Boston University (MA)

Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry
Boston University
School of Dental Medicine
100 East Newton Street, G-305
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617 638-4746
Web Address: http://dentalschool.bu.edu/bulletin/postdoc/programs-pedo.html

Profile
Fellowship

Program Length and Number of Positions

Boston University offers 10 positions each year in the 24-month Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry program.

Program Type

University-based program with hospital affiliation.

Application

The application deadline is October 1 of the year preceding matriculation. The Program participates in both PASS and Match. An online application, which can be accessed at: http://dentalschool.bu.edu/bulletin/postdoc/app-reqs.html is also required.
Correspondence regarding application and admission procedures should be addressed to Postdoctoral Admissions Coordinator, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, 100 East Newton Street, Room 305, Boston, MA 02118.

Description

The BUSDM Program of Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry is fully accredited by The American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and is structured according to their Requirements for Advanced Specialty Education Programs in Pediatric Dentistry. Graduates become proficient in the provision of both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs.

Curriculum

Didactic courses are provided in: Fundamentals of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics for Pediatric Dentists, Head and Neck Anatomy, Oral Microbiology, Oral Pathology, Biostatistics, Bioethics and Law, and Research Writing. Residents are required to take additional elective didactic courses offered through the Interdisciplinary Curriculum of the Boston University School of Dental Medicine.

Residents are required to attend a weekly seminar that reviews the important literature related to pediatric dentistry. This seminar series prepares the residents to take the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Examinations. In addition, residents are required to submit and present multiple case reviews of their patients.

Extensive clinical experience is gained at three facilities that serve very different patient populations ranging from an inner city safety net hospital to a pediatric rehabilitation hospital and a community health center. Between these three sites, a broad range of experience in the management of oral health care issues in healthy patients as well as those with special health care needs is provided.

Month long extra-departmental rotations in Oral Surgery, Pediatrics/Emergency Room and Anesthesia are required. Additional clinical experience in orthodontics is gained during a weekly clinic at the Boston University School of Dental Medicine.
A research requirement must be fulfilled for graduation.
During the second year, experience is provided in teaching clinical pediatric dentistry to predoctoral students.

Program Stipend and Tuition

Please access the Web site for up-to-date information on the tuition required.

Facilities

Boston Medical Center
Franciscan Hospital for Children
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

Admission Requirements

Please access the website for up-to-date information regarding the admissions process:

http://dentalschool.bu.edu/bulletin/postdoc/app-reqs.html

Program Strengths

1. Extent and diversity of clinical experience gained at the university, hospital and community-based clinical facilities.
2. Extent of research facilities available to postdoctoral students within the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and the general school community.
3. Strong core curriculum in biomedical sciences.
4. Extra-departmental rotations in anesthesia, oral surgery and pediatrics/emergency room staffed by outstanding faculty committed to teaching pediatric dental residents.

Program Faculty

*Christopher V. Hughes, DMD, PhD, Associate Professor and Chairman
* Wendy Cheney, BDSc, DMD Associate Clinical Professor and Program Director
Susan D. Lo, DMD, Assistant Clinical Professor
*Magnolia F. Venegas, DDS, MScD, Assistant Clinical Professor
Efrain S. Ruiz, DMD, Assistant Clinical Professor
Maria Segura, DMD, Clinical Instructor
*Jennifer Soncini, DDS, Assistant Clinical Professor
James Moss III, DDS, Assistant Clinical Professor

* Board Certified

School Profile

Program Type:	University-based
Program Director:	Full-Time Board Certified
Program Faculty:	3 Full-Time 5 Part-Time 4 Board Certified
Program Length:	24 Total Months July 1 Start Date
Program Accreditation:	Approved
State Licensure:	Restricted License Available
No. of entering positions:	10
Application:	$Fee Required Fee October 1 Deadline
Participant in National Matching Service:	Yes
Participant in PASS:	Yes
Only US citizens from ADA accredited dental schools considered:	No
US citizens from foreign dental schools considered:	Yes
Non-US citizens from ADA accredited dental schools considered:	Yes
Non-US citizens from foreign dental schools considered:	Yes
Acceptance/Applicant Ratio:	1:15
Clinic Experience:	Orthodontics Conscious Sedation Anesthesia Emergency Call Operating Room Oral Surgery Infant Oral Health Medically Compromised Mentally Disabled Physically Disabled
Didactic Experience:	Seminars Literature Review Case Conferences
Research Requirement:	Data Collection Project
Teaching Experience:	20 Clinic Half-Days 5 Lecture/Presentations
Facilities:	16 Chair/Operatories 5 Clinic Receptionist 8 Dental Assistants 1 Dental Hygienists

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