Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics...

Virginia Commonwealth University

Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.

Address: Medical College of Virginia
Department of Periodontics
PO Box 980566
Richmond, VA 23298-0566
Program Director: Dr. Thomas C. Waldrop (full-time)
Phone: 804-828-6121
Fax: 804-828-0657
E-Mail: tcwaldro@vcu.edu
Web Site: www.dentistry.vcu.edu/
Application Deadline: September 1
Application Fee: $50 application fee for Certificate Program in Periodontics, $30 application fee for Master of Science in Dentistry program
Start Date: July 1
Accreditation Status: A   (About Accreditation)
Number of Faculty Members: 5 Full-time, 12 Part-time
Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: No. Must have training in US or Canadian dental schools
Length of Program in months: 36
State License Required: no
Degrees/Certificates Offered: Specialty Certificate in Periodontics, M.S.D.
Prerequisites: DDS or MSD from US or Canadian Dental School
Tuition per year:  None
Instruments & Equipment: Application fees, $1000 fee for Physical Diagnosis course, $350. for Head and Neck Anatomy Course, $190. ACLS, approximately $400 for books.
Salary and/or Stipend: None
First Year Enrollment: 3
Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: 3:25
Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: Clinical training in periodontics 30/week; anesthesia 150; implants 150; nitrous oxide 16; IV sedation 65; medicine 80
Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: 30 hours/week
Type of Implant System Taught: Nobel Biocare, Mini and Orthodontic systems
Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: 40- 50
Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 20%
Percent of Time spent in research: 10%
Percent of Time spent in clinical: 67%
Percent of Time spent in teaching: 3%
Clinical Setting: hospital, dental school
Associated Hospitals: Hunter Holmes McQuire Veterans Administration Hospital
On-Call Arrangements: Chief Resident and residents rotate monthly on-call
Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): 200-250
Average Number of Cases completed per residency: 20-30
Research Requirements: MSD
Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: AEGD, Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry

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