AGED/GPR programs with extensive Implant placement and restoration

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I recently published a post in dentaltown asking about which direction to apply for a post doctoral residency program. I have now limited my schools to about 10. I selected these ten based on programs where the GPR/AGED residents place and restored multiple implants. These might not be the only programs doing this, and if you have any suggestions as to others that do...that would be super helpful.

These are the programs i am currently looking at, if anyone knows anything about these programs, or went to one of them, any input would be valuable.

1. University of Florida, college of dentistry AGED in Jacksonville
2. University of Maryland Dental School AGED in Baltimore
3. Audie L Murphy Memorial VA Medical Center in San Antonio
4. Marquette University School of Dentistry in Milwaukee
5. University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Dentistry
6. Meriter Hospital GPR in Madison
7. VA Medical Center at McGuire Hospital GPR in Richmond VA
8. Albert Einstein Medical Center GPR in Philly
9. Baltimore VA hospital GPR
10. Jesse Brown VA Medical Center GPR in Chicago
11. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center GPR in Chicago
12. USC GPR
13. Danbury Hospital Services GPR Danbury CT


These schools have implant restoration and placement as clinical experiences in the ASDA guide to programs book. Does anyone knows how extensive each program is in this area?

Thanks
David

 

[NileBDS]

Looks like you've done your homework.

I really would not give much attention to whatever was in the ASDA book. YOU NEED TO TALK TO CURRENT/IMMEDIATE PAST RESIDENTS.

I would also check out:

Palmetto - South Carolina
Long beach VA - California
San Francisco VA - California

When in doubt, go with VA programs. They tend to have adequate funding and a better patient demograph for the sort of training you're looking for.

 

[gentle giant]

The University of Florida Jacksonville does place a lot of implants and also restores quite a few. Some say the downside about this program is you do not get certified in conscious sedation. Other than that I have heard great things about this program. Another one I would consider is the Medical college of Georgia GPR. They place and restore a lot of implants. They travel quite a bit to various dental CE conferences and faculty support is really strong. But like the prior post said, get in touch with residence and find out first hand what they think...they are the best judge!

 

[imhelping]

i interviewed at danbury, didn't seem like they placed or restored many implants mostly because of the patient base. i've personally heard residents at Albert Einstein in Philly place tons of implants, and that residents at University of Cincinnati place a few/restore a bunch.

 

[VCUDDS]

I did my gpr at mcguire VAMC, we have the opportunity to place and restore a good number of implants, it depends on your case selection and your presentation to the attendings, i know right now they have an OMFS, a part time periodontist, 2 prosthodontist. So you get tons of experience in managing cases. It's a 2 year program, so there are adv/disadvg to it, it's bad bec of the time commitment, but good cause you get to place and restore and f/u almost all your cases. You will also see a lot of implants that were placed by army OMFS and get to evaluate success/failure and different tx modalities.

 

[BuckeyeDDS]

I would also look into Palmetto Health in South Carolina.

 

[Dalto]

VA Pittsburgh... I know one of their four residents restored 35 last year.

 

[GPR Dentist]

The Jesse Brown VA GPR has a great number of opportunities to restore and place implants. Most residents restore and place as little as 2 and as many as 20 (including a number of overdentures including bars, etc). The great thing about the program is that comprehensive care can be provided for the patients. Patients are assigned to the resident and the resident provides all the care. There are all the specialties except of course pediatric and orthodontics. Endodontist, periodontist, prosthodontists, and oral surgeons are all on staff. There is the CEREC, cone beam CT, endo microscope, and full service lab. The residents do necessary rotations in medicine, anesthesia, and emergency medicine but nothing that is not necessary for the goal of training a hospital dentist. The resident is assigned an assistant and an operatory. Overall the program is very clinical with great emphasis on general dentistry.

 

[Smiles Forever]

I did my residency at kings county hospital brooklyn and placed around 28 implants and restored as many too.