Pediatric Dental Residency Program
12655 Collier Blvd
Naples, FL 34116, USA
Phone: (239) 658-3098
Program Website: https://healthcareswfl.org/residency/
Program Contact: Michael Moreno, Resident Coordinator, mmoreno@healthcareswfl.org
Program Length and Number of Positions
This is a 24-month program beginning July 1. There are four positions offered each year.
Program Type
FQHC/Hospital-based Certificate
Application
The program application deadline is October 1st of each year, pending matriculation. The program participates in the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS). Applications can be requested by contacting PASS directly at (800) 353-2237 or csrpass@adea.org. The selected candidates are invited for an interview after the review of the completed applications. Resident selection takes place through the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program. For further information about this process, please contact the Matching Program at (416) 977- 3431 or http://www.natmatch.com/dentres.
Correspondence regarding the application and admission procedures should be addressed
to:
Residency Program Coordinator
Healthcare Network
12655 Collier Boulevard
Naples, FL 34116
Phone: (239) 658-3098
Fax: (239) 675-7095
Description
The twenty-four-month program in advanced education in pediatric dentistry is designed to offer the student a balanced curriculum in both didactic and clinical areas. Emphasis is placed on clinical outpatient pediatric dentistry, hospital dentistry, conscious sedation, behavior, and wellness as well as community outreach and advocacy. The goal of the program is to prepare future educators, mentors, researchers, and leaders in the specialty of Pediatric Dentistry as well as qualified clinicians for private practices and community service. The program is sponsored by the Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida/Lee Memorial Health System and will be approved and accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student is awarded a certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and meets the eligibility requirements for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Curriculum
Healthcare Network’s clinical curriculum is designed to provide a broad array of outpatient experiences in the delivery of pediatric medical and dental care. The primary clinical activity of the program is delivery of direct patient care in the Nichols Pediatric Dentistry Clinic and the Pediatric Operating Rooms at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Fort Myers. Residents in pediatric dentistry also can participate in multidisciplinary health care teams within Healthcare Network. Residents will obtain a certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support as well as in Basic Life Support. Rotations include the outpatient Primary Care Pediatrics, the in-patient Pediatric Medicine Department at Golisano, the Pediatric Emergency Department and the Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Golisano. Other rotations include the craniofacial, teaching, advocacy and community service. Didactic courses include lectures in the biomedical sciences including biostatistics, investigational medicine, pharmacology, anatomy, communication and developmental biology. 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
Residents in pediatric dentistry at Healthcare Network receive a comprehensive benefits package.
Facilities
The Nichols Pediatric Dentistry Clinic at Healthcare Network is a state-of-the-art clinical facility. The facility includes a patient waiting area, fourteen fully equipped treatment rooms including digital radiography and computerized chair side record keeping, digital panoramic and cephalometric X-ray facilities, two oral and IV sedation suites, dental laboratory space, business and faculty office space, resident study carrels, conference room and staff lounge. Each resident is assigned his/her own treatment room(s) and dental assistant.
- Three chairs at our Dental Care Immokalee Clinic for outpatient, clinical pediatric dentistry
- Two chairs in our Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Unit
- Integrated Medical and Behavioral Health rotations on site at Healthcare Network
- Golisano Children’s Hospital in Fort Myers, FL for OR, Anesthesia, In-patient, Craniofacial and ED rotations
- LECOM School of Dental Medicine for teaching rotation
Admission Requirements
- D.D.S. or D.M.D. from an ADA accredited dental school in the US or Canada
- Applicants must apply through MATCH
- Three letters of recommendation
- National Board Dental Examination pass
- Certified pre-professional and professional transcripts (sent through PASS)
- 2x2 photographs (sent through PASS)
- All interviews are by invitation only
Program Strengths
- Integrated Behavioral Health
Program Leadership
Douglas Keck, D.M.D., M.S.H.Ed., Dental and Program Director*
Bernadette DeLumpa, D.D.S.*
*Board-certified
School Profile
| Program Type: | Certificate |
| Program Director: | Full-Time |
| Program Faculty: | 3 Full-Time 3 Part-Time 6 Board Certified |
| Program Length: | 24 Total Months July 1 Start Date |
| Program Accreditation: | Approved |
| State Licensure: | Restricted License Available |
| State Licensure Required to Begin Program: | No |
| Number of Entering Positions: | 4 |
| Tuition In-State | Residents in pediatric dentistry at Healthcare Network receive a comprehensive benefits package. |
| Tuition Out-Of-State: | Residents in pediatric dentistry at Healthcare Network receive a comprehensive benefits package. |
| Application Fee and Deadline | October 1 |
| Participant in National Matching Service: |
Yes |
| Participant in PASS: | Yes |
| Only US citizens from ADA accredited dental schools considered: |
Yes |
| US citizens from foreign dental schools considered: |
No |
| Non-US citizens from ADA accredited dental schools considered: |
No |
| Clinic Experience Offered: | Orthodontics Conscious Sedation Hospital Rotations General Anesthesia Emergency Call Operating Room Oral Surgery Infant Oral Health Medically Compromised Mentally Disabled Craniofacial Disorders Physically Disabled Community Clinics Outreach Public Health Minimal and Moderate Sedations Special Health Care Needs Behavior Guidance |
| Didactic Experience Offered: | Courses Case Conferences Lectures Literature Review Seminars |
| Research Requirement: | Data Collection Project |
| Facilities: | 16 Chair/Operatories 3 Clinic Receptionist 9 Dental Assistants 2 Dental Hygienists |