Academic Curriculum Topics

Dental Residents in Training Patient Assessment and Diagnosis 

Planning and Providing Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Oral Health Care

Obtaining Informed Consent 

Promoting Oral and Systemic Health and Disease Prevention 

Sedation, Pain and Anxiety Control

All Disciplines of General Dentistry

Treatment of Dental and Medical Emergencies

Medical Risk Assessment 

Didactic Program

The didactic program is administered by the dental faculty in conjunction with the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. An educational series in each of the six dental specialties (oral surgery, restorative, periodontics, pedodontics, orthodontics, and endodontics) is offered by residency program faculty. These seminars are designed to take the resident beyond the scope of dental school training by expanding the integration of clinical practice with didactic theory. Other didactic programs include: hospital organization and function, oral pathology, forensic dentistry, practice management, head and neck anatomy, and implant dentistry. Regularly-held patient care conferences will cover topics including quality assurance, literature reviews, and diagnosis and treatment planning. Residents will benefit directly from the affiliation with Tufts and its well-established didactic program.

Clinical Rotations 

Residents will participate in rotations including anesthesia, family medicine, operating and emergency rooms, and treatment of special needs patients. The overall goal of the curriculum is to incorporate these clinical experiences into the practice of everyday dentistry.

Clinical Training

Residents will be located at one of two participating Federally Qualified Health Centers in Worcester: Family Health Center and Great Brook Valley Health Center. Both are long-standing and well-established community health centers with extensive experience in teaching and providing residents with opportunities to treat a wide variety of medical and dental issues. As a resident, you will manage comprehensive cases and participate in the unique challenges of working in a multicultural healthcare environment. In addition, you will collaborate with interpreters and social workers to learn about the complex social needs of patients and the impact on dental health.   Residents will be supervised by health center staff as well as dentists who are committed teachers and community volunteers. Patient care and behavioral management experiences will occur in a diversity of settings.

Benefits 

FY2010: $48,862
Three Weeks Vacation
Health, Dental and Disability Insurance
State Retirement System
On-Site Child Care and a Dependent-Care Assistance Program
UMass Tuition Assistance