Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: |
Department of Periodontics 7500 Cambridge Street Houston, TX 77054 |
| Program Director: | Robin L. Weltman, DDS |
| Phone: | 713-500-4382 |
| Fax: | 713-500-4393 |
| Email: | Robin.L.Weltman@uth.tmc.edu |
| Website: | www.db.uth.tmc.edu |
| Application Deadline: | August 15 |
| Application Fee: | All applications processed through the ADEA PASS program |
| Start Date: | July 1 |
| Accreditation Status: | A (About Accreditation) |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 7 full-time (all board certified) 10 part-time (7 board certified) |
| 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: | Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) |
| Prerequisites: | National Board Parts I and II, TOEFL (foreign grads), Letters of Recommendation |
| Tuition per year: |
$5000/yr in-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 |
| Implant Systems Taught: | Biomet 3i, Straumann, Astra, Nobel Biocare, BioHorizons, Zimmer |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | 65-85 per resident |
| 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: | Hermann Memorial Hospital, LBJ Hospital |
| On-Call Arrangements: | residents take one-week turns taking first call |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | 275-350 |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | 150 |
| Research Requirements: | Master's Thesis |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, and dental public health |
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