Since the program's initiation, three stipend residents have been enrolled each year into the program. We prefer to have students from diverse backgrounds. For the 2001-2002 program year, residents are from the New York University and the University of Pittsburgh. Each of the seven chairs have two ADEC carts, both with fiber optic capability. The program has its own dental assistant and conference room.
All patient scheduling is done by scheduling clerks located on each floor of the building.
Depending on the nature of treatment being delivered, residents treat between four and six patients daily. Patient supervision is provided by four faculty on a rotational basis. Azarbal, Hoffman and Kohler. Dr. Etemad is a 1996 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and completed a GPR at the Graduate Hospital of the Univeristy of Pennsylvania. Dr. Azarbal, a 1974 graduate of Pittsburgh's Prosthodontic program, is a Board Certified Prosthodontist who serves as Associate Director of the School's Graduate Prosthodontics program.