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 15 |
| Application Fee: | n/a |
| Start Date: | June 29 |
| Accreditation Status: | A (About Accreditation) |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 6 full-time; 5 part-time (5 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, letters of recommendation, TOEFFL for international students (must score 600 on paper or 250 on computer based), dental degree, class rank upper 50% |
| Tuition per year: | $4,000 - $6,000 MS, $1000 certificate |
| Instruments & Equipment: | Camera, books/journals - $2,500 |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | $9,466 plus 12% benefits |
| 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: | 30-35 |
| Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: | 22% |
| Percent of Time spent in research: | |
| 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; AEGD; GPR; Dental Public Health; Pedatric Dentistry; Orthodontics, oral & maxillofacial radiology, AEGD |
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