Perio Specialty

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Is anybody here tentatively planning on going into Perio as a specialty? If so does anybody know how competitive an applicant must be in order to be considered (i.e. class rank, GPA, board scores, research). Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light!

 

[DBEAR]

I see that you have had a lot of looks but no replies so I will try to help you out. Currently, I am a 3rd year perio resident. Perio is a great specialty and I would recommend it to anyone that is interested in it. Now to answer your question. Just like with dental school, some programs are easier to get into then others. However, probably the average perio resident finished in the top 25% of his or her class and got around a 90 on the NDB 1. Some of the better programs would not except you with the above stats while other "not so good" programs you would have no problem getting in. My advice to you is to do your best to give you the best options so that you will not be limited on your choices. What makes a "not so good program"? There are many reasons like bad program director, not enough patients, limited amount of procedures and experiences i.e. implants, GBR, sinus Lifts, I.V. sedations. I hope this helps. I would write more but I have a patient waiting for me.

 

[UTDental]

DBEAR-
I'm a third year student and am interested in perio as well. Can you suggest any programs that have a reputation of being a "good"? Right now, I don't know what to look at except for the information posted at www.perio.org. I'd also like to limit myself to programs that pay a stipend.

 

[DBEAR]

Hey UTDental
It is good to talk to a future periodontist. To answer your question I must state a disclaimer. The information that I have on other programs is just word of mouth and not first hand knowledge. Also, programs change every year for the good and the bad so it is good to visit every program first hand to see what you think. Good programs: U of Maryland, Nebraska, UT San Antonio, and Baylor. I know there are alot of other good programs that I have not listed. My suggestion is to pick 3 or 4 programs and go visit them and talk to the residents. The residents will give you the real answer about if the program is a good program. Also, since the GME funding has run out on dental residencies, my suggestion is to call the programs you are interested in and ask them how much they pay there residence. I think this is the only way to get accurate info

 

[UTDental]

DBEAR-
Thank you for the advice.