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General Practice Residency Program
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| Department phone: |
(706) 721-4025 |
| Department fax: |
(706) 721-8349 |
| Program length: |
12 months |
| No. of residents accepted: |
6/yr |
| PASS participant: |
Yes |
| PASS deadline: |
October 19 |
| Match participant: |
Yes |
| Program deadline: |
November 1 |
| DMD/DDS: |
Applicants must have a DMD/DDS from a dental school that is
accredited by the American Dental Association (ADA) Commission on Dental
Accreditation (CODA) by the program start date. |
| Accreditation status: |
“Approval” status from CODA of ADA |
| Beginning date: |
July 1 each year |
| National Boards: |
Applicants must have successfully passed both Parts I and II
of the National Board dental examination by the program start date. |
| State Licensure: |
Applicants must have successfully passed a state licensure
examination by the program start date. |
The Certificate Program
The General Practice Residency Program at the Medical College of
Georgia is a one-year educational program leading to a certificate. The program
is designed to provide clinical, didactic, and hospital experience at the
postdoctoral level. The instruction and experience provided are intended to
prepare residents to meet the oral health needs of a broad range of patients.
Goals and Objectives
This General Practice Residency program is designed to provide training
beyond the level of pre-doctoral education in oral health care, using applied
basic and behavioral sciences. Education in this 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 goals of this program include preparation of 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, and using advanced dental treatment modalities.
- 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 health care 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.
- Understand the oral health needs of communities and engage in community
services.
Tuition, Stipends, Equipment and Benefits
Tuition: There is no tuition associated with the Certificate Program
in general practice. If the resident is enrolled in the Master of Science in
Oral Biology degree program, he/she must pay tuition for courses taken through the
School of Graduate Studies. References should be made to the current
Medical
College of Georgia Catalog for specific information regarding Graduate
School tuition and fees.
Stipends: Last year the general practice residents received an annual
stipend of approximately $36,960. This stipend is provided by the Medical
College of Georgia Hospital, and is subject to change each year based on
availability of funds. Augusta, Georgia is a beautiful city with a
low cost of living. This makes it ideal for residency training from a financial
standpoint.
Equipment: All supplies and equipment associated with the clinical
program are provided by the institution. Implant surgical kits are given to each
resident by the manufacturer.
Benefits: The School of Dentistry provides malpractice insurance
coverage for residents while providing patient care at the Medical College of
Georgia. This insurance does not cover any outside dental practice. Residents
are eligible for health care insurance if they pay a monthly co-premium.
General practice residents are entitled to MCG employee holidays, though
assignments for emergency coverage must be maintained. Residents are entitled
to 10 days vacation/personal leave. Residents are eligible for other MCG
benefits if they so elect.
The Facilities
The General Practice Program has its residents’ offices, clinics
dedicated to the program, and laboratory facilities in the School of Dentistry.
Clinical training also occurs in the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and
Clinics. MCG Hospital is a tertiary care hospital that serves the needs of
patients throughout the state. MCG Hospital has an inpatient operating room and
a modern Ambulatory Procedure Center for general anesthesia cases. The
Emergency Department of the hospital has a fully equipped treatment room for
dental procedures. Five full time dental assistants are assigned to assist the
residents in the clinic.
The Curriculum
The General Practice Residency Program
includes didactic training and advanced clinical experience in diagnostic
sciences, endodontics, implant dentistry, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry,
periodontics, preventive dentistry, prosthodontics (fixed and removable),
restorative dentistry and special needs dentistry. The majority of the
resident’s time is devoted to advanced clinical training in ambulatory care
settings. Patient care is also provided under general anesthesia in the
Operating Room and Ambulatory Procedure Center. Additional hospital experience
is gained through rotations in Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Oral Surgery,
Pediatric Dentistry and by participation in rounds and consultative services
with various medical disciplines. Major emphasis is given to training related to
the care of medically compromised patients.
Selection and Admissions Policies
Following submission of a completed application and the required supporting
materials, candidates files are reviewed by the Resident Selection Committee.
This committee consists of the Program Director and at least two other faculty
members who provide clinical support for the GPR. Only graduates of a dental
school which is accredited by the American Dental Association are considered.
The following guidelines are used to select those individuals to be invited for
an interview.
- Applicants should rank in the top half of their dental school class.
- Applicants should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in dental school.
- Applicants should have an average score of 85 or higher on National
Boards.
- Letters of recommendation should be strongly supportive of the
individual’s scholastic potential, clinical abilities and personal
characteristics.
- An applicant who does not meet the first three guidelines may be
considered if their academic record reflects a notable, consistent
improvement and they are supported by exceptional letters of recommendation.
Candidates who are ultimately considered for the GPR are required to
participate in a personal interview. Following the interview process, members
of the GPR Resident Selection Committee independently rank the applicants. Should
there be gross discrepancies in the rankings, the committee further discusses
the applicants. The rankings and deliberations provide the basis for a
consensus opinion of the committee.
The Program Director then submits a rank order list to the National Matching
Service. The GPR of the Medical College of Georgia strictly adheres to the
requirements of the National Matching Service and all positions are offered only
through the National Matching Service.
The Medical College of Georgia is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity educational institution that prohibits discrimination
on the basis of age, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion,
sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam War Era veteran.
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