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Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
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    Address: 11301 Wilshire Blvd.
    Bldg 500 Dental W160
    West Los Angeles, CA 90073
    Program Director: Dr. Jeffrey Pucher (full-time)
    Phone: 310-268-3776
    Fax: 310-268-3941
    Email: jeffery.pucher@va.gov
    Website: n/a
    Application Deadline: September 1
    Application Fee: n/a
    Start Date: July 1
    Accreditation Status: A   (About Accreditation)
    Number of Faculty Members: 1 full-time; 4 part-time, 5 consultants (faculty members board certified)
    Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: no
    Length of Program in months: 36
    State License Required: yes
    Degrees/Certificates Offered: Certificate, MS optional
    Prerequisites: National Board Scores, U.S. or Canadian Dental degree, 3 letters of recommendation, class rank, US citizenship
    Tuition per year: none
    Instruments & Equipment: purchase $3,000; book costs $500
    Salary and/or Stipend: $40,000
    First Year Enrollment: 2
    Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: 1:15
    Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: pathology 50+, anesthesia 150+, implants 100+,nitrous oxide 15+,IV sedation 60+
    Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: 20-30/week
    Type of Implant System Taught: Astra, ITI, 3i
    Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: 25+
    Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 27%
    Percent of Time spent in research: 8%
    Percent of Time spent in clinical: 60%
    Percent of Time spent in teaching: 5%
    Clinical Setting: hospital
    Associated Hospitals: Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
    On-Call Arrangements: n/a
    Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): 200+
    Average Number of Cases completed per residency: 50+
    Research Requirements: yes
    Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: prosthodontics, one- and two-year general practice

 

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