Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics...

Louisiana State University

Application and curriculum information about this dental school's postdoctoral program in periodontics.

Address: Department of Periodontics
LSUHSC, School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Box 138
New Orleans, La. 70119
Program Director: Dr. Archontia Palaiologou
Phone: 504-941-8272
Fax: 504-941-8279
E-Mail: apalai@lsuhsc.edu
Website: www.lsusd.lsuhsc.edu/academic/
advanced_program11.htm
Application Deadline: July 31
Application Fee: $30
Start Date: July 1
Accreditation Status: A
Number of Faculty Members: 5 fulll-time, 6 part-time (10 board certified)
Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?: Yes
Length of Program in months: 36
State License Required: yes (restricted)
Degrees/Certificates Offered: Certificate in Periodontics
Prerequisites: National Board Exam, TOEFL, dental degree, GRE, letters of recommendation, class rank upper 50%
Tuition per year: Waived (residents pay only student fees, including health insurance, tehchnology fees, etc.)
Instruments & Equipment: Approximately $5,000 (periodontal instruments and camera)
Salary and/or Stipend: $500/month
First Year Enrollment: 3
Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants: 1:8
Specific Training and Duration of each in hours: pathology, anesthesia, implants, nitrous oxide, IV sedation, microsurgery, TMJ and other rotations - all per ADA guidelines
Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment: variable (about 50%)
Type of Implant System Taught: Strauman, Nobel Biocare, 3i, Zimmer
Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency: Over 50
Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 30%
Percent of Time spent in research: 10%
Percent of Time spent in clinical: 50%
Percent of Time spent in teaching: Less than 10%
Clinical Setting: dental school, hospital
Associated Hospitals: University Hospital, Veterans Administration Hospital, Children’s Hospital
On-Call Arrangements: none
Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants): 250
Average Number of Cases completed per residency: 50
Research Requirements: Research should be written in the format of a Journal of Periodontology article
Residency Programs available in other Dental Specialties: Oral Surgery, GPR, Endodontics, Prosthodontics, Pedodontics, Orthodontics

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