MGH General Practice Residency in Dentistry
Email: Sabdul-aziz@mgb.org
Overview
The Massachusetts General Hospital General Practice Residency in Dentistry is a one-year program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) with a status of approval without reporting requirements. Every year, two residents are accepted into the program.
The residency provides clinical and educational experiences with an emphasis on comprehensive dental care and hospital dentistry. Residents provide longitudinal dental care to their patients throughout the year and become adept at treating patients with complex medical needs. In addition to providing dental care to patients throughout the year, residents rotate with Internal Medicine, Anesthesia, Oral Medicine, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Orofacial Pain/TMD, and Head and Neck Oncology. There are opportunities for elective rotations which are tailored to the individual resident’s interests. Residents work with inpatient medical services in their role as dental consultants for the hospital. In this role, residents will perform consults for patients admitted to the hospital. Common reasons for dental consultation include clearance prior to valve surgery and oncology treatment; bacteremia of an oral source; and endocarditis. Residents, alongside the faculty attendings, see patients in the Operating Room where comprehensive dental treatment is completed while the patient is under general anesthesia. Residents work alongside faculty who practice in the clinic, including faculty who practice general dentistry, prosthodontics, periodontics, and endodontics. The resident learns how to employ four-handed independent clinical practice with the support and guidance of the faculty attendings.
Throughout the year, formal didactic lectures, hands on learning sessions, and treatment plan conferences are scheduled. Residents also gain experience reviewing literature and presenting cases to their peers and faculty attendings.
Requirements
The program will consider applicants who graduated from a CODA accredited dental school. Please see full program applications requirements here.
Curriculum
Residents spend time throughout the entire year at the MGH Dental Group providing longitudinal care to patients allowing them to be adept at treating complex patients. In addition to outpatient dental care, residents take patients in the OR for dental rehabilitation, see inpatients for dental consults, address dental emergencies in the ED alongside OMFS, and complete various rotations (see below).
Research Experience
Residents are required to engage in research activity throughout the year culminating in a research presentation.
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- 1-year CODA-accredited program
- Comprehensive longitudinal dental care
- Experiences in the OR, ED, and inpatient
- 2 residents per year
- Act as the primary care provider by providing training that advances their knowledge and skills in clinical dentistry with emphasis on diagnosis, treatment planning, coordination of care, and comprehensive multidisciplinary dental care.
- Treat a broad range of patients by providing training that refines their skills in the management of medically compromised patients, including physical evaluation, risk assessment, and understanding how various medical disorders affect dental treatment planning and care.
- Function effectively in a hospital setting by providing training in hospital protocol, management of patients in the hospital setting, inpatient rounds and interactions with other hospital professionals as a part of the interdisciplinary team.
- Manage dental day surgery patients in the operating room.
- Manage a broad range of acute dental problems.
- Identify and manage oral pathologic conditions including those associated with cancer therapy.
- Manage the delivery of oral health care by applying concepts of patient and practice management.
- Understand and utilize the values of professional ethics, patient’s rights, lifelong learning, and patient-centered care, in order to provide high-quality care and implement quality assurance practice.
- Apply scientific principles to learning and health care by providing residents with experiences that further their skills in critical review of medical and dental literature.
- Understand the dental professional’s role in oral health promotion and disease prevention for patients in the clinical setting as well as in the community.
- Internal Medicine
- Anesthesia
- Oral Medicine
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orofacial Pain and TMD
- Head and Neck Oncology
- Elective rotations tailored to resident individual interests