PROGRAMS
Orthodontics and
Dentofacial Orthopedics (O & DO)
Pediatric Dentistry
(PEDS)
This 24-month full-time ADA/CODA accredited
program in Advanced Education in Orthodontics
and Dentofacial Orthopedics (O & DO) will
welcome its initial residency class in July of 2015
at its Sunset Park, Brooklyn location. At NYU
Lutheran Dental, O & DO is a hospital-based
program. Residents will spend approximately
25% of the program participating in didactic
lectures, a study of the orthodontic and
related literature, research initiatives, and case
preparation and presentation. 5% of the program
will be engaged in pedagogical activities. The
remaining 70% of time will be spent rendering
direct patient care. The goal is for each resident
to start in excess of 75 cases during the first
year. Residents work closely with faculty
mentors as they are immerse in a clinicially
intense environment using various contemporary
applicances and therapeutic tratent modalities.
This 24-month hospital- and health centerbased training program provides a strong
didactic and clinical foundation in Pediatric
Dentistry with emphasis on pediatric medicine,
hospital dentistry, interceptive orthodontics and
conscious sedation. The curriculum emphasizes
pediatric medicine and dentistry, the behavioral
and pharmacological management of children,
oral biology for the pediatric dentist, and
general anesthesia with attention given to both
well children and children who are medically
compromised,
developmentally
disabled,
or victims of trauma. Residents train with
specialists in all disciplines of dentistry, including
but not limited to orthodontics, oral surgery,
periodontics, endodontics and dental anesthesia
as well as developing an expertise in treating
patients with special needs.
N Y U Lu t her a n Den ta l Medicine
Postdoctoral Dental Residency Programs
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