Carolinas Medical Center
- North Carolina
- General Practice Residency
- atriumhealth.org
Program Contact
Our hospital-based GPR program is focused on resident learning experiences and exceptional patient care. It is a learning environment where textbooks come to life through experiences involving dental emergencies (abscesses, post extraction bleeding, and dental trauma), medically complex dental patients (head and neck cancer, liver or kidney transplant, cardiac valve replacement, bone marrow transplant, and HIV), oral pathology/oral medicine (diagnosis and management of lesions and conditions), operating room dentistry, and inpatient care. Rotations include anesthesiology, head and neck cancer surgery, internal medicine, oral surgery, mobile dentistry, and elective.
Generally, residents that complete the program have an increased knowledge relating to medically complex patients and confidence to complete difficult procedures with ease (alveoplasty, surgical extractions, periodontal procedures, biopsy, molar endo, pedodontic procedures, denture fabrication, etc.).
Program Information
| Accreditation | This program is accredited by CODA |
|---|---|
| Program Type | General Practice Residency |
| Program Code | GPR639 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate |
| Program Length | 12-24 months |
| Application Deadline | October 1 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | No |
| Stipend Offered | Yes |
| Match Participating | No |
| Program Website | atriumhealth.org |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- INBDE
- NBDE1
- NBDE2
- TOEFL
- Passing the INBDE before matriculation into the advanced dental education program
- Passing the INBDE before the advanced dental education program deadline
Other Requirement Instructions
Additional application requirements
- 2 x 2 photograph
- CV
- Copy of state dental license ( if applicant has a current one)
Please submit these to Paula Wertz at paula.wertz@atriumhealth.or
International Student Eligibility
This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: Yes
Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:
- US Citizen
- US Permanent Resident
Additional Information
We offer a 30-minute Teams meeting with Dr. Valdez. Please contact the residency program coordinator, Paula Wertz, at paula.wertz@atriumhealth.org to arrange a time.
- Open to 3rd year students only
- Offer available January through August, with limited time available in May, June and July
In order to meet the October 1st application deadline, completed PASS documents should be submitted to the PASS website no later than September 20th of the year preceding the year for which the applicant is applying.