College of Dental Medicine—Postdoctoral Programs 301 planning of complex cases. A diagnostic conference with faculty members occurs daily. All residents are required to attend these conferences. The curriculum consists of clinical and didactic courses given through the department, as well as a core curriculum in which all postgraduate residents are enrolled. Residents are expected to be available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and certain evenings and weekends for scheduled conferences, lectures, and seminars. Orthodontic residents are not allowed to practice dentistry outside of the college. Postdoctoral Pediatric Dentistry The Department of Pediatric Dentistry offers a 24-month, postdoctoral training program in pediatric dentistry. The program is designed to prepare residents for specialty certification by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD). This university- and hospital-based program includes significant hospital and extramural affiliations in South Florida. Postgraduate core courses provide first-year residents with a didactic foundation to support the wide range of clinical situations they will experience. Hospital rotations in Pediatric Medicine, General Anesthesia, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine provide residents with clinical experience and deeper understanding of pediatric hospital practice. Lectures, seminars, guest speakers, and literature reviews occur weekly. Residents are active participants in a regional, multidisciplinary craniofacial anomalies team. Patients requiring hospitalization and general anesthesia are treated in two area hospitals. Conscious sedation is utilized when appropriate. A partial listing of topics covered in lectures and seminars includes behavior management, restorative dental procedures, selecting and prescribing medications, pulp therapy, trauma, treatment of patients with special health care needs, and emergency management. Additional requirements, including successful completion of a mandatory, independent research project, are necessary to graduate. The application deadline for all required materials is August 1. In addition to the Certificate in Postgraduate Pediatric Dentistry, residents can also concurrently earn the Master of Science degree. The Master of Science degree can be completed in two years. Information on that degree can be found in this section. Students are trained in hospital and operating room protocol, including the use of general anesthetics. Postdoctoral Periodontics The postdoctoral program in periodontics is a 36-month certificate program that fulfills the specialty requirements of the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and the American Board of Periodontology. The resident may also elect to pursue the optional Master of Science degree, which may be earned concurrently with the certificate course of study. The program is open to dentists who have graduated (or will graduate) from an accredited United States or Canadian dental school or from an international dental school that provides an equivalent educational background and standing. Completion of a General Practice Residency, Internship, Advanced Education in General Dentistry, or other post-dental school professional activities are encouraged but not required. The program consists of a didactic core curriculum in basic and behavioral sciences, a series of seminars in periodontology and implant dentistry, literature review seminars, periodontal prosthetics, and intravenous moderate sedation. Residents will participate as clinical instructors in the predoctoral periodontology clinic and perform research related to periodontology. The program is designed so that, at the conclusion of the residents’ training, they can provide comprehensive periodontal and implant dentistry care using a variety of surgical and nonsurgical modalities that encompass the full spectrum of the current state-of-the-art procedures. Residents participate in a variety of educational activities that prepare them for careers in clinical practice, education, or research, giving them the skills and knowledge to successfully pursue certification by the American Board of Periodontology. Postdoctoral Prosthodontics The 36-month postdoctoral program combines clinical experience with didactic instruction leading to a Certificate in Prosthodontics. Students may also elect a course of study leading to a master’s degree program. The certificate program satisfies the formal training requirements for eligibility for the American Board of Prosthodontics examination, and students are encouraged to pursue board certification. The program is fully accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation. The didactic portion of the program includes a core curriculum designed to provide all postdoctoral students with a basic interdisciplinary education and a prosthodontics curriculum based on the review of classic and current dental literature, interdisciplinary seminars, and treatment planning presentations. The program also includes research, teaching, and continuing education courses by visiting faculty members. The clinical portion of the program consists of extensive patient care within the different treatment modalities in prosthodontics (fixed, removable, and implant) and exposure to patients suffering from TMD or sleep-related disorders. It also encompasses the surgical placement of implants, as well as laboratory work supported by state-of-the-art technology and dental materials.
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