Chinatown Service Center
- California
- Advanced Education in General Dentistry
- cscla.org
Program Contact
726 E Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
CSC Health AEGD Residency
The primary mission of CSC Health’s Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program is to provide comprehensive, appropriate and effective oral health care in a community health center setting while working alongside with a core group of general practitioners. The program also embraces its mission to support excellence in education and the training of dental health professionals who will join the public health workforce to take care of the underserved communities. The dental residency program begins July 1 and ends June 30.
Program Overview:
CSC Health is a CODA-approved residency program. The program participates in ADEA PASS application process but non MATCH program.
• Focus: It is a year-long program focused on comprehensive general dentistry training within a community health center setting.
• Site-based training: Residents are assigned at CSC Health – Alhambra on Main Street site for the entire year to ensure continuity of care.
• Underserved communities: The program provides experience working with diverse patient populations and managing medically compromised patients.
• Advanced procedures: The curriculum covers advanced dental techniques, including:
o Digital impressions
o Implant placements and restorations
o Invisalign
• Didactic curriculum: Approximately 15% of the program involves didactic learning through virtual and/or in-person lectures, and small-group interactive sessions.
• Licensing: Successful completion of the program can qualify residents for dental licensure via the postgraduate program pathway in California.
Program Information
| Accreditation | This program is accredited by CODA |
|---|---|
| Program Type | Advanced Education in General Dentistry |
| Program Code | AEGD1639 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate |
| Program Size | 4 |
| Program Length | 12 months |
| Application Deadline | December 15 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | No |
| Stipend Offered | Yes, 85,000 |
| Match Participating | No |
| Program Website | cscla.org |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- INBDE
- NBDE1
- NBDE2
- Passing the INBDE before matriculation into the advanced dental education program
Transcript Evaluation and Instructions
Please upload transcripts to PASS.
Letters of Evaluation Instructions
Please upload 3 Letters of Recommendations to PASS.
Of the 3 - to include at least 2 from dental school faculty who can attest to your general dentistry clinical skills.
International Student Eligibility
This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: No
Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:
- US Citizen
- US Permanent Resident
Interview Schedule
Rolling - to be determined upon offer for an interview.