Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics...
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: |
Dept. of Oral Medicine, Infection & Immunity 188-190 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 |
| Program Director: | Dr. Nadeem Karimbux (full-time) |
| Phone: | 617-432-1452 |
| Fax: | 617-432-1897 |
| E-Mail: | nadeem_karimbux@hsdm.harvard.edu |
| Web Site: |
www.hsdm.harvard.edu/depts/ perio/department.htm |
| Application Deadline: | September 1 |
| Application Fee: | $60 |
| Start Date: | July 1 |
| Accreditation Status: | A |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 5 full-time; 25 part-time |
| Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: | Yes |
| Length of Program in months: | 36-60 |
| State License Required: | No |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered: | DMSc, MMSc |
| Prerequisites: | National Board Exam, TOEFL, dental degree, letters of recommendation, class rank |
| Tuition per year: | $35,790 in-state resident, plus $3,538 clinic fee |
| Instruments & Equipment: | purchase camera, books, instruments $4,500 |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | n/a |
| First Year Enrollment: | 3-5 |
| Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | 1:10 |
| Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | pathology = 40 hours; anesthesia = 80 hours; implants = 60 hours; nitrous oxide = 40 hours; IV sedation = 80 hours |
| Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | 2,200 |
| Type of Implant System Taught: | Branemark, 3i, ITI |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | approximately 40 patients, 60-100 implants |
| Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: | 15% |
| Percent of Time spent in research: | 25% |
| Percent of Time spent in clinical: | 55% |
| Percent of Time spent in teaching: | 5% |
| Clinical Setting: | hospital, dental school |
| Associated Hospitals: | Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Forsyth Institute |
| On-Call Arrangements: | n/a |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | approximately 250 surgical procedures |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | 20 |
| Research Requirements: | research leading to a thesis |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | yes |
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