Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics...
University of California Los Angeles
Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: | 10833 LeConte Avenue 63-048 CHS-Dental Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668 |
| Program Director: | Dr. Perry Klokkevold (full-time) |
| Phone: | 310-825-5543 |
| Fax: | 310-206-3282 |
| E-Mail: | pklokkevold@dentistry.ucla.edu |
| Web Site: | uclasod.dent.ucla.edu |
| Application Deadline: | August 1 |
| Application Fee: | n/a |
| Start Date: | July 1 |
| Accreditation Status: | A (About Accreditation) |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 4 full-time (3 Board-Certified Diplomates), |
| Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: | no |
| Length of Program in months: | 36 |
| State License Required: | no |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered: | Certificate, MS degree in Oral Biology (optional) |
| Prerequisites: | Successful completion of dental degree program from US or Canadian dental school; National Boards |
| Tuition per year: | none |
| Instruments & Equipment: | Approximately $10,000 (actual cost will vary). Students are required to purchase their own intraoral camera, laptop computer, instruments and books. |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | $20,000/year |
| First Year Enrollment: | 2 |
| Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | 1:16 |
| Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | pathology (didactic 20 hours); anesthesia/nitrous oxide/IV sedation (didactic 20+ hours; clinical experience 20+ cases); implants (didactic 40+ hours; clinical experience 40+ cases); microsurgery (didactic and clinical experience varies) |
| Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | 20/week |
| Type of Implant System Taught: | Lifecore, 3i, Nobel BioCare, Straumann, Astra |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | 40+ |
| Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: | 20% |
| Percent of Time spent in research: | 20% |
| Percent of Time spent in clinical: | 50% |
| Percent of Time spent in teaching: | 10% |
| Clinical Setting: | hospital, dental school |
| Associated Hospitals: | UCLA Medical Center |
| On-Call Arrangements: | residents rotating |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | 250 |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | n/a |
| Research Requirements: | thesis required |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | yes |
Student/Educator Links
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- Periodontal Programs
- Dental Externships
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- Student Web Links
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