Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics...

University of Iowa

Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.

Address: College of Dentistry
Dental Science Building
Iowa City, IA 52242-1001
Program Director: Dr. Lewis Humbert
Phone: 319-335-7238
Fax: 319-335-7239
E-Mail: lewis-humbert@uiowa.edu
Web Site: www.dentistry.uiowa.edu
Application Deadline: August 1
Application Fee: $60 domestic applications; $100 international applications
Start Date: June 29
Accreditation Status: A   (About Accreditation)
Number of Faculty Members: 6 full-time; 5 part-time (6 faculty members are Board certified)
Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: yes
Length of Program in months: 36
State License Required: no
Degrees/Certificates Offered: MS, certificate in periodontics
Prerequisites: National Board Exam, three letters of recommendation, TOEFL for international students (must score 250 on computer based or 100 on internet), dental degree, class rank upper 50%
Tuition per year: $8,500 Certificate/MS, $4,400 certificate only (fees include instrument rental)
Instruments & Equipment: Camera, computer, books/journals: $2,000
Salary and/or Stipend: $9,000 per year
First Year Enrollment: 2
Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: 2:15
Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: pathology 64; anesthesia 120; implants 88; conscious sedation 50
Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: 27-31/week
Type of Implant System Taught: Nobel Biocare, ITI, Astra
Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: 40-45
Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 22%
Percent of Time spent in research: 8-10%
Percent of Time spent in clinical: 65%
Percent of Time spent in teaching: 3%
Clinical Setting: dental school
Associated Hospitals: The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics; Veteran's Administration
On-Call Arrangements: intra-departmental
Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): 210
Average Number of Cases completed per residency: 33
Research Requirements: independent research, thesis (M.S.), manuscript for publication
Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: Oral Maxillofacial Radiology; Oral Maxillofacial Surgery; Oral Pathology; Prosthodontics; Endodontics; GPR; Dental Public Health; Pediatric Dentistry; Orthodontics

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