Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
| Address: |
Wilford Hall 59th Medical Wing 59 DTS/SGDTT 2133 Pepperrell Street, Building 3352 Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, TX 78236 |
| Program Director: |
Dr. Alan J. Moritz |
| Phone: | (210) 292-6990 |
| Fax: | (210) 292-5193 |
| Email: | alan.moritz@us.af.mil |
| Website: | n/a |
| Application Deadline: | September 1 |
| Application Fee: | n/a |
| Start Date: | June 10 |
| Accreditation Status: | A (About Accreditation) |
| Number of Faculty Members: | 5 full-time (5 faculty members are 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: | MS in periodontics |
| Prerequisites: | dental degree, GRE, letters of recommendation, class rank |
| Tuition per year: | n/a |
| Instruments & Equipment: | n/a |
| Salary and/or Stipend: | Commensurate with military rank and time in service |
| First Year Enrollment: | 4 |
| Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | n/a |
| Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | pathology 112, anesthesia 144, implants 65, nitrous oxide 15, IV sedation 72, orofacial pain 56, physical diagnosis 16 |
| Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | 2000 |
| Type of Implant System Taught: | Nobel Biocare, 3i |
| Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | 50-70 |
| Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: | 36% |
| Percent of Time spent in research: | 18% |
| Percent of Time spent in clinical: | 44% |
| Percent of Time spent in teaching: | 1% |
| Clinical Setting: | hospital, dental school |
| Associated Hospitals: | Wilford Hall 59th Medical Wing |
| On-Call Arrangements: | all residents pull call |
| Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | 150-175 |
| Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | 90-100 |
| Research Requirements: | Master of Science Degree research and thesis |
| Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | Endodontics, Prosthodontics, Orthodontics, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, General Dentistry |
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