Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: |
Health Science Center College of Dentistry 875 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38163 |
| Program Director: | Swati Y. Rawal, BDS, MDS, MS |
| Phone: | 901-448-6920 |
| Fax: | 901-448-6751 |
| Email: | srawal@uthsc.edu |
| Website: | www.uthsc.edu/dentistry/ |
| Application Deadline: | November 15 |
| Application Fee: | n/a |
| Start Date: | July 1 |
| Accreditation Status: | A (About Accreditation) |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 7 full-time; 4 part-time (6 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: | Master of Dental Science |
| Prerequisites: | National Board Exam, dental degree, letters of recommendation, class rank, GPA |
| Tuition per year: | none |
| Instruments & Equipment: | instruments $1,200-$1,500; journals $300, camera $750 |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | $15,000/year approximately |
| First Year Enrollment: | 2 |
| Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | 1:12 |
| Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | pathology 28; anesthesia 120; implants variable/35; nitrous oxide 24; IV sedation 60; medicine |
| Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | 25-30/week |
| Type of Implant System Taught: | Zimmer, Straumann, Biohorizons, Nobel Biocare |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | Variable cases with 75-100 implants placed |
| Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: | 25% |
| Percent of Time spent in research: | 20% |
| Percent of Time spent in clinical: | 50% |
| Percent of Time spent in teaching: | 5% |
| Clinical Setting: | hospital, dental school |
| Associated Hospitals: | VAMC Memphis, UT Bowld Hospital, The MED, LeBonnheur Children's Medical Center |
| On-Call Arrangements: | beeper on a rotational basis at VAMC and UT |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | n/a |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | n/a |
| Research Requirements: | Master's Thesis |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | AEGD, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral surgery, and prosthodontics |
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