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Students / Prospective Students / Postdoctoral / CODA Accredited Programs / Pediatric Dentistry PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Mission
Goals Program Length
and Number of Positions Program Type Application
Description
Curriculum
CORE CURRICULUM - The Core Curriculum is designed to provide a broad foundation in the Biomedical Sciences upon which varied dental subjects and training in specialized dental disciplines are based. The Biomedical Science Core Curriculum meets the requirements set forth by the American Dental Association for all advanced dental specialty education. Didactic instruction occurs in a weekly two-hour seminar during both academic years of the program. BASIC PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY TECHNIQUES - At the beginning of the first year, the resident participates in a review course covering basic treatment techniques. The resident is involved in seminar discussion as well as pre-clinical technique experiences. ADVANCED CLINICAL PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY - Clinical experience with advanced pediatric dentistry treatment is provided in the adjoining hospital dental clinic or the Department clinic where residents are assigned for seven half-days each week during both academic years of the program. Patients requiring conscious sedation are treated in the department clinic. Patients requiring general anesthesia are treated in the facilities of the adjoining University Hospital. ADVANCED PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY SEMINAR - Didactic instruction occurs in a weekly two-hour seminar during both academic years of the program. Classical readings and current periodic literature are reviewed for subjects such as child development, behavior management, growth and development, cariology and prevention, pulp biology, trauma, genetic syndromes, space management and interceptive orthodontics, dental materials and restorative dentistry, oral pathology, and periodontal disease. Residents are required to prepare a review of the literature on selected topics. CLINICAL SEMINARS - During a one-hour weekly seminar, residents review treatment of assigned patients. Each resident prepares case presentations for discussion with residents and faculty. TEXTBOOK REVIEW - During a one-hour weekly seminar, a detailed review of current textbooks of pediatric dentistry is conducted, providing an in-depth overview of pediatric dentistry practice. CURRENT PERIODICALS REVIEW - One hour is devoted each week to a review of the current periodic literature. Faculty and residents rotate as leaders of discussion of pediatric dentistry and general dental literature. MANAGEMENT OF THE DISABLED - Residents treat patients with disabilities in the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic or the Special Care Clinic of the New Jersey Dental School. In addition, residents are assigned to a state institution for a half-day per week for four months in order to treat institutionalized persons with disabilities. Comprehensive treatment is rendered with a variety of management techniques, including conscious sedation and general anesthesia. ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANNING SEMINAR - Residents participate in a one hour per week treatment planning seminar during both first and second years of the program with the faculty of the Department of Orthodontics. CLINICAL ORTHODONTICS - An opportunity is provided to treat a variety of orthodontic conditions with fixed and removable appliances. Residents are assigned to the Department of Orthodontics clinic for supervision by the Orthodontics faculty one half-day per week throughout both years of the program. PEDIATRICS - Residents are assigned for 4 weeks to the Department of Pediatrics of the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. Under the direction of the Pediatric Attendings, the resident participates in hospital pediatric rounds, out-patient clinics, and seminars in pediatrics. The resident is prepared to perform a routine physical examination on a child, differentiate normal and abnormal heart sounds, and discuss general principals of medical care for acutely and chronically sick children. ANESTHESIOLOGY - Training in general anesthesia is provided by the Department of Anesthesiology of the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. The training involves a 4-week, full-time rotation at University Hospital. During these rotations, the resident participates in seminars, pre- and post-operative rounds, and the administration of anesthesia for general surgery. The resident is prepared to perform intramuscular, intravenous, and subcutaneous injections, and to prescribe sedation prior to general anesthesia. The resident also learns to intubate a patient and monitor the patient's vital signs during general anesthesia. STATISTICS/SCIENTIFIC WRITING - During the first semester, residents participate in a 16-hour course introducing basic principles of statistics and research design. Experience in scientific writing is provided, including the preparation of abstracts, protocols, and research reports. PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY RESEARCH - Residents are required to perform a research project. The protocol should be approved and the review of literature completed by the end of the first calendar year. At the completion of the second calendar year, the resident must have completed the research project and a report acceptable for publication in a major journal. PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY TEACHING - The resident is provided with practical experience in teaching clinical pediatric dentistry to undergraduate students. This usually involves one half-day per week in the second year of the program; seminar discussions on teaching techniques precede clinical involvements. Program Stipend
and Tuition
Facilities
Admission Requirements
Pediatric Dentistry *Milton
Houpt, DDS, PhD, Professor and Chair *Board Certified Special Care Treatment Center Evan Spivack, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor and Director
Correspondence regarding application and admission procedures should be directed to: Ms.
Karen Cook, Secretary |
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