Lutheran Medical Center

Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry
Lutheran Medical Center
150 55th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11220
Phone: (718) 630-7152
Web Address: http://www.lmcdental.lmcmc.com

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Fellowship

Program Length and Number of Positions

This is a 24-month program beginning July 1 of each year though mandatory Hospital Orientation is the last two weeks of the preceding June. Eleven or Twelve (pending the year) new positions are offered each year among three training sites: five positions in southwest Brooklyn, three positions in Anchorage, Alaska and four positions in Providence, RI.

Program Type

Hospital-based certificate program.

Application

The application deadline is August 2nd of the year preceding matriculation.
The program application MUST be submitted through PASS and all materials MUST be obtained through them. Lutheran Also participates in MATCH. Additional program information is available at http://www.lmcdental.lmcmc.com.
Additional correspondence may be obtained through:
Dr. Silvia Perez-Spiess, Director of Pediatric Dentistry: sperez@lmcmc.com

Description

This innovative program is a hybrid blend of a strong distance learning didactic curriculum with extensive clinical experiences. Distance based didactic learning is achieved through a state of the art Video Teleconference System that connects residents and faculty from a primary site of Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY; residents and faculty from a specialty care hospital in Providence, RI; and residents and faculty from a site in Anchorage, AK. Lectures are provided from all 3 sites. The program places a large emphasis on pediatric sedation, pediatric general anesthesia and pediatric medicine. Graduates of the program are trained to be an integral part of the medical team and the hospital environment. Additional experiences are provided in hospital dentistry, sedation, interceptive orthodontics and special patient care, speech pathology and advocacy.

The Department of Dental Medicine is part of the outpatient departments of a federally qualified health center within a Hospital recognized as a level 1 trauma center in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, NY; a specialty care hospital in Providence, RI; and the Alaska Native Medical Center/Hospital in Anchorage, AK.

The program was founded in 1994 in southwest Brooklyn and is fully accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation. In 2003 and 2005, the Department of Dental Medicine expanded its pediatric dental training sites to include Providence, RI and Anchorage, AK respectively. These sites are also fully accredited.

Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student is awarded a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and meets the advanced education eligibility requirements of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Curriculum

During the first year, a distance learning curriculum of structured lectures and learning activities occur weekly via live video teleconference. There are multidisciplinary seminars with General Dental, Endodontics and Dental Anesthesia Residents, as well as specialty-focused seminars. Biomedical courses include: oral biology, pediatric anesthesia, physical diagnosis, behavioral management, pediatric dentistry series, orthodontics, craniofacial development and research methods and materials.

Clinical rotations to enhance the didactic curriculum include: pediatric medicine, anesthesia, emergency medicine, craniofacial, operating room, sedation and orthodontics.

In the second year, the residents rotate through the medical subspecialties, including but not limited to hematology, neurology, endocrinology, cardiology and immune-compromised specialized care. They also have the opportunity to spend a month at one of the other two sites ( Anchorage and Providence).

Residents complete a clinical research project, which is presented at the AAPD Annual Session and the Lutheran Medical Center Research Fair, leading to a publishable paper. The research symposiums throughout the first and second year guide the residents through their research. In addition, the residents have a teaching rotation. During the last few months of the training, the residents visit a number of private pediatric dental offices to gain experience in practice management and practice administration.

Pediatric dental residents present cases, following American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD) guidelines, via live video teleconference to residents stationed in extramural sites, including upstate New York, New York City, Boston, Arizona, Hawaii, Colorado, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Alaska and Rhode Island.

Program Stipend and Tuition

First-year stipend is $54,303 plus fringe benefits. Second-year stipend is $58,137 plus fringe benefits. There is an additional stipend of $2,000 per year for the chief residents at each site.

Fringe benefits include medical and dental insurance, prescription plan, $1,000.00 per year for course registration, nine holidays, four weeks paid vacation and paid sick days (1 per month) for a total of 12 days per year.

Facilities

• Lutheran Medical Center, Department of Dental Medicine
• Lutheran community health centers
• St. Joseph Hospital for Specialty Care
• Alaska Native Medical Center

Admission Requirements

• D.D.S. or D.M.D. from an ADA-accredited American or Canadian dental school
• Must be eligible for temporary license in the State of New York
• Dental and pre-professional education transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation
• All candidates must be proficient in the English language
• PASS application
• Recent photograph
• Personal interview

Program Strengths

• Strong didactic and clinical foundation in pediatric dentistry with emphasis on pediatric medicine, hospital dentistry, interceptive orthodontics and conscious sedation.
• Demographically diverse patient population
• Large patient population
• Modern clinical facilities
• Close professional relationship with the medical staff
• University affiliation
• Extensive training in the use of pharmacological/no pharmacological modalities of
treatments
• Specialists in all disciplines of dentistry, including but not limited to orthodontics, special patient, oral surgery, periodontics , Endodontics and dental anesthesia

Program Faculty

Neal Demby, D.M.D., Director, Dental Medicine
Bernard Tolpin, D.D.S., Associate Director, Dental Medicine
Silvia Perez-Spiess, D.D.S., Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry
James Singleton, D.D.S., Associate Program Director,
Anchorage, AK, Pediatric Dentistry*
Daniel Kane, D.D.S., Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry
Susan Dietrich, D.M.D., Director, Graduate Dental Education
Linda Rosenberg, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry*
Steven K. Rayes D.D.S., M.S., Pediatric Dentistry*
Thomas Brewer D.D.S., M.S., Pediatric Dentistry *
Diane Wong, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry*
John Celona, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry
Minerva Patel, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry*
Mehrzad Simoni, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry
Caroline Vizcaya, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry
Julie Cernigliaro, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry *
John D. Etter D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry
Sara Fikree, D.D.S. Pediatric Dentistry
Donald Olsen, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry*
Lauro Medrano-Saldana D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry
Charles Azzaretti, D.D.S., Dental Anesthesiology*
Jeffrey Burns, D.D.S., Dental Anesthesiology/Special Care*
Louis Siegelman, D.D.S., Dental Anesthesiology*
Constantine Pavlakos, D.D.S., Periodontology*
Braz Macedo, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry/Oral Biology*
Ernest Baden, D.D.S., M.D., Ph.D., Oral Medicine/Oral Pathology*
Anthony DiMango, D.D.S., Oral Surgery*
Boris Zats, D.D.S., Oral Surgery*

*Board certified

School Profile

Program Type:	Hospital-based
Program Director:	Full-Time
Program Faculty:	7 Full-Time 7 Board Certified
Program Length:	24 Total Months July 1 Start Date
Program Accreditation:	Approved
State Licensure:	Required
No. of entering positions:	5 (Brooklyn), 3 (Alaska), 4 (Rhode Island)
Salary/Stipend:	$2,000 differential for Chief $54,303 First Year $58,137 Second Year
Application:	Pass: August 4 Program: August 15 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:	No
Non-US citizens from ADA accredited dental schools considered:	Yes
Non-US citizens from foreign dental schools considered:	No
Acceptance/Applicant Ratio:	1:13
Clinic Experience:	Orthodontics Conscious Sedation Hospital Rotations Anesthesia Emergency Call Operating Room Oral Surgery Infant Oral Health Medically Compromised Mentally Disabled Craniofacial Disorders Physically Disabled
Didactic Experience:	Seminars Literature Review Courses Case Conferences
Research Requirement:	Data Collection Project Case Report
Teaching Experience:	Yes Clinic Half-Days Yes Lecture/Presentations
Facilities:	32 Chair/Operatories 13 Clinic Receptionist 29 Dental Assistants 5 Dental Hygienists

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