Last updated on September 23, 2025.

St. Elizabeth Health Center

Program Size
8
Program Length
12 months
Program Start
July 1

Program Contact

Dr. M Frank Beck DDS GPR Dental Residency Program Director
Mercy Health Youngstown, Dental Education Ofc., 1044 Belmont Ave. , Youngstown, Ohio, 44501-1790
Jeremy Taylor DDS Associate Program Director
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The GPR Dental Residency Program at Mercy Health Youngstown Hospital is a fully accredited one-year training experience approved by the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association. An approved second year training experience also exists.

The program is designed to serve as a post-graduate educational experience for dentists, providing them the opportunity to deliver comprehensive dental care on both an outpatient and inpatient basis in the hospital environment.

ADA Dental Residency Program Requirements

In general, current dental school graduates demonstrate only a rudimentary understanding of data collection, differential diagnosis and treatment planning. When coexisting medical morbidities complicate the patient care scenario, it becomes necessary for the dentist to engage the physician in rendering the safest and most efficacious dental care in the most appropriate setting.

There is a need for these dental graduates to develop and foster this understanding of the implications of dental care relative to the other disciplines of health care and vice versa.

The GPR program prepares residents to manage total oral health by providing instruction and experience in the delivery of dental care to a wide range of ambulatory and hospitalized patients.

A full compliment of teaching staff including general dentists, oral maxillofacial surgeons, periodontists, pedodontists, orthodontists and endodontists participate in the teaching program. Significant educational support for the expansive curriculum is also provided by:

  • The Department of Medical Education
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pathology
  • Family Medicine
  • Radiology
  • Anesthesia
  • ENT
  • Social Services
  • Infectious Disease

The dental clinic was expanded to eight operatories in December, 2010. In addition to the operatories, technology upgrades included digital radiography and the incorporation of electronic medical records. We are pleased to offer residents competitive salaries and benefits, paid time off, CE allowance, board exam allowance and moving allowance.

Requirements for Dental GPR Program:

  • We pull all applicant information from the PASS website – but we do NOT participate in that match program.
  • Recent U.S. dental school grad (within the last 3 yrs)
  • Passage of NDBE Parts I & II prior to start of residency
  • J-1 Visa, green card, and permanent residents only
  • ** Due to CMS government regulations and our institutions policy – we are only accepting U.S. Dental School      
         
    graduates at this time.

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Program Information

Accreditation This program is accredited by CODA
Program Type General Practice Residency
Program Code GPR708
Degrees Offered Certificate
Program Size 8
Program Length 12 months
Program Start Date July 1
Supplemental Application No
Supplemental Fee No
Stipend Offered Yes
Match Participating No
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Application Requirements

Required Standardized Tests

Transcript Evaluation and Instructions

Please have uploaded to PASS website; included with application.

Letters of Evaluation Instructions

Please have uploaded to PASS website; included with application.  Require 2 LOR's.

International Student Eligibility

This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: Other - Contact the program

Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:

  • US Citizen
  • US Permanent Resident
  • Canadian Citizen
  • Canadian Permanent Resident

Additional Information

We DO NOT require GRE testing or scores to be uploaded for our review.  That is NOT a requirement of our program.