Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: |
School of Dental Medicine 100 East Newton Street Boston, MA 02118 |
| Program Director: | Dr. Serge Dibart |
| Phone: | 617-638-4762 |
| Fax: | 617-638-6170 |
| Email: | sdibart@bu.edu |
| Website: | dentalschool.bu.edu/research/perio/index.html |
| Application Deadline: | February 16 |
| Application Fee: | $65 U.S. and $95 international |
| Start Date: | July 1 |
| Accreditation Status: | A |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 19 (15 full-time, 4 part-time) |
| 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, DSc, certificate, PhD |
| Prerequisites: | TOEFL, dental degree, letters of recommendation, class rank |
| Tuition per year: | $52,534 |
| Instruments & Equipment: | $8,582 |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | No stipend |
| First Year Enrollment: | 9 |
| Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | 1:12 |
| Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | All aspects of periodontal surgery (approx.1,900 hours) including microsurgery (50 hours), piezoelectric surgery (300 hours), implant surgery (approx. 1,700 hours), minor orthodontics (50 hours) |
| Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | varies by year (usually 3.5-4 days/week) |
| Type of Implant System Taught: | 3i, ITI, Zimmer |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | 60+ |
| Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: | 9% |
| Percent of Time spent in research: | 30% |
| Percent of Time spent in clinical: | 60% |
| Percent of Time spent in teaching: | 1% |
| Clinical Setting: | Newly renovated periodontology clinic including a surgical center for implants and advanced procedures |
| Associated Hospitals: | Boston VA Hospital |
| On-Call Arrangements: | One resident on call per week |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | 300 |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | 35 |
| Research Requirements: | MSD |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | yes |
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