Nemours Children’s Health
- Delaware
- Pediatric Dentistry
- nemours.org
Program Contact
1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, Delaware, 19803
Nemours Children's Health is a tertiary care children’s teaching hospital with a large specialty care patient population. It is ranked by US News & World Report as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation in cancer, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and urology. It is the only children’s hospital in Delaware and houses the Department of Pediatrics for the Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. Nemours Children's Hospital is a level 1 trauma provider.
The Residency in Pediatric Dentistry is a twenty-four month, hospital-based program, emphasizing clinical proficiency and an interdisciplinary approach to treating the pediatric patient. A Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry is awarded to individuals who successfully complete the program. Graduates of the program will meet the advanced education eligibility requirements of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
The curriculum provides opportunity to develop proficiency in comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through early adolescence, including those with special health care needs. Through didactic and clinical instruction, the program encourages the development of the critical and inquiring thought processes necessary for the advancement of practice, research, and teaching in pediatric dentistry.
Seminars include literature review, case presentations and guest lectures with faculty from a broad range of disciplines. Formal courses are presented in research design and biostatistics, pediatric advanced life support, and basic sciences. Dental residents participate with medical residents and fellows in pediatric grand rounds, departmental lectures, seminars on career development and other topics of mutual interest. Off service rotations occur in General Anesthesia, Sedation, Pediatric Medicine, Pediatric Emergency, Speech Pathology, Craniofacial Clinic, Otolaryngology, Behavioral Health Services, and Others.
Residents complete a clinical or basic science research project, written report and publication. Research training and funds are incorporated in the curriculum. Research projects are presented at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Session Poster Presentation Contest.
The program in pediatric dentistry is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678. The Commission’s web address is: http://www.ada.org/en/coda.
Program Information
| Program Type | Pediatric Dentistry |
|---|---|
| Program Code | PED396 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate |
| Program Size | 2 |
| Program Length | 24 months |
| Application Deadline | September 15 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | No |
| Stipend Offered | Yes |
| Match Participating | Yes |
| Program Website | nemours.org |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- INBDE
- NBDE1
- NBDE2
- Passing the INBDE before the advanced dental education program deadline
Letters of Evaluation Instructions
3 letters of recommendations required by professionally and/or academically affiliated individuals.
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
Additional Information
Official transcripts and board scores will be verified for individuals who match into the program. Individuals who match will also be asked to provide a copy of their dental school diploma. One passport sized photo must be attached to CV.