General practice residency in dental medicine | veterans affairs

This General Practice Residency is designed to provide training beyond the level of pre-doctoral education in oral health care, using applied basic and behavioral sciences. The two-year

program is based on the concept that oral health is an integral and interactive part of total health. This program is designed to expand the scope and depth of the graduates' knowledge

and skills to enable them to provide comprehensive oral health care to a wide range of population groups. THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM WILL PREPARE THE GRADUATE TO: The two-year program will prepare

the graduate to: * Act as primary care provider for individuals and groups of patients. This includes: providing emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health care; providing

patient focused care that is coordinated by the general practitioner; directing health promotion and disease prevention activities. * Plan and provide multidisciplinary oral health care for

a wide variety of patients, including patients with special needs. * Manage the delivery of oral health care by applying concepts of patient and practice management and quality improvement

that are responsive to a dynamic health care environment. * Function effectively within the hospital and other health care environments. * Function effectively within interdisciplinary

healthcare teams. * Apply scientific principles to learning and oral health care. This includes using critical thinking, evidence or outcomes-based clinical decision-making and

technology-based information retrieval systems. * Utilize the values of professional ethics, lifelong learning, patient centered care, adaptability, and acceptance of cultural diversity in

professional practice. * Understanding the oral health needs of communities and engage in community service. An experienced and capable teaching staff of generalists and specialists from all

disciplines will aid the resident in refining previously learned skills and techniques in clinical dentistry. The full time attending staff and part-time staff members will provide an

improved understanding of the important inter-relationships between underlying or associated medical disorders to oral disease and dental treatment. Working in a hospital setting permits and

actually mandates that the dental resident communicate effectively and work directly with other health professionals. Aside from an active clinical experience the general practice resident

will be involved and be expected to participate in a structured academic program. This consists of formal lectures, seminars, teaching rounds, conferences and house rounds. At all levels,

there will be adequate backup of more senior residents, attending staff and specialists when needed. A combined or team approach to care delivery and consultation is stressed. APPLICATION

PROCESS The first step in applying to this program, for which there are two positions available, is to complete the information requested by the Postdoctoral Application Support Service

(PASS Application) and have your information sent to this program. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and candidates will be ranked based on cumulative GPA, class standing, NBDE Part

I scores, personal statement, and recommendations. Selected candidates will be invited to interview for the program during October and November. PROGRAM DIRECTORS DR. KATHERINE HEGGESTAD

MARTIN, D.M.D. VA Medical Center 160 1201 East Broad Rock Blvd. Richmond, VA 23249 Phone: DR. MICHAEL NGAI, D.D.S. (ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR) VA Medical Center 160 1201 East Broad Rock

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