Program Overview

Advanced Dental Education Program in Periodontics

Program Overview

The Advanced Dental Education Program in Periodontics is a 36-month, full-time program beginning July 1. It is designed to meet the eligibility requirements of the American Dental Association for specialization in periodontics and for the certifying examination given by the American Board of Periodontology. Two to three students are accepted each year. Training is provided primarily in the School of Dental Medicine and its clinical facility (Dental Care Center) and at Stony Brook University Hospital. The program objective is to produce highly educated and clinically competent periodontists competent in the diagnosis and treatment of the various forms of periodontal diseases. Significant training is given in implantology, oral and periodontal plastic surgery, oral reconstructive surgery, and periodontal medicine.

Educational Objectives

Educational objectives are accomplished through lectures, seminars, case presentation conferences, and clinical practice. The receipt of a certificate in periodontics is dependent upon satisfactory completion of all scheduled courses, a portfolio of 20 written completed case reports, satisfactory completion of ten competency tests, and passing in-service and oral comprehensive examinations.

Program Requirements

Year I

• Introduction to Postdoctoral Periodontics
• Geriatrics
• Physical Diagnosis and Medical Risk Assessment
• Oral Pathology and Medicine
• Implantology
• Normal and Reparative Tissue Development in the Oral Cavity
• Host Parasite Interactions
• Regional Anatomy, Orofacial Neuroscience, and Pain Conditions
• Anesthesiology
• Sedation
• Restoring Dental Implants
• Occlusion and Temporomandibular Disorders
• Statistics and Data Analysis
• Ethics and Professionalism in Dental Practice
• Literature Review (Biology and Pathology of the Periodontium/Clinical Periodontology)
• Current Periodontology and Implantology Literature Review I
• Conferences in Clinical Periodontics I
• Periodontal Clinic I
• Surgical Seminars I
• Orthodontic and Periodontal Literature/Treatment Planning Seminar
• Periodontic/Prosthodontic Treatment Planning Seminar
• Unexpected Outcomes in Periodontics
• Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Seminars
• Research Project for MS in Biomedical Sciences

Year II

• Periodontal Clinic II
• Conferences in Clinical Periodontics II
• Surgical Seminars II
• Current Periodontology and Current Implantology Literature Review II
• Treatment Planning in Restorative/Implant Dentistry I
• Literature Review (Biology and Pathology of the Periodontium/Clinical Periodontology)
• Orthodontic and Periodontal Literature Review/Treatment Planning Seminar II
• Provisionalization of Dental Implants
• Prostodontics
• Periodontic/Prosthodontic Treatment Planning Seminar
• Unexpected Outcomes in Periodontics
• Research Project for MS in Biomedical Sciences

Year III

• Periodontal Clinic III
• Conferences in Clinical Periodontics III
• Surgical Seminars III
• Current Periodontology and Current Implantology Literature Review III
• Treatment Planning in Restorative/Implant Dentistry II
• Implant Therapy in Practice
• Provisionalization of Dental Implants
• Orthodontic and Periodontal Literature Review/Treatment Planning Seminar III
• Periodontic/Prosthodontic Treatment Planning Seminar
• Unexpected Outcomes in Periodontics
• Research Project for MS in Biomedical Sciences

Cost of Attendance

Financial aid budgets or cost of attendance are made up of two parts, direct costs and indirect costs. For more information on Periodontics Tuition & Fees, including Living Expenses, please refer to the provided resources.

Program Director

Dr. Srivas Myneni, DDS, MS, PhD

Department of Periodontics and Endodontics

SUNY Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Room 110 Rockland Hall Stony Brook, NY 11794