University at Buffalo
Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.
Address: | School of Dental Medicine 250 Squire Hall Buffalo, NY 14214 |
Chair | Sebastian G Ciancio, DDS 716-829-3848 ciancio@buffalo.edu |
Postdoctoral Director | Othman Shibly, DDS 716-829-3848 shibly@buffalo.edu |
Predoctoral Director | Robert E Schifferle, DDS, PhD 716-829-2013 res@buffalo.edu |
Dean | Joseph J. Zambon, DDS, PhD 716-829-3848 jjzambon@acsu.buffalo.edu |
Website: | dental.buffalo.edu/education |
University at Buffalo does not participate in the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program for Periodontics | |
Application Deadline: | Rolling admissions process, but no later than |
Application Fee: | $50 |
Start Date: | September 1 |
Accreditation Status: | A - Approval Without Reporting Requirements |
Number of Faculty Members: | 16 full-time; 4 part-time; 5 board-certified |
Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: | yes |
Length of Program in months: | 33 (3-year program) or 44 (4-year program) |
State License Required: | no |
Degrees/Certificates Offered: | Certificate in periodontology |
Prerequisites: | National Board Exam, TOEFL, dental degree, letters of recommendation, class rank |
Tuition per year: | $9,870 in-state resident; $18,350 out-of-state resident/international |
Instruments & Equipment: | rental $1,650; book costs $250 |
Salary and/or Stipend: | PhD/Perio Residents: Approx. $42,000/yr., plus tuition waiver; MS/Perio Residents: Partial tuition waiver possible in years 2 and 3, based on nature of research project |
First Year Enrollment: | 1-2 |
Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: | 1:30 |
Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: | pathology 20/60; anesthesia 30; implants 120/400; nitrous oxide 10/10; IV sedation 20/40; other rotations 24 |
Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: | 2,400 |
Type of Implant System Taught: | Nobel Biocare, Zimmer, ITI, and others |
Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: | 50+ |
Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: | 25% |
Percent of Time spent in research: | 25% |
Percent of Time spent in clinical: | 45% |
Percent of Time spent in teaching: | 5% |
Clinical Setting: | hospital, dental school |
Associated Hospitals: | Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), Buffalo General Hospital |
On-Call Arrangements: | none |
Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): | 200 |
Average Number of Cases completed per residency: | 40 fully documented; 30-60 other |
Research Requirements: | Masters or Ph.D. degree |
Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: | prosthodontics, orthodontics, endodontics, general practice, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral pathology |
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