Carolinas Medical Center
- North Carolina
- Oral Medicine
- atriumhealth.org
Program Contact
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center,
Department of Oral Medicine,
1000 Blythe Blvd.
PO Box 32861,
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28232
Please visit our website HERE.
Applicants may apply for a three-year track, in which they complete one year of our General Practice Residency program at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in the first year or may apply for a two-year track only after having completed one year of a US or Canadian-based GPR, or hospital-based program with significant emergency room, inpatient and operating room experience.
Our hospital-based oral medicine residency program stresses the interrelationship between oral disease and systemic health, the recognition and management of oral conditions and disease, and the dental management of medically complex patients. Our goal is to develop the resident's clinical competence, such that participants can manage medical conditions of the orofacial region, and patients with systemic implications for dental treatment. The trainees gain experience and competence of treating such patients in a variety of settings, to include:
- The hospital-based dental clinic at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- The busy outpatient Oral Medicine community practice at Atrium Health Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Other nontraditional dental healthcare settings (e.g., operating room, hospital bedside) at Carolinas Medical Center and Atrium Health University.
A unique feature of this residency program is the solid training in both of the major areas of oral medicine:
- The medical management of disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region
- The dental management of medically-complex patients
Skills and Career Opportunities Gained from Oral Medicine Training
As graduates of this program become proficient in the management of complex conditions of the orofacial region, they will also likely hone and maintain their dental and surgical skills so they can teach as well as carry out treatment of these complex patients and perform specific procedures such as biopsies and dental extractions in the appropriate setting (e.g., clinic, bedside, operating room).
Program Information
| Program Type | Oral Medicine |
|---|---|
| Program Code | OM81 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate |
| Program Size | 2 |
| Program Length | 24-36* months |
| 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
- Standardized Tests are not required, however results from standardized tests (e.g.: INBDE, ADAT, NBDE, TOEFL) are considered if furnished.
Letters of Evaluation Instructions
Three letters of reference will be required from referees who have worked closely with the applicant (e.g.: professors, instructors, supervisors, colleagues, mentors). References are to be filled out through the PASS portal.
Other Requirement Instructions
Supplemental information or applications may be requested after the ADEAPASS application.
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
- Canadian Citizen
- Canadian Permanent Resident
- Non-US Citizen/Resident (program offers sponsorship)
- Canadian and Mexican applicants are eligible through a TN classification. International applicants are eligible, as those who matriculate in the program will be eligible through H1-B and J-1 visas.
Additional Information
Program is not a tuition-based program, as all residents are paid a stipend (salary with benefits).
*2-year track - must have 1-year of experience in a US or Canadian hospital based residency program (e.g.: GPR, OMFS internship or residency, Pediatric Dentistry) - [AEGD not eligible]
*3-year track - first year of training is in the General Practice Residency program at Carolinas Medical Center, upon completion will receive a Certificate of completion