Curriculum
The Postgraduate Program is a full time, 36-month program starting at the 3rd week of June. The program is divided in four sections: didactic, clinical, research and teaching.
Didactic
The coursework emphasizes in biomedical sciences, patient evaluation, etiology and pathogenesis of oral diseases, interdisciplinary treatment planning, surgical and non-surgical periodontal treatment and implant therapy. For a complete list of core courses, periodontal courses and master's courses please see the table below.
Clinical
An extensive clinical training on non-surgical treatment of periodontal diseases, surgical approaches including soft tissue grafting, regenerative approaches, advanced surgical techniques, placement and restoration of dental implants, biopsy, diagnosis and treatment of oral lesions, as well as extensive training on Moderate IV conscious sedation will be provided. The clinical time varies based on year of residency. Usually 2nd and 3rd year residents are in the clinic 6.5-8 sessions per week, while 1st year residents are usually 6 sessions per week.
Research
All residents are expected to complete a research project whether pursuing a Master's degree or not. For further information please see section Research
Teaching
2nd and 3rd year residents are required to develop, organize and deliver lectures and seminars to faculty, fellow residents in periodontology and general dentistry residents. In addition they supervise general dentistry residents in the clinical management of periodontal cases under the direct supervision of faculty.
Three Year Periodontology Program of Study (Including Certificate and Master's)
Core Courses (DEN)
- DEN 400: Special Care I – Medical/Dental Interrelationships
- DEN 401: Dentistry for Geriatric Patients and for People with Intellectual, Learning, and Developmental Disabilities
- DEN 407: Ethical Guidelines for the Dentist
- DEN 409: Orofacial Pain and Headaches
- DEN 410: Head and Neck Anatomy
- DEN 411: Oral Diseases and Pathologies
- DEN 412: Oral Implantology I
- DEN 413: Oral Implantology II
- DEN 416: Advanced Oral Medicine & Clinical Pathology
- DEN 417: Principles of Evidence-Based Dentistry
- DEN 418: Oral Microbiology (Also a Master's course)
- DEN 420: Biology of the Periodontium (Also a Master's course)
- DEN 421: Craniofacial Growth and Development (Also a Master's course)
- DEN 422: Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Also a Master's course)
- DEN 423: Oral Epidemiology I – Introduction and Principles
- DEN 424: Oral Epidemiology II – Research Design and Analysis
- DEN 426: Fundamentals of Dental Caries (Also a Master's course)
- DEN 440: Control of Pain and Anxiety with Anesthesia Techniques
- DEN 441: Physical Diagnosis
- DEN 442: Basic Concepts in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- DEN 443: Basic Dental Implantology
Periodontology Courses (DPS)
- DPS 401: Clinical Topics in Periodontology – Microsurgery
- DPS 402: Clinical Topics in Periodontology – Endodontics
- DPS 403: Clinical Topics in Periodontology – GTR
- DPS 404: Clinical Topics in Periodontology – Occlusion
- DPS 405: Clinical Topics in Periodontology – Osseous Surgery
- DPS 406: Clinical Topics in Periodontology – Porcine Lab
- DPS 407: Clinical Topics in Periodontology – Root Resection
- DPS 408: Clinical Topics in Periodontology – Suturing
- DPS 409: Introduction to Clinical Periodontology
- DPS 410: Introduction to Dental Implantology
- DPS 411: Introduction to Dental Radiology
- DPS 412: Current Literature Review in Periodontics
- DPS 413: Current Literature Review in Dental Implantology
- DPS 414: Diagnosis, Tx. Planning and Case Presentation Seminar
- DPS 415: Full Arch Rehabilitation – Zimmer-Biomet course
- DPS 416: General Anesthesia/IV Sedation Rotation
- DPS 417: IV Sedation – Didactic
- DPS 418: Oral Surgery/IV Sedation Rotation
- DPS 420: Medicine Seminar
- DPS 421: Periodontics – Prosthodontics Implant Case Presentation Seminar
- DPS 422: Periodontics – Prosthodontics Implant Seminars
- DPS 424: Orthodontic-Prosthodontic-Periodontic Seminar
- DPS 425: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning of Complex Periodontal and Dental Implant Cases
- DPS 426: Implant Related Prosthodontic Considerations Course
- DPS 427: Practice Management Course
- DPS 428: Oral Pathology Course
- DPS 429: Periodontal Histology and Histopathology
- DPS 430: Periodontal Literature Review Course:
- Periodontal Therapy I
- Periodontal Therapy II
- Anatomy, Physiology of the Periodontium
- Epidemiology, Etiology and Pathogenesis of Periodontal Diseases
- Dental Implantology
- DPS 431: Periodontics Clinic
- DPS 432: Dental Implant Surgery Clinic
- DPS 433: Rotations to Private Practices
- DPS 434: Research Project
- DPS 435: Teaching Experience – Clinics
- DPS 436: Treatment Planning Sessions
- DPS 437: Lasers in Periodontology and Implantology
- DPS 438: Teaching Experience – Didactics
- DPS 439: Mock Boards
- Research Seminars (Grand Rounds/Eastman International Alliance Global Rounds)
Master's Courses (DEN)
- DEN 419: Dental Research Seminar
- DEN 430: Introduction to Biostatistics
- DEN 431: Designing Clinical Research
- DEN 433: Biostatistics Software (SPSS)
- DEN 434: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis*
- DEN 435: Meta-Analysis Software*
- DEN 436: Fundamentals of Research Methods – Academic Formatting
- DEN 446: Practical Skills for Conducting Clinical and Translational Study in Oral Health Part I
- DEN 447: Practical Skills for Conducting Clinical and Translational Study in Oral Health Part II
- DEN 495: Master's Research
- DEN 495: Master's Research, Systematic Review*
- IND 501: Ethics and Professional Integrity in Research
- IND 506: Ethics and Professional Integrity in Research
* denotes courses that are mandatory for the Master’s in Dental Sciences - Systematic Review Track.