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Incoming residents go through a one-week orientation. Topics covered
are:
 | Billing |
| Clinic Protocol |
| Community Dentistry |
| Craniofacial Center of Western New York |
| Emergency Coverage |
| Emergency Protocol |
| Front Desk Protocol |
| In-house Consultations and Special Clinics |
| Infection Control |
| Introduction to Clinical/Scientific Research |
| Introduction to Hospital Paperwork |
| Introduction to OR |
| Introduction to Oral Surgery |
| Introduction to Treatment Plans |
| Outreach into the Community |
| Radiographs |
| Resident Manual Review |
| Scheduling |
First year residents spend the first two weeks shadowing the second year
residents in clinics and on-call. After the initial two week introduction,
each resident is assigned their own patient pool, choose their research topic,
find a mentor, complete a literature review, write research
protocols and begin data collection.
Resident's Program Time
| 70% Clinical Activities |
| 15% Didactic |
| 5% Research Activities |
| 5% Teaching Activities |
| 5% Elective or Community Activities |
Year One Formal Courses
| Anatomy |
| Biostatistics |
| Epidemiology |
| Genetics and Embryology |
| Growth and Development and Orthodontics |
| Head and Neck Anatomy |
| Microbiology |
| Oral Diagnosis and Medicine |
| Oral Microbial Ecology |
| PALS |
| Pediatric Medicine |
| Pediatric Grand Rounds (Hospital) |
| Postgraduate Pharmacology |
| Practice Management |
| Risk Management |
| Speech and Language |
Year One Department Seminars
| Behavior Management |
| Case Presentations and Case Review |
| Esthetic Dentistry |
| Language and Articulation Development |
| Latex Awareness |
| Literature Review |
| Orthodontics |
| Practice Management |
| Trauma I |
| Treatment Planning |
Off-Service Assignments
| Anesthesia |
| Pediatric Medicine |
| Emergency Medicine |
| Operating Room |
| Special Care Clinics |
Conferences
| Back to School Conference (sponsored by Pediatric and Community Dentistry
residents) |
| Craniofacial Center of Western New York Monthly Conferences |
| Greater Niagara Dental Conference |
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