Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, Connecticut 06030-1610
Phone: (860) 679-2180
Fax: (860) 679-4078
Email: bkatechia@uchc.edu
Program Length and Number of Positions
This is a 24-month program beginning July 1 of each year. Five new positions are offered each year. Master’s degree and Ph.D. program are also available (separate applications required).
Program Type
This is a 24-month program beginning July 1 of each year. Five new positions are offered each year. Master’s degree and Ph.D. program are also available (separate applications required).
Application
The application deadline is October 1 of the year preceding matriculation. Correspondence regarding application and admissions procedures should be addressed to:
Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS); (202) 667-1887; crspasse@adea.org.
The program also participates in the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program; (416) 977-3431); www.natmatch.com/dentres.
Description
The residency program is a 24-month program sponsored by the University Of Connecticut School Of Dental Medicine and is affiliated with Connecticut Children's Medical Center. It provides out-patient and in-patient clinical experiences. The program is designed to prepare residents for patient care in a private practice or hospital setting. Residents are expected to develop the clinical skills needed to treat healthy, medically compromised and developmentally disabled children, and to acquire the ability to interact effectively with other health care providers. The certificate program is two years (24 months) in length but may be extended for obtaining combined M.Dent.Sc./Certificate (36 months -oriented toward preparing the student for a career in research and teaching).
Rotations include: emergency room, chief resident, hospital resident, four-week anesthesia and a two-week pediatrics rotations. The residents provide after hour emergency coverage on a rotating basis for the Children's Hospital .Second-year residents teach in the undergraduate clinic on a rotating basis. Each resident is required to submit a written research paper suitable for publication.The resident receives a certificate and meets the advanced education eligibility requirements for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry examination.
Curriculum
The academic course work occupies approximately 20 percent of the resident's time and includes the following numbered courses: sedation, biomaterials, advanced oral pathology, microbiology, biostatistics, craniofacial growth and development, functional oral anatomy and advanced oral histology. Pediatric dentistry specific seminars include: advanced pediatric series, case conference, journal club, introduction to pediatric dentistry, behavior management, guiding the developing occlusion and hospital dentistry.
Program Stipend and Tuition
Certificate program
Graduates from an ADA accredited Dental School: First-year stipend is $48,000, second-year stipend is $50,000.
Graduates from a non ADA accredited Dental School: First-year stipend is $38,000, second-year stipend is $40,000.
ALL enrolled residents: No tuition is charged. Medical plan is included.
M.Dent.Sc. program: Tuition is charged per credit hour.
Facilities
- University of Connecticut Health Center School of Dental Medicine
- University of Connecticut John Dempsey Hospital
- Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
- UCONN Health Partners at Kane St Dental Clinic
Admission Requirements
- PASS application
- Personal interview
- TOEFL scores of over 550 for non-English speaking applicants
Program Strengths
- Outstanding didactic background with integration to principles of critical thinking and research methodology
- Extensive clinical experience provided in a children’s hospital setting and community clinic setting providing a full range of patients with emphasis on medically, physically and developmentally disabled children
- Emphasis is placed on leadership training for private practice, hospital, or academic careers
- Significant comprehensive health care experience in a university teaching hospital and children’s medical center
- Active and diverse faculty research program
- Craniofacial Disorders Team
Program Faculty
Bina Katechia, D.D.S. M.Sc. Postgraduate Program Director/Associate Professor (part-time)
Mina Mina, D.D.S. Ph.D., Department Head, Professor
Jorge Rabat, D.D.S. Assistant Professor
Deborah Redford-Badwal, D.D.S. Ph.D., Associate Professor
Moises Salas, D.D.S. M.P.H. Assistant Professor
Gary Schulman, D.M.D. Assistant Professor (part-time)
Yu-Hsiung Wang, D.D.S. Ph.D. Professor
Bahar Houshmand D.D.S. M.S. Clinical Instructor (part-time)
Karen Kemp Prosterman D.D.S. Assistant Professor
School Profile
| Program Type: | Combined University-based Degree Certificate |
| Program Director: | Full-Time Board Certified |
| Program Faculty: | 7 Full-Time 2 Part-Time |
| Program Length: | 24 Total Months July 1 Start Date |
| Program Accreditation: | Approved |
| State Licensure: | Restricted License Available |
| Number of Entering Positions: | |
| Tuition In-State: | |
| Tuition Out-Of-State: | |
| Salary/Stipend: | 48,000 First Year 50,000 Second Year |
| Application: | 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: | 1:32 |
| Clinic Experience: | Orthodontics Conscious Sedation Hospital Rotations General 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: | Thesis Data Collection Project |
| Teaching Experience: | Yes Clinic Half-Days Yes Lecture/Presentations |
| Facilities: | 12 Chair/Operatories 3 Clinic Receptionist 8 Dental Assistants 2 Dental Hygienists |
Fellowship
Description
Six positions are available at the clinical instructor level, which includes 80 percent practice and 20 percent teaching/research.
Salary
$60,000
Contact Name
Richard J. Skinner, D.M.D.
Contact Phone
(860) 545-9032
Contact Email