This fully accredited program fulfills all requirements for board eligibility as stated by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Pediatric Dentistry presents an opportunity to become involved in an exciting specialty. Emphasis is placed on gaining a critical and analytical attitude toward existing and new information. The program comprises formal instruction in the biomedical sciences, and clinical and didactic subjects of pediatric dentistry and orthodontics. The patient population available for care is extensive and diverse, and a very wide range of clinical opportunities is available.
Graduates become skilled in being the primary care provider for the pediatric patient.
Postdoctoral students become fully integrated in the medical care of the pediatric patient through rotations at affiliated hospital experiences in anesthesia, pediatric medicine and its subspecialties, emergency room, and operating room. Students are required to complete an approved research project. Opportunities exist for association and guidance from a wide array of biomedical and clinical experiences. Opportunities may exist for employment as clinical fellows. The program participates in the PASS application process.