This one-year residency focuses on providing comprehensive care in a variety of clinical settings, emphasizing rural, underserved, and at risk populations. Residents also receive training with patients who have emergency or episodic needs. A certificate is awarded upon the successful completion of the program. The IAGD residency program is housed in the Family Medicine Building, located on the ISU campus. The faculty consists of generalists and specialists who are scheduled to provide consultation and clinical on-site instruction.
Residents are responsible for learning to function effectively as primary dental care providers.
This role includes personally providing patient-focused care, utilizing routine and advanced treatment modalities, as well as directing interdisciplinary treatment among various specialties. Residents will also plan, implement, and manage care for special patient populations. Residents will receive training in practice management and accounts by actually managing the dental clinic and by participating in the Practice Management Course. Weekly teleconferences originating out of the Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, enhance the didactic program, while dental literature review sessions allow scientific methods training through review and assessment of research publications and scientific literature. The resident will be expected to participate in research and teaching opportunities, as well.