| 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 |