The Bridge Issue 7 2016 | Page 26

TURNING ORDINARY INTO Extraordinary

Extraordinary Impact

&

on Community Health

Commitment to Excellence through Training and Growth

12 %

increase in participating residents

NYU Lutheran Dental ’ s programs have been instrumental in bringing much needed and highly skilled oral healthcare to underserved communities in regions throughout the US — regions that are plagued with crippling comorbidities associated with poor hygiene and lack of access to preventive medical and dental care .

During the 2015-2016 residency year , growth and expansion created a total of 340 AEGD training , rotational and educational enrichments sites and an increase in Pediatric Dentistry training sites to 13 .
Since 2014 , the number of unique patients treated grew from 463,000 to 617,600 individual patients , an increase of patients served by 33 %. The number of treatments delivered / procedures completed by NYU Lutheran Dental residents during that same frame increased from 1.5 million to 1.75 million — valued at nearly $ 260 million .
Total valuation of the NYU Lutheran Dental program in 2015 / 2016 including grants during the 2015 / 2016 year was estimated at $ 320 million .
Number of Residents by
Program
Total # % Growth # 2015-2016 Year residents 2015-2016 Residents by Class Established
2012 /
2013 /
2014 /
2015 /
pGY1
PGY2
PGY3
2013
2014
2015
2016
AEGD
165
194 204 232
+ 18 %
167
27
1988
Dental Anesthesiology
10
12
12
12
+ 20 %
6
6
2008
Dental Public Health
5
6
2014
Endodontics
11
11
11
11
6
5
2005
GPR
25
23
18
22
+ 22 %
21
2
1974
Orofacial Pain
5
5
4
3
1
2
2012
Orthodontics
4
4
2015
Pediatric Dentistry
70
86
99 106
+ 7 %
57
49
1994
Periodontics 6 6 8 8 – 3 3 2 2012
Totals 290 337 362 403 + 12 % 320 82 2

33 %

increase in PATIENTS SERVED
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