GPR vs AEGD

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Hey Guys,
Can someone explain the difference between a GPR and an AEGD.

Thanks

 

[Hot-n-Aml]

A fourth year told me that an AEGD is like another year of the dental school clinic, but the GPR is more intense and gives you more clinical freedom.

Hot-n-Aml
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UPitt, SDM, Class of 2007

 

[ItsGavinC]

Hot-n-Aml is mostly correct. AEGD is typically like another year of dental school clinic, largely because the vast amount of AEGD programs are associated with dental schools.

GPRs, on the other hand, are sometimes referred to as "hospital based residency" programs because they are affiliated with, and based in, hospitals.

The degree of clinical freedom is going to vary from program to program.

 

[aphistis]

Originally posted by ItsGavinC
AEGD is typically like another year of dental school clinic

And people wonder why applications for AEGD's have dropped dramatically the last several years... 😀

 

[larryt]

According to several dentists (attended AEGD program) that I have talked with, AEGD is a waste of time. Take more CE classes after graduation is a much better option. I hope Griffin04 would hang out on here with us and share her experiences with GPR next year.

 

[gryffindor]

Hey larryt, as long as I have some internet access when I move in July, I'll stick around SDN and post next year.

 

[ItsGavinC]

Griffin has researched her programs, and I'm sure she'll have a spectacular experience with her GPR. I don't forsee her experience being a waste of time at all.

And, not all AEGDs are a waste of time, just as some GPRs are a waste of time. It is going to depend on the program structure and the areas of rotation.

 

[larryt]

Originally posted by ItsGavinC
Griffin has researched her programs, and I'm sure she'll have a spectacular experience with her GPR. I don't forsee her experience being a waste of time at all.

And, not all AEGDs are a waste of time, just as some GPRs are a waste of time. It is going to depend on the program structure and the areas of rotation.

I'm kidda interest in GPR also. I still have few more years to search around.

 

[spooky42]

All this time I thought Griffin was a guy.😕

 

[gryffindor]

Stupid me. If anyone can help me figure out how to make an avatar, then it wouldn't be so confusing. Griffin refers to the mythological bird/lion thingy that was our college mascot. I found some pictures of our mascot, but the avatar linker on this site said it was too big 🙁 .

 

[gryffindor]

Oh yeah, and for the OP's question:

A GPR usually pays more than an AEGD, often because being at a GPR involves taking call. But there are GPRs where call is nearly non-existent, you have to do your research to find them.

 

[aphistis]

Originally posted by griffin04
Oh yeah, and for the OP's question:

A GPR usually pays more than an AEGD, often because being at a GPR involves taking call. But there are GPRs where call is nearly non-existent, you have to do your research to find them.

Lock your doors and take the phone off the hook, Griffon--your secret is out.

 

[ItsGavinC]

The GPR I'm most interested in now (I'm in constant contact with the admissions director):

"The training programs draw on all resources of the hospital and the residents will receive training in anesthesiology, general medicine, plastic surgery, and the dental specialties of oral surgery, periodontology, endodontics, pedodontics, fixed and removable prosthetics, restorative dentistry, oral diagnosis and general dentistry, including working with auxiliaries. All instruction is supervised by dental faculty and medical staff members of the School of Medicine and the University Hospital. An opportunity exists for the residents to elect further experiences in various hospital clinics, dental research, or clinical dentistry. Journal club, seminar participation and formal case reports are required of the residents. The resident is "on call" on a rotation basis and must remain in contact with the hospital."

 

[gryffindor]

The definition of "on call" varies from program to program. My friend will be in an AEGD program where they rotate on-call; however, everyone in the program (including the program director) know that being on-call means nothing and they just turn the beeper off. At one of my GPR interviews, the residents said on-call was as bad as you wanted to make it; you could come in a 4 am and start the root canal or tell the patient to come in at 8 am. Most residents chose the latter and on-call is regarded as a joke at this GPR, although they officially post a sentence about their on-call duties almost identical to the one your program gave above. At a different GPR in another part of town, the resident said "If you're on call, you will be coming into the hospital." At this program, the GPR is the first one who has to answer the on-call for the not only the GPRs, but also the pedo & OMS residents. The pedo & OMS residents love this b/c they don't have to deal with the beeper first; the GPR has to handle it.

 

[ItsGavinC]

griffin, excellent post. Thanks for the heads-up. Like I've determined, there is tons of variation from program to program.

Now go itch your senioritis. 😀

 

[comatose]

gavin, where are you doing your gpr?