resident will have an opportunity to focus on areas of interest customized for the individual.

International Students

One to two residents per year may be recruited from candidates who obtain scholarships through the Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and/or Thailand undersigned official Agreement of Cooperation and Program Agreement between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) and the Kuwait Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission, or Thailand Office of Educational Affairs. Residencies of one or two years are offered, with second-year residencies predicated on performance and success in the first year.

Admission from Non-ADA Accredited Schools

Graduates of schools not accredited by the American Dental Association are encouraged to complete UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry's minimum six-month preceptorship in general dentistry before applying for the AEGD program. Completion of a preceptorship does not guarantee admission to the graduate general dentistry programs.

Program Completion and Certification

Residents who successfully complete two years of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program may apply to take the American Board of General Dentistry written and/or oral examinations, in accordance with requirements of the board. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, residents receive a certificate in general dentistry from the School of Dentistry.