Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics...
Medical University of South Carolina
Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: |
Division of Periodontics 30 Bee Street Rm 115 Charleston, SC 29425 |
| Program Director: | Joe W. Krayer, DDS, MS |
| Phone: | 843-792-7612 |
| Fax: | 843-792-7809 |
| E-Mail: | krayer@musc.edu |
| Web Site: |
www.musc.edu/dentistry/departments/stomatology/ periodontics/graduate_periodontics.htm |
| Application Deadline: | September 1 |
| Application Fee: | n/a |
| Start Date: | July 1 |
| Accreditation Status: | A (About Accreditation) |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 5 full-time; 7 part-time (all full-time and 2 part-time faculty members are board certified) |
| Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: | no |
| Length of Program in months: | 36 |
| State License Required: | No |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered: | Certificate, MHS, MS |
| Prerequisites: | National Board Exam, Dental Degree, GRE (for MS in Basic Science), Letters of Recommendation, Class rank upper 50% |
| Tuition per year: | In State: $5,700; Out of state: $10,000+ |
| Instruments & Equipment: | purchase own camera |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | $10,000 per year |
| First Year Enrollment: | 2 |
| Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | 1:20 |
| Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | General anesthesia (6 weeks); implants (40 didactic hours); conscious sedation (60 didactic hours, 50+ cases) |
| Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | 24/week |
| Type of Implant System Taught: | Zimmer, 3i, Nobel |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | 60-80 implants placed |
| Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: | 25% |
| Percent of Time spent in research: | 10% |
| Percent of Time spent in clinical: | 60% |
| Percent of Time spent in teaching: | 5% |
| Clinical Setting: | dental school |
| Associated Hospitals: | Medical University of South Carolina Hospital |
| On-Call Arrangements: | one week, after every sixth week |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | 200 |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | n/a |
| Research Requirements: | Research project reported in a manuscript worthy of publication. (Thesis defense for Master's programs) |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | Orthodontics, Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery and Pediatric Dentistry |
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