Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: |
515 Delaware Street, SE 7-368 Moos Health SciencesTwr Minneapolis, MN 55455 Attn: Advanced Education in Periodontology |
| Program Director: | Dr. James E. Hinrichs (full-time) |
| Phone: | 612-625-5166 |
| Fax: | 612-626-2652 |
| Email: | sundt002@umn.edu |
| Website: | http://www1.umn.edu/perio/ |
| Application Deadline: | September 1 |
| Application Fee: | $60.00 |
| Start Date: | 3rd week of May |
| Accreditation Status: | A |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 5 full-time; 7 part-time (9 faculty members are board certified) |
| Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: | yes |
| Length of Program in months: | Minimum 3 academic years for either certificate or certificate with Master of Science while certificate with PhD in Oral Biology is 6 plus years |
| State License Required: | Resident's license as issued by MN Board of Dentistry |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered: | certificate in periodontology, option for MS or PhD in related fields |
| Prerequisites: | National Board Exam, TOEFFL for international students (must score 590 on paper or 243 on computer based), dental degree, letters of recommendation, class rank upper 50% |
| Tuition per year: | $9,000 in-state/out-of-state resident |
| Instruments & Equipment: | purchase $2,000; rental $2,700; book costs $1,000 |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | First year $8,000; Second year $8,000; Third year $8,000 |
| First Year Enrollment: | 3 |
| Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | 1:10 |
| Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | pathology 35; anesthesia 45; implants variable/40; nitrous oxide variable/4; IV sedation variable/60 |
| Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | 28/week |
| Type of Implant System Taught: | BioCare, LifeCore, Zimmer/Paragon, Calcitek, 3i |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | 15-50+ cases with 50 - 100 implants placed |
| Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: | 25% |
| Percent of Time spent in research: | 15% |
| Percent of Time spent in clinical: | 55% |
| Percent of Time spent in teaching: | 5% |
| Clinical Setting: | dental school |
| Associated Hospitals: | Fairview-University of Minnesota Hospital |
| On-Call Arrangements: | Yes, on a rotational basis. |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | 150-250 |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | 80-125 |
| Research Requirements: | Mentor directed research project with MS or PhD thesis |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | endodontics, GPR, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, and TMD |
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