Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: |
Department of Graduate Periodontics 3302 Gaston Avenue Dallas, TX 75246 |
| Program Director: | David G. Kerns, DMD, MS |
| Phone: | 214-828-8140 |
| Fax: | 214-874-4532 |
| Email: | dkerns@bcd.tamhsc.edu |
| Website: | www.tambcd.edu/ |
| Application Deadline: | June 15 |
| Application Fee: | $35 |
| Start Date: | July 1 |
| Accreditation Status: | A (About Accreditation) |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 5 full-time; 9 part-time (12 Board-certified) |
| Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: | Yes |
| Length of Program in months: | 35 |
| State License Required: | No |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered: | Certificates/MS |
| Prerequisites: | GRE, National Boards, Dental Degree, Current CPR certification, 3 Letters of recommendation, class rank, dental transcripts. TOEFL & ECC if graduate of non-ADA accredited dental school |
| Tuition per year: | $8,724 |
| Instruments & Equipment: | Approx. $4,000 |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | First-year $6,084; second- and third-year $8,946 |
| First-Year Enrollment: | 3 |
| Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | 1:16 |
| Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | 1-month hospital anesthesia rotation, monthly rotations to affiliated hospitals |
| Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | 24+ |
| Type of Implant System Taught: | Nobel Biocare, Astra, 3i, Straumann |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | 75-90 |
| 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: | Baylor University Medical Center, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, VA Dallas |
| On-Call Arrangements: | Rotating resident call 1 week at a time |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | 280-320 |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | 140-150 |
| Research Requirements: | Master's project |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | all specialites available |
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