Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
Department of Dental Medicine
374 Stockholm Street
Brooklyn, New York 11237
Phone: 718-963-7174
Fax: 718-963-7390
Program Director: Manali Kanitkar, DMD
Program Contact: Ms. Awilda Torres, atorres@wychooffhospital.org
Program Length and Number of Positions
This is a 24-month program beginning July 1st of each year. Four new positions are offered each year.
Program Type
Hospital-Based
Application
The program participates in PASS and MATCH. Please review application requirements at the PASS website.
Description
The Department of Dental Medicine at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center is pleased to announce that The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) has been granted accreditation for the Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program.
The Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center is 24 months in duration and will accept four residents each year.
The Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program is designed to prepare pediatric dentists that provide pediatric oral healthcare, assume leadership roles and serve the community.
The residency program will provide a well-rounded exposure to the field of pediatric dentistry:
- Provide advanced didactic instruction in pediatric dentistry: Evidence-based didactic instruction in biomedical sciences and clinical sciences
- Provide full range of clinical opportunities in pediatric dentistry: Evidence-based modalities for comprehensive pediatric oral healthcare practice
- Provide an insight to the process of evidence-based pediatric dentistry: Completion of a research project as a scholarly activity and evidence-based learning
- Provide pediatric dental service: Provide oral health education as part of community dentistry and public health
Additionally, the program will include rotations in Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine (focused on Pediatrics) and Pediatric Medicine.
Curriculum
The didactic and clinical curriculum will include all courses recommended by CODA.
These are: Biomedical Sciences, Behavior Guidance, Growth and Development, Oral Facial Injury and Emergency Care, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Oral Medicine, Prevention and Health Promotion, Diagnosis of Caries, Non-Restorative Management and Restorative Treatment, Pulp Therapy, Management of a Contemporary Dental Practice, Individuals with Special Health Care Needs, Hospital Dentistry, , Pediatric Medicine and Advocacy and Education.
Program Stipend and Tuition
First Year Stipend is $81,332. Second Year Stipend is $89,292. Program benefits include 4 weeks of paid vacation and 9 holidays.
Facilities
Dental Clinic, Operating room, IV sedation room, and Pediatric Clinic
Admission Requirements
The program participates in PASS and MATCH. Please review application requirements at the PASS website.
Program Strengths
Comprehensive dental care in the dental clinic
Anesthesiology training and experience
Program Faculty
Pediatric Dentistry
Manali Kanitkar*, DMD
Kevin Zhang*, DDS
Claudia Amezquita-Lee*, DDS
Orthodontics
Jesse Wright, DDS
Dental Anesthesiology
Camille Chiques, DMD
Melany Camacho Jacque, DDS
*Board-Certified
School Profile
| Program Type: | Hospital-based Certificate |
| Program Director: | Full-Time |
| Program Faculty: | 3 Full-Time 3 Part-Time 3 Board Certified |
| Program Length: | 24 Total Months July 1 Start Date |
| Program Accreditation: | Approved |
| State Licensure: | Restricted License Available |
| Number of Entering Positions: | 4 |
| Tuition In-State: | |
| Tuition Out-Of-State: | |
| Salary/Stipend: | 81,332 First Year 89,292 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: |
Yes |
| 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: | |
| Clinic Experience: | Conscious Sedation Hospital Rotations General Anesthesia Emergency Call Operating Room Oral Surgery Infant Oral Health Medically Compromised Mentally Disabled Physically Disabled Outreach Minimal and Moderate Sedations Special Health Care Needs Behavior Guidance |
| Didactic Experience: | Literature Review Lectures |
| Research Requirement: | Data Collection Project |
| Teaching Experience: | Quarterly Lecture/Presentations |
| Facilities: | 14 Chair/Operatories 6 Clinic Receptionist 10 Dental Assistants 1 Dental Hygienists |