Dental Residency Program
Rotations
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The rotations in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program, as mandated by the American Dental Association, include:
- Restorative Clinic 6 months
- Oral Surgery Clinic 3 months
- Hospital Protocol and Orientation 1 week
- Medicine 4 weeks
- Anesthesia 2 weeks
- Physical Diagnosis 20 hours
- CPR Certification
July is Orientation Month. The first week is spent with attending dentists in reviewing hospital and Dental Service protocols and learning the computer medical record. Residents spend time in Restorative Clinic beginning in comprehensive care dentistry and in Oral Surgery Clinic.
The residents receive instruction in physical diagnosis learning the process of taking a history and doing a medical assessment of the patient. Patient care, treatment plans and dental eligibility are reviewed daily during morning huddle conducted with the program director or assigned attending dentist.
From September-November, December-February, March-May, residents spend two months in Restorative Clinic and one month in Oral Surgery Clinic. Physical Diagnosis, Anesthesia Rotation and Emergency Room Rotation are interspersed during this time, as well as medicine rotations through Cardiology, Hematology-Oncology and Radiation Therapy. The residents receive instructio in physicaldiagnosis learning the process of taking a history and doing a medical assessment of the patient doing a medical assessment of the patient. During assignment to Anesthesiology Service, residents participate in airway control, bag mask ventilation and intubation of the surgical patient under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist.
Emergency On-Call
Residents are responsible for being on call for emergencies one week out of every three weeks. The Stratton VA Medical Center utilizes the residents cell phone as a point of contact allowing for on call staff mobility. An attending dentist is on call as a back up for consultation and/or assistance. The nature of our on-call service is for true dental emergencies and not for care of chronic dental neglect, which is addressed during regular clinic hours.
