Mission and Goals
The overriding mission of the postgraduate program is to train periodontists to the highest level of knowledge and clinical competency of the specialty. Emphasis is placed on the importance of achievements beyond the mandatory educational requirements of the specialty, including board certification by the American Board of Periodontology. Residents receive extensive clinical experience in periodontal regeneration, soft tissue (plastic) periodontal surgeries, sinus augmentation, alveolar ridge augmentation, dental implants. In addition, residents receive training in IV sedation and hospital-based care.
The goals and objectives of the program are summarized below:
- Cultivate clinicians competent in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment planning, and management of periodontal diseases, and in all aspects of dental implantology.
- Develop practitioners who exhibit competency in the comprehensive management and long-term supportive therapy of periodontal and dental implant patients within varied patient contexts.
- Advance graduates with a robust foundation in the scientific basis of periodontics and implantology, sufficient to appraise current scholarship and technologies; and evaluate future advances in oral health care.
- Prepare clinicians to work in cooperation with specialists, general dentists, and other health care professionals in the delivery of optimal comprehensive oral health care.
- Promote the growth of leaders who discover and disseminate specialty knowledge and clinical skills, contributing to the community and profession.
- Prepare graduates to become Diplomates of the American Board of Periodontology.