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Students / Prospective Students / Postdoctoral / CODA Accredited Programs / Prosthodontics POSTGRADUATE PROSTHODONTICS PROGRAM GOALS
The 36-month postgraduate program in prosthodontics was begun in 1978 to provide postdoctoral education for dentists wishing to prepare for specialized practice. Clinical expertise is strongly emphasized and the program prepares the student for successful attainment of Board Certification. The program offers a Certificate in Prosthodontics and a Master of Science degree.SELECTION CRITERIA All applicants must have earned a DMD/DDS degree from a United States or Canadian dental school or a foreign dental degree. All applicants must pass Part I of the National Board examinations with a grade above 75%. Licensure in the United States is required if eligible. Foreign applicants must also attain a respectable score on the TOEFL examination and be eligible to obtain foreign student status. Preferential consideration will be given to applicants with high academic accomplishments and other significant awards as noted in curriculum vitae, e.g., advanced degrees, publications, research activities to name a few. Final acceptance will be made by the prosthodontic faculty interview committee following the evaluation process and bench test. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTSThe Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program offers a tuition incentive program for all students. It is possible for the students to receive a rebate of a significant portion of the tuition. In general, the program offers a 50% reduction in tuition for PGY 1; full tuition for PGY2 and 3 with possibility of a 50% rebate for each year. There is also a possible profit sharing provision if anticipated levels of clinical income are achieved. For further information concerning this program please contact Dr. R.J. Flinton at (973) 972-4615 or (973) 972-4186 or via email flinton@umdnj.edu or Dr. Asha Samant at 973-972-4225 or via email samantas@umdnj.edu or Felicitas Alvarez, Postgraduate Administrative Assistant via email at alvarefe@umdnj.edu. More detailed information can be found on the UMDNJ General Web Site www.umdnj.edu. The Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Dental School is a complex prosthodontic program encompassing all the prosthodontic disciplines to include Fixed Prosthodontics, Removable Partial Dentures, Complete Dentures, Maxillofacial Prosthetics, and Implant Therapy, both in the didactic and clinical curriculum. The guidelines set for clinical accomplishments are as follows:
These requirements include 3 full mouth rehabilitations, use of attachments, and all ancillary prosthetic procedures. Students are required to use various clinical techniques and demonstrate competency in most laboratory procedures. Didactic requirements include pre and post testing, preparation of three (3) lectures, and an original research project and report. Students are also required to present a table clinic, poster presentation or an original paper at two (2) major prosthodontic meetings. Successful completion of the program may require an extension beyond 36 months to fulfill clinical requirements. Teaching experience during the program is required and determined by the faculty as the postgraduate students demonstrate proficiency and confidence. Participation in the American Board of Prosthodontics (Part I) is mandatory and all 3 board cases will be completed during the program and presented in a Mock Oral Board.INTERVIEW FOR APPLICANTS The Postgraduate Prosthodontics Program interviews all prospective applicants. The two (2) day interview process includes one day of bench testing, personal interviews, interaction with current postgraduate students and faculty and a tour of the facilities. The Bench test is composed of a denture set-up in balanced occlusion, a 3-unit fixed partial denture and provisionalization, and removable partial denture survey/design, tooth preparation and laboratory authorization. All exercises will be performed on manikins or in the prosthetic laboratory. Instruments and materials will be provided. The date of interviews varies with the number of applicants and ability of all to attend the interview session. Efforts are made to arrange the interview session at a mutually agreeable time. All expenses incurred during this interview process will be the responsibility of the applicant.CURRICULUMThe curriculum, both clinical and didactic, encompasses five (5) days per week from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. Occasionally, guest speakers, evening seminars or society meetings will be held in the evening. Most laboratory procedures are accomplished after the close of clinic or when vacancies occur in the clinic schedule. Upon completion of the program the graduate student will be:
VACATIONSAnnual vacations will be permitted up to one (1) month each year for the first two years, two weeks only in PGY 3. The times designated for vacation will be two (2) weeks during August and two (2) weeks during December Holiday period. Requests for vacation must be made using the Departmental vacation form. Vacations must be arranged among the residents to assure continuous clinical coverage throughout the vacation periods. All other requests for time-off must be submitted to the Director on the departmental time-off form. Time-off requests for times other than the scheduled vacation periods are reserved for very special occasions. Time taken for vacation over and above the designated vacation periods, will be added to the length of the program.Professor, Program Director and Chairman, Department of Restorative Dentistry Robert J. Flinton, D.D.S., SUNY at Buffalo Faculty Marc Appelbaum, D.D.S., NY University College of Dentistry Andrew Brafman, D.M.D., New Jersey College of Dentistry Lawrence Churgin , D.D.S., New York University Joseph DiFazio, D.M.D., UMDNJ-NJ Dental School Louis DiPede , D.M.D., UMDNJ-NJ Dental School Yatin Khanna, D.MD. , University of Detroit David A. Lipani , D.M.D., UMDNJ-NJ Dental School Joel Martin , D.D.S., University of Michigan Carlos Moglianesi , D.M.D, UMDNJ-NJ Dental School Asha Samant , D.M.D., UMDNJ-NJ Dental School Saul Weiner , D.D.S., Temple University Dental School Reena Varghese, D.M.D, M.E.d, M.S.c., University of Pennsylvania Post Graduate Prosthodontic Students PGY-1 PGY-2 Drs. Amy Guccione, Ajay Kumar Dhingra, Hamidreza Mirsepasi Curriculum-Year One
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Curriculum-Year Three
Correspondence regarding application and admission procedures should be directed to: Ms.
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