Curriculum Outline

GPR CLINICAL

The clinical phase of the program comprises the bulk of the curriculum. It includes assignments in the general dental practice at MetroHealth’s Ohio City Family Dentistry with 14 operatories, as well as community-based clinics 2-8 operatories.

The clinical training during the first year includes rotations through anesthesiology, the emergency department, pre-surgical evaluation. Second year residents by virtue of their extensive clinical experience during the first year, rise to the level of an advanced trainee seeking and performing more complicated cases with a higher level of autonomy.

The clinical rotations of second year residents include Oral surgery, Pediatric dentistry, and ENT. In addition, the Operating Room schedule allows residents of both years to treat patients under general anesthesia on monthly basis.

The on-call assignments expose the residents to a great experience while dealing with urgent and trauma cases.

At the completion of the program, residents are well-trained hospital dentists. They have a command of general dentistry and are confident of their abilities while recognizing their skill set. The program provides them with a solid basis for future professional development in general dentistry or further specialty training.

GPR DIDACTIC

Structured didactic sessions occur Tuesday through Friday from 7:00-8:30am and include residents and full-time faculty of the department. The program’s didactics provide at a postdoctoral level, a comprehensive series of lectures, seminars, boot camps, workshops, literature reviews and journal club presentations, that support the daily clinical training.

Didactics emphasize Hospital Dentistry, Treatment Planning Seminars and Patient Care Conferences. Lecture series cover Conservative Dentistry, Endodontics, Fixed Prosthodontics, Removable Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Medically Compromised Dentistry, Conscious Sedation, Implantology, Practice Management topics and Coding, and Dental Ethics lectures, in addition to operating room dentistry.

Interdisciplinary resident presentations allow for residents in both years to learn from each other and get on-their-feet experience in presenting cases and public speaking. Residents also may access continuing education courses and national conferences.

The didactic sessions for second year include more advanced topics than the first year, especially TMJ problems, Implants, and dealing with RCT complications and Redos.

Hands-on sessions are also provided and include rotary endodontic instrumentation, suturing techniques, and implantology.

AEGD CLINICAL

The clinical phase of the program comprises the bulk of the curriculum. It includes assignments in the general dental practice at MetroHealth’s Broadway location. There are two, one-month rotations to our traditional Dental Clinic (Ohio City), a facility that treats medically-complex patients—as well as a one-month immersive rotation in Pediatric Dentistry (Ohio City) and another one-month rotation in the Oral Surgery Clinic (MetroHealth Main Campus). We seek to train future leaders in Public Health Dentistry. Candidates who are seeking additional clinical training prior to pursuing specialty training (i.e., Pedo, Endo, OMFS, etc.) are also encouraged to apply.

AEGD DIDACTIC

The program’s didactic activities support the clinical training and emphasize patient management and treatment planning. The didactic sessions include an emphasis on Treatment Planning Seminars, in addition to Literature Reviews, Journal club presentations, Conservative Dentistry, Endodontics, Fixed Prosthodontics, Removable Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Medically Compromised Dentistry, Implantology, Practice Management topics and Coding, and Dental Ethics lectures. Interdisciplinary resident presentations allow for residents in both years to learn from each other and gain experience in teaching others and presenting an in-depth analysis of completed patient cases. Residents also may attend continuing education courses and national conferences. The didactic sessions for the optional second year include more advanced topics than in the first year, especially in Occlusion, TMJ problems, Implants, and dealing with RCT complications and re-treatments.