Program Overview

Graduate Periodontics Residency Program

The Graduate Periodontics Residency Program is designed to produce outstanding clinical periodontists who engage in a broad scope of periodontal procedures and who are capable of engaging in research, teaching, and leadership activities.

Curriculum Overview

Over the course of 36 months, residents' time is allocated in the following manner:

• Clinical 62%
• Didactic - 34%
• Research 3%
• Teaching 1%

Requirements for Graduation

To graduate from the program, residents must:

• Maintain a "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) overall Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Successfully complete all required courses or their appropriate substitutes
• Attend all classes and clinics assigned
• Successfully complete exams
• Demonstrate clinical proficiency in Periodontics
• Be a Student Member of the American Academy of Periodontology
• Be a Student Member of the American Dental Association

Mission Statement

The primary objective of the Graduate Periodontics Residency Program is to produce outstanding clinical periodontists who engage in a broad scope of periodontal procedures and who are capable of engaging in research, teaching, and leadership activities.

Goals and Objectives

The program has five main goals:

1. Provide comprehensive training: Provide comprehensive training that assures resident knowledge and proficiency in periodontics.

• Demonstrate foundational didactic knowledge and insight in the biomedical sciences.
• Demonstrate a high level of clinical skill in a comprehensive variety of periodontal and dental implant treatment modalities.
• Demonstrate knowledge of classic and current periodontal and Implant literature; including interpretation, analysis and critical evaluation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of medical considerations impacting patient periodontal status and provision of care.
• Demonstrate knowledge of pathogenesis/management of oral mucosal pathoses.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and clinical skills in multidisciplinary patient care (prosthodontic, orthodontics, TMD, endodontics).
• Demonstrate knowledge of and clinical skills in methods of adjunctive anxiety and pain control including conscious sedation using intravenous, oral and inhalation routes.
• Prepare residents for practice following graduation by introduction to principles of practice management.
• Demonstrate professional, ethical behavior in all aspects of residency training and patient care.

2. Provide instructional skills: Provide instructional skills that will enable residents to effectively communicate knowledge of periodontics and related subjects.

• Demonstrate knowledge of organizing, leading and presenting lectures, case presentations and seminars.
• Demonstrate ability to teach clinical periodontal evaluation, diagnosis and therapy to other oral healthcare providers.

3. Prepare residents for specialty board certification: Prepare residents for specialty board certification.

• Successfully challenge the AAP In-Service Examination.
• Successfully evaluate case scenarios using ABP guidelines.
• Obtain specialty board certification by program graduates.

4. Create an atmosphere of scientific inquiry and scholarship: Create an atmosphere of scientific inquiry and scholarship.

• Develop an understanding of the scientific method, hypothesis testing and use of evidence-based methodologies.
• Demonstrate active engagement in research leading to Master of Science of Dentistry degree by the conclusion of residency.
• Present research findings at local
  ational levels.
• Publish in scientific journals.

5. Maintain rigorous evaluation of the residency program: Maintain rigorous evaluation of the residency program.

• Evaluation of the residency program by program graduates.
• Evaluation of faculty effectiveness by residents and the program director.
• Provide frequent formal resident feedback.
• Evaluate goals, objectives and outcomes of the program annually.