Rotations to medicine, anesthesia, the emergency room and specialty
pediatric clinics are also included. Limited time is also spent
teaching pre-doctoral dental students in the hospital and university
clinics.
The clinical facilities include 18 operatories at the Women and
Children's Hospital of Buffalo and a satellite 8-chair facility at
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo.
In addition, private practice sites, the UB School of Dental Medicine and University Pediatric Dentistry's Niagara Falls site as well as a mobile dental van are available for clinical rotations.
Advanced Degree:
A certificate is awarded upon completion of the program. The
Pediatric Dentistry MS program is offered as a three-year program.
Clinical certification and awarding of a degree occur simultaneously.
Master's degree course syllabi will be selected, reviewed, and approved
based on each resident's research interests and performance.
Approval of basic science courses must be obtained by the Program
Director.
Research
All residents are required to complete and present an approved research
project. All residents must complete the Human Subjects Protection
tutorial. Residents must demonstrate that they have learned and understand
the scientific process of research design, data collection, statistical analysis
and public speaking skills (oral or poster presentation). Residents may
collaborate with and are encouraged to choose faculty outside the program as
mentors to broaden their research experience.
Funding:
All pediatric dentistry residents are employed by the Graduate
Medical/Dental Education Consortium of Buffalo and receive a stipend and
benefits. Current stipends are $42,500 for first year and $43,000
for the second year. All usual benefits are included and there is no
tuition for the certificate program. Advanced degree students must pay
University tuition for the courses taken.
Admission Requirements:
All applicants must possess a DDS or DMD from
a CODA-accredited dental school and submit all application materials
through the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (
PASS program).
PASS allows you as the applicant to provide standard information required
for participating dental schools so that you do not have to complete
multiple applications. You will need to register with the National
Match Service in order to obtain a Match code for your PASS application.
To register, go to the Match website:
www.natmatch.com/dentres.
The deadline for PASS applications is October 15.
Interview Process:
All applicants will receive a written response from the Program
Director. Responses are either a declination of your application or
a request for a personal interview. Personal interviews are required
for further consideration for admission to the program.
Five residents are accepted per year into the program.
Please review the Frequently Asked Questions
page for general questions and answers. For specific questions and information, please e-mail
Jackie DiMartino, Pediatric Dentistry Certificate Program Coordinator.
