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

Indiana University

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

Address: 1121 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5168
Program Director: Steven Blanchard
Phone: 317-274-5129
Fax: 317-274-1363
E-Mail: stblanch@iupui.edu
Web Site: www.iusd.iupui.edu/Depts/PA/
Application Deadline: September 15
Application Fee: $45 for US; $55 for international
Start Date: July 1
Accreditation Status: A   (About Accreditation)
Number of Faculty Members: 6 full-time/5 board certified; 4 part-time/ 3 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: certificate in periodontics with an MSD degree
Prerequisites: Part 1 NDBE scores required for international applicants
Tuition per year: Indiana Residents = $17,258 each yr. of 1st 2 yrs., $1,614 for 3rd yr.; Non-residents = $37,787 each yr.of 1st 2 yrs., $4,660 for 3rd yr.
Instruments & Equipment: Purchase - 1st yr. = $977; Rental/Sterilization = $2,546
Salary and/or Stipend: $10,000/year for three years
First Year Enrollment: 4-6
Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: 1:5
Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: pathology 176; implants 148; nitrous oxide/IV sedation 150; literature reviews 174; advanced perio. seminars 168; hospital rotation 40
Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: 1,260
Type of Implant System Taught: NobelBiocare, Replace, Zimmer, ITI, 3i, Astra
Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: 50 - 60 implants; no. of patient cases varies
Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 30%
Percent of Time spent in research: 15%
Percent of Time spent in clinical: 45%
Percent of Time spent in teaching: 10%
Clinical Setting: dental school
Associated Hospitals: Riley Children's Hospital Dental Service
On-Call Arrangements: Each resident is on-call for a week at a time; contacted by pager; patients seen at Wishard Hospital
Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): 165
Average Number of Cases completed per residency: 50
Research Requirements: During 3 years, qualified research and a successfully defended thesis
Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: Endodontics, GPR, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Operative Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Radiology

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