The program is based in the Surgery Center for Dentistry, located in the School of Dentistry, where approximately 4,000 patients are treated on an annual basis. Additional training at area hospitals is received in structured rotations in cardiology, internal medicine, and anesthesiology. Didactic instruction is coordinated through the Department of Dental Anesthesiology. Residents attend an anesthesiology lecture series and weekly Grand Rounds at Loma Linda University Medical Center. In addition, regular meetings of the dental anesthesiology residents are held, during which a variety of contemporary topics are discussed including a review of the current literature.
Residents also participate in teaching pain control in the predoctoral curriculum.
In an effort to develop dentist-educators, an optional third year of study leading to a master s degree in physiology or pharmacology is available. Upon successful completion of the program, the dentist anesthesiologist will be eligible to take the diplomate examination of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology and to apply for a general anesthesiologist permit in any state of the United States. Applications for January positions should be submitted by May 15 of the preceding year. No additional tuition is required. Study of methods recognizing normal and abnormal physical conditions.