Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
University of Southern California
University Park MC 0641
Los Angeles, California 90089-0641
Phone: (213) 740-2851
Fax: (213) 740-8109
Email: uscsdadm@usc.edu
Program Length and Number of Positions
This is a 24-month certificate program or 36-month combined certificate/master's program beginning the last week of June. Ten new positions are available each year.
Program Type
Combined university- and hospital-based certificate program with option for Masters of Public Health.
Application
The application deadline is August 1 of the year preceding matriculation. Correspondence regarding application and admission should be addressed to:
Corey Berry, Advanced Programs Coordinator, Office of Admissions and Student Affairs, USC School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0641.
Description
The 24-month certificate program provides a course of study designed to provide students with extensive didactic and clinical training necessary for the specialty. This combined university- and hospital-based program provides extensive educational and clinical opportunities. The program is accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation.
If accepted into the pediatric dentistry program, then an applicant can apply for a Masters in Public Health (MPH) and enter into a 36-month combination program.
Curriculum
First-year studies emphasize advanced theory and clinical treatment of the "healthy" child. Students will develop a sound basis in genetics, growth and development, behavior guidance, physical evaluation, research methodology, statistics, mild and moderate sedation, interceptive orthodontics and prevention. Second-year studies offer a wide range of patient care opportunities, including dental care of children with physical, mental and/or emotional disabilities and medical conditions. The students' time is spent at one of the three affiliate children's hospitals where they are exposed to operating room procedures, general anesthesia techniques, conscious sedation, pediatric medicine and emergency medicine.
Interceptive orthodontics is an important part of the program and emphasis is placed on biomechanics, examination, diagnosis, cephalometrics, consultation and treatment at the preventive and interceptive level.
Program Stipend and Tuition
First-year stipend estimated at $11,000. Second-year stipend is $60,000. First-year tuition is approximately $101,076. No tuition is charged the second year.
Facilities
- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
- Children's Dental Health Clinic and Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA)
- Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (RLANRC)
- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
- Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)
- Healthy Smiles for Children in Garden Grove (HSK)
- The Pediatric Dental Clinic at the Violence Intervention Program, LAC+USC
Admission Requirements
Applicants must fulfill the following requirements to be considered for admission:
- Dental and pre-professional education transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation, one from a pediatric dentistry faculty member
- Biographical statement
- Official copy of National Board Dental Examination results Part I and II (prior to matricluation)
- 2x2 photo and application fee ($85 domestic/$145 foreign)
- For international dentists, a copy of the TOEFL and a statement of financial support must be submitted
- $1,000 tuition deposit upon notification of acceptance
Program Strengths
- Significant hospital component with excellent medical staff support in the operating room, inpatient units and multidisciplinary teams
- Didactic program balanced with 50 percent time commitment to the hospital environment
- Extensive and divergent patient pool
- Extensive experience in nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic behavior guidance modalities including mild and moderate sedation and general anesthesia
- 20 percent clock hour commitment to orthodontic instruction on a weekly basis
Program Faculty
Alexander R. Alcaraz, D.M.D., Advanced Specialty Director, Pediatric Dentistry*
Catherine Pham, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinic Director, (full-time), USC*
José Polido, D.D.S., MS, Dental Director (full-time), CHLA*
EvaLina Josefsson, D.D.S., Dental Director (part-time), CHLA*
John Kishibay, D.M.D., MS, PhD, Director, Orthodontics (part-time)
Chris Y. Mayeda, D.D.S., Hospital Residency Director (full-time), LBMMC*
Amy Ngyuen, D.D.S., Hospital Residency Director, RLANRC (part-time)*
Priyal Ohri D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (full-time) CHOC Hospital Co-Residency Director*
Norman Chen, D.D.S, Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) CHOC Hospital Co-Residency Director*
Thanh Ton, D.D.S., M.P.H. Clinical Associate Professor (full-time) LAC+USC Hospital Residency Director*
Richard Udin, D.D.S., Professor Emeritus (part-time), USC*
David L. Good, D.D.S., Adjunct Professor Of Clinical Dentistry (part-time), USC*
Gardner Beale, D.D.S., Clinical Associate Professor (full-time) USC
Danielle Goodman, D.D.S, Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) USC
Julie A. Jenks, D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H., Director, Community Outreach Director (full-time)*
Michele Kellman, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) USC
Jacob Lee, D.D.S., Clinical Associate Professor (part-time) USC*
Dien Sun, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) USC
Leila C. Younger, D.D.S., MS, Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), USC*
Janice Park Kim, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), RLANRC*
Konita Wilks, D.D.S., Dental Director (full-time), RLANRC*
Johnathan Lo, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), LBMMC*
David Okawachi, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) LBMMC*
Jill Shang, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), LBMMC*
Wei Chen Tu D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), LBMMC
Tera Van Houten, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), LBMMC*
Lucy Hallajian, Clinical Assistant Professor, (part-time), CHLA*
John N. Groper, D.D.S., Clinical Associate Professor (part-time), CHLA*
Donna Eteson, D.M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), CHLA
David Kang, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) CHLA*
Shari Solomon-Caroll, D.M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) CHLA*
Vivian Yee, D.M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) CHLA*
Nasem Dunlop, D.M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) Healthy Smiles for Kids*
Tricia Contreras, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), Healthy Smiles for Kids*
Eduardo Correa, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), CHOC
John Guijon, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), CHOC
Sara Khoshbin, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), CHOC*
Christina Maldonado, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), CHOC*
Richard Mungo, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) CHOC
Jeanne Nguyen, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), Healthy Smiles for Kids*
Lydia Park, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) Healthy Smiles for Kids
Lan Pham, D.D.S., Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) Healthy Smiles for Kids
Amit Shah, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor, Healthy Smiles for Kids (part time)*
Richard Spaulding, D.D.S., Healthy Smiles Clinic Director (part-time), CHOC*
Mandi Lynn Wilson, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), Healthy Smiles for Kids*
Marie Beverly Inton Dizon, D.D.S. Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), LAC+USC*
Christine Kim, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), LAC+USC*
Gerald Lee, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (full-time), LAC+USC*
Wooram Lee, D.D.S., Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time), LAC+USC*
* Board Certified
School Profile
| Program Type: | Combined Certificate |
| Program Director: | Full-Time Board Certified |
| Program Faculty: | 7 Full-Time 29 Part-Time 26 Board Certified |
| Program Length: | 24 Total Months 6/13/2022 Start Date |
| Program Accreditation: | Approved |
| State Licensure: | Restricted License Available |
| Number of Entering Positions: | 10 |
| Tuition In-State: | 101,076 First Year |
| Tuition Out-Of-State: | 101,076 First Year |
| Salary/Stipend: | 11,000 First Year 59,000 Second Year |
| Application: | 85 Fee October 2 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: | 1:18 |
| 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 Community Clinics Outreach Public Health Minimal and Moderate Sedations Special Health Care Needs Behavior Guidance |
| Didactic Experience: | Seminars Literature Review Courses Case Conferences Lectures |
| Research Requirement: | Data Collection Project |
| Teaching Experience: | 15 Clinic Half-Days for 1 trimester preclinical lab Lecture/Presentations |
| Facilities: | 15 Chair/Operatories 1 Clinic Receptionist 10 Dental Assistants |