College of Dental Medicine Brochure - 2021 Class

Nova Southeastern University | 25 POSTDOCTORAL ENDODONTICS Highlights • This 24-month certificate program is designed to fulfill the specialty certification of the American Board of Endodontics. • Clinical experience is combined with didactic instruction. • Joint conferences with other disciplines—such as periodontics, prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry, otolaryngology, and neurology—provide a well-rounded basis to diagnose and treat conditions in the head and neck region. • The program also includes research, teaching, and instruction by several well- known visiting professors, as well as a one-week surgical externship at international institutions that are affiliated with NSU-CDM. The clinical portion of the program is microscopically oriented, providing the student with modern concepts of endodontic treatment, including rotary NiTi instrumentation, electronic apex locators, guided tissue regeneration, ultrasonics, and use of digital radi- ography (including cone beam computed tomography). The didactic portion of the program includes a core curriculum designed to provide all postdoctoral students with a basic interdisciplinary education and a detailed endodon- tic curriculum that concentrates heavily on knowledge of the literature. Information about occupations related to this certificate program, program cost, and length of the program can be found at dental.nova.edu/endo/tuition.html . POSTDOCTORAL OPERATIVE DENTISTRY Highlights • This 24 to 36-month postdoctoral training program is designed to meet the educa- tion requirements of the American Board of Operative Dentistry. • The program is designed to enhance knowledge in three main areas: research, clinical training, and teaching. • Participants pursue highly intensive clinical training while following a rigorous, research-oriented academic curriculum. The program is consistent with the objectives set forth in the ADEA (formerly AADS) Curriculum Guidelines for Postdoctoral Operative Dentistry (J Dent Educ 1993; 57: 832–836). The American Dental Association has recognized operative dentistry as an interest area in general dentistry. This recognition of operative dentistry as an interest area provides a more appropriate naming that enhances and advances operative den- tistry postdoctoral education opportunities and research. Information about occupations related to this certificate program, program cost, and length of the program can be found at dental.nova.edu/operative-dentistry . Did You Know? NSU-CDM residents are simultaneously enrolled in the Operative Dentistry Certificate Program and the Master of Science (M.S.) degree. Both a certificate and a degree are awarded upon completion of the required core didactic courses, clinical competency program, and research project (including successful defense of a thesis).