Yale-New Haven Hospital

Graduate Pediatric Dentistry Program
Yale-New Haven Hospital
860 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
Phone: (203) 688-3000
Fax: (203) 688-3050
E-mail: Suher.Baker@ynhh.org
Web Address: http://www.ynhh.org/ynhch/pedi_dentistry.html

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Fellowship

Program Length and Number of Positions

This is a 24-month program beginning mid-June of each year. Four positions are offered on a yearly cycle.

Program Type

This is a hospital-based program offering a certificate degree. Additional degrees of study are available through the Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health.

Application

The application deadline is October 1st of the year, pending matriculation. The program participates in the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) and applications can be requested by contacting them directly at (800)353-2237 or csrpass@adea.org. The PASS deadline is September 15. Selected candidates are invited for an interview after the review of the completed application. Resident selection takes place through the Postdoctoral Dental matching Program. For further information about this process you can contact them at (416) 977-3431 or http://www.natmatch.com/dentres.
Correspondence regarding the application and admission procedures should be addressed to:

Clara M. Quiles
Department Secretary
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Section of Pediatric Dentistry
860 Howard Ave.
New Haven, CT 06519
Phone: (203) 688-2397
Fax: (203) 688-3050

Suher Baker, DMD, BDS, MS
Program Director & Section Chief
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Section of Pediatric Dentistry
860 Howard Ave.
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 688-3033
Fax: (203) 688-3050

Description

The residency program is based at the Pediatric Dentistry Center of Yale-New Haven Hospital, the principle educational affiliate of Yale University School of Medicine. The key objective of the program is preparation of future educators, mentors, researchers, and leaders in the specialty of Pediatric Dentistry as well as qualified clinicians for private practices and community services. The mission of this 24-month program is to provide specialty-level training in the delivery of comprehensive dental care for children, with special emphasis on caring for children with special health care needs.
This program provides in-depth clinical, didactic and research experiences and is fully accredited by the ADA Council on Dental Education and the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Upon completion of the program, the graduate resident receives a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from Yale-New Haven Hospital and meets the advanced education eligibility requirements of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Curriculum

Built on a strong academic foundation, the clinical curriculum is designed to provide a broad array of out-patient and in- patient experiences in delivery of pediatric medical and dental care. The primary clinical activity of the program is delivery of direct patient care in the Pediatric Dentistry Center and the Pediatric Operating Rooms. Residents in pediatric dentistry also have the opportunity to provide consultations to a variety of medical services in the hospital and to participate in multidisciplinary health care teams within the medical center. Residents also obtain a certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support.
Rotations include the outpatient Primary Care Center, the in-patient Pediatric Medicine Department, the Pediatric Emergency Department and the Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology. Other rotations include the craniofacial, child abuse and neglect, hematology, oncology and community services.
Didactic courses include lectures in the biomedical sciences including biostatistics, investigational medicine, anatomy, pharmacology, microbiology, embryology and genetics. Core courses for pediatric dentistry include lectures in cariology and preventive dentistry, pulp therapy for primary and permanent teeth, restorative dentistry, dental trauma, behavior guidance, moderate sedation, special care patients, dental anomalies and oral pathology. Core courses in orthodontics include craniofacial growth and development, interceptive orthodontics, cephalometrics and occlusion.
Research includes the completion of didactic lectures indicated above as well as the completion and submission of an original research paper of publishable quality and presentation of that paper at the AAPD annual session.

Program Stipend and Tuition

First-year stipend is $50,200. Second-year stipend is $52,500. Residents in pediatric dentistry are compensated at the same rate as medical residents at Yale-New Haven Hospital and receive the same comprehensive benefits package.

Facilities

• The Pediatric Dentistry Center at Yale-New Haven Hospital is a state-of-the-art clinical facility. The facility includes a child-oriented patient waiting area, six-fully-equipped treatment rooms including digital radiography and computerized chair side record keeping, digital panoramic and cephalometric x-ray facilities, oral and IV sedation suite, dental laboratory space, business and faculty office space, resident study areas, pediatric dentistry library/conference room and staff lounge. Each resident is assigned his/her own treatment room and dental assistant.
• Yale- New Haven Hospital and Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital facilities including the operating rooms
• Yale School of Medicine

Admission Requirements

• DDS or DMD from an ADA accredited dental school in the US or Canada
• Applicants must apply through PASS and MATCH
• Three letters of recommendation
• National Board Dental Examination scores
• Certified pre-professional and professional transcripts (sent directly to the program)
• 2x2 photographs (sent directly to the program)
• All interviews are by special invitation

Program Strengths

• Excellent balance between didactic and clinical experience
• A large and diverse patient population with a broad array of treatment needs and community services
• Multidisciplinary approach to treatment of medically compromised pediatric patients
• Strong integration of the Pediatric Dentistry Program with various clinical and educational programs at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale’s Department of Pediatrics, Yale’s Pediatric Emergency Department, and Yale’s Department of Pediatric Anesthesia
• State-of-the-art clinical facilities of the new Pediatric Dentistry Center
• Extensive experience in out patient sedation (various routes and agents)
• Direct access to the faculty and resources of Yale University School of Medicine

Program Faculty

Suher Baker, D.M.D, B.D.S., M.S*◊ Program Director
Keri Discepolo, D. D. S
Raven Henderson, D.D.S
Douglas Keck, D.M.D, MSHE*
Donald Kohn, D.D.S*
Douglas Muller, D.D.S*
Christina Santos, D.M.D*
Peter Cain, D.D.S
Stanley Einbender, D.M.D
Richard Kaplan, D.D.S
Mark Schpero, D.D.S

*Board Certified Pediatric Dentistry
**Board Certified Orthodontics
◊Board Certified Dental Anesthesia

School Profile

Program Type:	Hospital-based Certificate
Program Director:	Full-Time Board Certified
Program Faculty:	2 Full-Time 8 Part-Time 4 Board Certified
Program Length:	24 Total Months Third Week of June Start Date
Program Accreditation:	Approved
State Licensure:	Restricted License Available
No. of entering positions:	4
Tuition in-state:	$0 First Year $0 Second Year $0 Third Year
Tuition out-of-state:	$0 First Year $0 Second Year
Salary/Stipend:	$50,200 First Year $52,500 Second Year
Application:	$0 Fee September 15 (PASS ) October 15 (Program) 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:	1:25
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
Teaching Experience:	Yes Clinic Half-Days Yes Lecture/Presentations
Facilities:	6 Chair/Operatories 2.6 Clinic Receptionist 5 Dental Assistants 1 Dental Hygienists

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