Todd Thierer, DDS, MPH Assistant Professor Co-Chair, Division of General Dentistry Directo,r General Practice Residency	Hans Malmstrom, DDS Assistant Professor Co-Chair, Division of General Dentistry Director, Advanced Education in General Dentistry

The General Dentistry Programis comprised of two educational programs: the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) and the General Practice Residency (GPR).

The AEGD Program is based at Eastman Dental Center and includes one- and two-year programs. The emphasis of the one-year program is on enhancing general dentistry clinical skills and knowledge in all areas of dentistry including fixed and removable prosthodontics, periodontology, esthetic dentistry, dental implantology, orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery and special care. A second year of training is available for a limited number of residents completing the one-year program. It emphasizes dental research and the further development of dental skills. The two-year AEGD Program focuses on developing research, teaching, and more advanced clinical skills.

Goals for the upcoming year:

• To recruit residents with an interest in pursuing graduate degrees and increase enrollment in the MS, MPH and PhD programs
• To further enhance research activities within the program
• To recruit an additional faculty member
• To attract funding for clinical research
• To publish three papers
• To reduce the financial pressure on enrolled residents and the Division of General Dentistry
  

The GPR Program is based both at Strong Memorial Hospital (SMH) and Rochester General Hospital (RGH). It also has one- and two-year programs. Both are focused on hospital dentistry and the treatment of medically compromised patients. Rotations through anesthesiology and emergency medicine are also included. The second-year program encourages resident involvement in research. Residents have clinical care training in pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, and oral surgery. Residents also treat handicapped, chronically ill and aged patients at Monroe Community Hospital (MCH).

Goals for the upcoming year:

• Some of the biggest challenges for this next year lie within my role as Ambulatory Dental Director
• Reinstate the Management Team and work on some of the pressing issues at the SMH site including faculty and staff morale, the hospital budget and inventory issues, the OMFS service at SMH, and access to timely care issues
• Improve evaluation of residents, faculty and staff to make the evaluations more meaningful and more likely to lead to a positive growth experience for both the evaluators and those being evaluated, improving consistently below threshold QA indicators, especially the taking of vital signs and obtaining consent and address rising dental laboratory costs
• Continue to collaborate on didactic and clinical activities between the component programs (AEGD and GPR) in our division
  Continue to foster collaborative relationships between general dentistry and other EDD divisions
• Continue to foster collaborative relationships between general dentistry and other SMH services