Health Professions Residency/Fellowship Programs

Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs

Colleges award this field under 11 named programs, from Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program to Dental Residency/Fellowship Program, Other.

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Colleges may offer this field under 11 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program: Prepares dentists in the diagnosis, and surgical and related treatment, of diseases, injuries, and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the head, mouth, teeth, gums, jaws, and neck. Includes treatment of problem wisdom teeth, facial pain, misaligned jaws, and reconstructive and dental implant surgery.
Dental Public Health Residency Program: Prepares dentists in the formulation and delivery of public preventive and curative dental health services.
Endodontics Residency Program: Prepares dentists in the etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of conditions that affect the dental and other periodontal tissues, including pulp canal therapy and root canal therapy.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Residency Program: Prepares dentists in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions, using clinical, radiographic, microscopic, biochemical, or other examinations.
Orthodontics Residency Program: Prepares dentists in the principles and techniques involved in the prevention and correction of dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies.
Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program: Prepares dentists to provide primary oral health care to infants, children, and adolescents, including patients with medical, physical or mental disabilities, and to treat a wide variety of dental problems for these patients.
Periodontology Residency Program: Prepares dentists in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting the gums and supporting structures of the teeth, and in the placement and maintenance of dental implants.
Prosthodontics Residency Program: Prepares dentists in the principles and techniques of constructing oral prostheses, and the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures with such artificial devices.
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Residency Program: Prepares dentists to produce and interpret images of the jaws, teeth, bone, and other structures of the head and neck region; and to diagnose and manage diseases, disorders, and conditions that affect this area of the body.
Implantology Fellowship Program: Prepares dentists in the surgical and restorative aspects of implant dentistry.

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