Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics...
University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston
Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: |
6516 M. D. Anderson Blvd., Rm 309 Houston, TX 77030 |
| Program Director: | Robin L. Weltman, DDS |
| Phone: | 713-500-4382 |
| Fax: | 713-500-4393 |
| E-Mail: | Robin.L.Weltman@uth.tmc.edu |
| Web Site: | www.db.uth.tmc.edu |
| Application Deadline: | August 15 |
| Application Fee: | $10 |
| Start Date: | July 1 |
| Accreditation Status: | A (About Accreditation) |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 4 full-time; 9 part-time (8 faculty members are board certified; 3 are board eligible) |
| Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: | Yes |
| Length of Program in months: | 36 |
| State License Required: | No |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered: | MS |
| Prerequisites: | National Board Part I and Part II, GRE, TOEFL (foreign graduates), Letters of Recommendation |
| Tuition per year: | $4500/yr in-state;$12,000/yr out-of-state |
| Instruments & Equipment: | $2000/yr instrument rental fee; intraoral camera |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | None |
| First Year Enrollment: | 4 |
| Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | 1:5 |
| Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | pathology 100; anesthesia 160; implants 300; nitrous oxide 100; IV sedation 120; other rotations 220 |
| Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | approximately 20/week |
| Type of Implant System Taught: | 3I, ITI, Zimmer, Nobel Biocare |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | n/a |
| 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: | hospital, dental, off-site clinic |
| Associated Hospitals: | LBJ Hospital |
| On-Call Arrangements: | residents take one-week turns taking first call |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | n/a |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | n/a |
| Research Requirements: | research and thesis for MS |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, and dental public health |
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