ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY RESIDENCY

General Information

Advanced Education in General Dentistry is a one-year residency program with an optional second year of Dental School-based advanced study and practice; a two-year comprehensive program of advanced study with joint matriculation in the Master of Science in Oral Biology program. A PhD program in conjunction with the department of oral and craniofacial biological sciences may also be combined with the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program.

Facilities

The Advanced Education in General Dentistry program operates within the Dental School in its own clinic facility specially designed to include treatment areas as well as associated support areas.

Financial Support

Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residents receive graduate medical education (GME) support through a contract with York Hospital, York, PA. In the event GME support is discontinued, the students will receive a stipend from the Dental School. The Dental School waives tuition and fees for courses taken toward the AEGD certificate program; however, students who are simultaneously enrolled in a Masters or PhD program pay for graduate-level courses. 

Requirements for Certification

A certificate is awarded to candidates who have satisfied all requirements of the program and have paid all debts to the University. Selected students in joint certificate and graduate programs who enter into a training agreement are required to complete the requirements of both programs before a certificate is awarded.

Academic Standards for Certification

In the evaluation of student performance, the following grades are used:

Students must demonstrate competency in all clinical and nonclinical areas of the program. Any student who fails to do so may not be permitted to continue in the program.

Objectives 

Scope of Training: One-Year Program

The clinical experiences for each student incorporate a broad range of clinical cases and are designed to match specific needs and interests. Faculty assign patients on the basis of type and complexity of treatment required. Students assume the responsibility for total patient treatment and learn to serve as principal coordinator when specialist care is required.

The Advanced Education in General Dentistry environment simulates a private group practice and is one in which students are exposed to new techniques and concepts in patient care. This atmosphere is enhanced by ongoing clinical research in materials and devices, and the clinical treatment of Advanced Education in General Dentistry patients by attending faculty. Chairside dental auxiliaries, full-time hygienists, receptionist/clerks, and financial personnel facilitate the efficient delivery of services.

While students spend 80 percent of their time in the Advanced General Dentistry clinic practice facility, the remaining 20 percent is devoted to seminars that cover all dental specialties. These seminars are presented by senior faculty of the Dental School and private practitioners, as well as by the Advanced Education in General Dentistry faculty. Each student prepares and presents case reports and conducts literature review seminars.

First-year students can apply for an optional second year of training that continues and expands the postgraduate program’s clinical and didactic components.  Second-year students manage increasingly complex comprehensive care cases, including the placement and restoration of dental implants, and participate in the regular seminar series.  In conjunction with the program director, these students also develop an in-depth seminar and literature review program to meet their individual interests and objectives.  Second-year students may also be provided an opportunity to pursue areas of individual clinical and/or didactic concentration one-half day per week; e.g., conscious sedation, special patient care, oral surgery. These additional experiences must be approved by the program director.

Number of Positions: One-Year Program

16

Scope of Training: Two-Year Program

This program pursues the one-year objectives while the curriculum is centered around matriculation in the Master of Science in Oral Biology program offered within the Dental School. The intent is to direct potential careers into education/research, advanced general or specialty practice. At the same time, students treat increasingly more difficult comprehensive care patients, increase their level of independent clinical activity, and improve practice management skills.

Research required for thesis development is usually conducted in a clinical or laboratory setting and offers a wide selection of interest areas such as ongoing materials studies based in restorative and esthetic dentistry, special patients, geriatrics, TMD, and implantology. Additional opportunities may be specifically tailored to provide experiences at extramural training sites, and experience in preclinical and clinical teaching areas may be provided. An additional six months to one year may be necessary beyond the 24-month program to ensure completion of all requirements for the Master of Science in Oral Biology. For those interested, a PhD program is available contingent on acceptance by the program and the Graduate School. Contact the program director if you desire to be considered for this program.

Number of Positions: Two-Year Program

One or two

Site of Training

The Advanced General Dentistry clinic is located on the ground floor of the Dental School. This clinical facility consists of 38 units and all associated support areas such as reception, X-ray, and laboratory and contains state-of-the-art equipment such as a CO2 laser, digital radiography, and air abrasion unit.

Faculty

Douglas M. Barnes, DDS, MS, Director
James C. Gingell, DDS, MS, Associate Director
David L. George, DDS, Assistant Director
Erika Adachi, DDS, MS
Jeffrey Behar, DDS
Mark Choe, DDS
Bryan Fitzgerald, DDS
John Savukinas, DDS
Keith Schmidt, DDS
Nahid Shahry, DDS
Leo V. Trail, DDS, MS

Curriculum - 2006-07

Curriculum - 2007-2008

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