The central goal of the University is the pursuit of truth. The EDD GPR program, recognizing its social responsibility, has as its primary goal, the provision of high quality dental care. At the conclusion of the one year residency program, each resident should have fulfilled a set of competencies as outlined in the program's manual. While the program provides the structure and opportunity to achieve these competencies, it is the resident's responsibility to obtain the documentation that these competencies have been met. Most of this documentation will be completed on standard forms by full or part time faculty members.
Residents attend a summer lecture series and seminars throughout the rest of the academic year.
Residents will have an opportunity to take elective courses during the year depending on interest and available time. The elective courses include those courses offered as part of the two year curriculum of the Eastman Dental Center and University of Rochester. The assignments comprise comprehensive clinical care in pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics endodontics, orthodontics, and oral surgery. During this time the residents provide comprehensive care to those patients so scheduled. Members of the attending staff are present at all times.