Training Grants

Rochester Training Program for Oral Health Clinical Research

The Rochester Training Program for Oral Health Clinical Research is designed especially for dentists with a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree who have completed residency training in postdoctoral general dentistry or a clinical specialty; or junior and mid-career dental faculty who wish to retrain as clinical researchers.

Purpose
The Rochester Training Program for Oral Health Clinical Research is designed to provide dentists with theoretical, methodological, and practical training in clinical research to prepare them for careers in academic dentistry.

The program emphasizes the fundamental aspects of oral and dental biology, oral microbiology, salivary research, and craniofacial development. A strong feature of the program is the interdisciplinary collaborative nature of the training environment designed to encourage interaction among the dental trainees and the strong cadre of biomedical and social scientists.

Two-Track Training Approach
Training opportunities will be structured around two tracks: an oral biology track leading to an M.S. degree and a clinical epidemiology track leading to an M.P.H. degree in clinical investigation. The curriculum in each track is designed to complement and enhance, but not replace; the mentored research experience focused on craniofacial dental and oral health and disease.

All trainees will participate in the core of skill building workshops in clinical research. In addition, the program will ensure that the trainees will be conversant with the design, budgeting, implementation, data management, and statistical methodology of controlled, dental, oral, and craniofacial clinical trials.

Overview

Clinical Epidemiology Track
Didactic Courses
Introduction to Biostatistics
Statistical Methods of Clinical Trials
Principles of Epidemiology
Clinical Evaluation and Outcomes Research
Medical Decision and Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Management and Evaluation of Health Services
Health Institutions
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Environmental and Occupational Health
Research Computing Using SAS
Fundamentals of Dental Caries
Oral Microbiology
Saliva and Salivary Glands
Mucosal Immunology
Biology of the Periodontium
Craniofacial Growth and Development
Ethics in Research
Oral Health Clinical Research Forum
Electives in Community Preventive Medicine

Oral Biology Track
Didactic Courses
Introduction to Biostatistics
Principles of Epidemiology
Clinical Evaluation and Outcomes Research
Fundamentals of Dental Caries
Oral Microbiology
Saliva and Salivary Glands
Mucosal Immunology
Biology of the Periodontium
Craniofacial Growth and Development
Dental Research Seminars
Ethics in Research
Oral Health Clinical Research Forum
Other courses within area of basic science
Emphasis chosen as a minor
Electives in Oral Biology

Clinical Workshops* and Practical Experiences Common to Both Tracks
*Introduction to Clinical Research
*Introduction to Medical Informatics
*Scientific Writing and Communication
*Technology Transfer
Practical Skills in Grant Writing
Field Experiences in Clinical Research
Periodontal Disease Practicum
Cariology Practicum
Salivary Dysfunction Center

Application
For further information and applications to the programs either e-mail marilyn_foy@urmc.rochester.edu or send your name and address to: Ms. Marilyn Foy, Residency Coordinator, University of Rochester, Department of Dentistry, Box 705, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, call (585) 275-8315, or fax (585) 256-3153.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY

The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has a long history and significant commitment to train dental academics and researchers. In addition, the University hospitals and Eastman Dental Center have awarded clinical residency, specialty, and postdoctoral general dentistry certificates to more than 800 dentists over the past 40 years.

IN 1920......The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is founded.

It is one of the first medical and dental centers in the country to house both the school and hospital in a single building and established the tradition of interdepartmental collaboration of clinical and basic scientists.

IN 1950......A dental research fellowship program is developed.

This is one of the first postgraduate program for dentists in America.

SINCE THEN......Over 100 MS and 50 Ph.D. degrees have been awarded to dentists at this institution.

Many of these individuals have remained in academic dentistry. There are few schools of dentistry in the United States that do not have at least one Rochester graduate among their faculty.

TODAY......There are currently over 40 National Institutes of Health training-grant-sponsored dental programs in the School of Medicine and Dentistry.