NYU Langone Dental Medicine - Princess Anne, MD

Overview:

The NYU Langone Dental Medicine Pediatric Dentistry (PEDS) Program is a 24-month hospital- and health-center based education program that provides a strong didactic and clinical foundation in Pediatric Dentistry. Founded in 1994, by Dr. Silvia Perez-Spiess in Brooklyn, NY, the program is fully accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The curriculum emphasizes pediatric medicine and dentistry, behavioral and pharmacologic management of children, oral biology, conscious sedation and general anesthesia for both the well child and those with special health care needs. Residents train with specialists in all disciplines of dentistry including orthodontics, oral surgery, periodontics, endodontics and dental anesthesia and develop expertise in treating patients who are medically compromised.

This innovative program is a hybrid blend of a strong distance learning didactic curriculum and extensive clinical experience. Distance-based didactic learning is achieved through asynchronous web-based education modules and a state-of-the-art video teleconference system that connects residents and faculty across all sites. With ample clinical exposure to pediatric medicine, conscious sedation and general anesthesia, graduates are trained to be an integral part of the medical team and hospital environment. Additional experience in hospital dentistry, craniofacial conditions, interceptive orthodontics, research, ethics and policy advocacy successfully prepares the graduate to pursue a career in private practice, public/community health or academia.

PEDS Curriculum: In Year 1, residents study most of the core curriculum, completing biomedical courses including oral biology, pediatric anesthesia, physical diagnosis, behavioral management, pediatric dentistry series, orthodontics, craniofacial development, and research methods and materials. At most sites, residents may attend monthly craniofacial conferences. Courses, electives, and requirements include core public health subjects. First-year residents also are assigned multiple rotations including pediatric medicine, general anesthesia, emergency medicine, phlebotomy, prenatal care, and on-call services.

In the second year, the curriculum is focused on children with complex medical conditions. Second-year residents are assigned with pediatric specialists to work in areas such as hematology, oncology, endocrinology, neurology, pulmonology, nephrology, cardiology, and immunology. Residents may rotate through nearby community health centers, Head Start/early child care centers or school-based programs to extend direct patient care to underserved children in the community.

Program Strengths: American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD) Outcomes: Second year residents are required to take the ABPD Qualifying Examination (QE), the first of a two-part ABPD certification process. Over 90% of NYU Langone Dental Medicine PEDS residents pass the QE (national average 85%). More than 70% of graduates become board-certified diplomates of the ABPD (national average 65%).

Research: Residents must complete a research project and, in Year 2, present their research posters at the annual AAPD meeting. The best research projects are also presented at the annual Research Fair, Brooklyn, NY.

NYU Langone Dental Medicine PEDS-Princess Anne, MD:  

The NYU Langone Dental Medicine Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry program’s Princess Anne, MD site is affiliated with Chesapeake Health Care (CHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. CHC offers integrated clinical services in Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Mental Health, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, primarily serving patients from Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties. This is the program’s first training location on the Eastern Shore.

The Princess Anne site emphasizes pediatric sedation, general anesthesia, community outreach, and advocacy. Residents gain experience well beyond CODA accreditation requirements, managing moderate sedation and general anesthesia cases in both clinical and hospital-based settings. Clinical training occurs at a large, modern facility in Princess Anne and a smaller, private-practice-style clinic in Salisbury.

Residents also rotate through pediatric medicine at Tidal Health Hospital and Surgery Center and participate in craniofacial team meetings and other specialty rotations that enhance their interdisciplinary education. Under the supervision of  pediatric dentists and orthodontists, residents provide comprehensive oral health care to children and adolescents throughout the region.  Resident have the opprtunity to teach other medical professionals in the community.  

Chesapeake Health Care is deeply committed to excellence in patient care, education, advocacy, and research. This site fosters a strong team-based approach to dentistry, encouraging collaboration and hands-on learning. In addition to a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services, the site features a robust local curriculum that includes treatment planning sessions, case presentations, and guest lectures from visiting faculty, enriching the core program experience.

Graduates emerge as confident, competent pediatric dentists prepared to serve diverse communities with compassion and clinical excellence.

More information about the Department of Dentistry may be obtained at https://chesapeakehc.org/healthcare-md-services/dentists-md-dental/.

For questions about the NYU Langone Dental Medicine - MD site, please contact Dr. Andrea Lochan, Associate Program Director.  Email: Andrea.Lochan2@nyulangone.org 

Please upload a CV with your ADEA PASS application. 

The ADAT is not a requirement for application. If you take the ADAT we will consider your scores, but it is not a requirement for the Program.

If accepted, you must submit your dental school diploma and proof of passing NBDE or INDBE scores to the program.

Please refrain from contacting the program to verify your eligibility to apply or to check the status of your PASS application.