University of Louisville
- Kentucky
- General Practice Residency
- louisville.edu
Program Contact
School of Dentistry, Room 020, University of Louisville, 501 S. Preston St, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
Our residency program affords an opportunity for the recent graduate to obtain advanced education and training in general dental practice in a hospital environment with full-supporting medical and laboratory facilities. The program offers outstanding opportunities for residents to familiarize themselves with other aspects of the hospital health service and to work in close relationship with other members of the healthcare team. A broad-spectrum patient population is available for treatment. This setting will enhance residents’ abilities and confidence in fully treating the total patient. Development of high professional standards in ethics, patient centered care, critical thinking and community service is stressed.
Up to six positions are offered for this 12-month postdoctoral general dentistry training program. An optional 2nd year curriculum is available for up to two qualified candidates on a competitive basis.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The overall goals of this program are to:
1. Act as the primary dental care provider for individuals and groups of patients. This includes providing emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health care; providing patient focused care that is coordinated by the general practitioner; and directing health promotion and disease prevention activities.
2. Plan and provide multidisciplinary oral health care for a wide variety of patients including patients with special needs.
3. Manage the delivery of oral health care by applying concepts of patient and practice management and quality improvement that are responsive to a dynamic health care environment.
4. Function effectively within the hospital and other health care environments.
5. Function effectively within interdisciplinary health care teams.
6. Apply scientific principles to learning and oral health care. This includes using critical thinking, evidence or outcomes-based clinical decision-making, and technology-based information retrieval systems.
7. Utilize the values of professional ethics, lifelong learning, patient centered care, adaptability, and acceptance of cultural diversity in professional practice.
8. Understand the oral health needs of communities and engage in community service.
Specific program objectives are to act as a primary oral health care provider:
1. Providing emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health care
2. Obtaining informed consent
3. Functioning effectively with interdisciplinary health care teams, including consultation and referral
4. Providing patient-focused care that is coordinated by the general practitioner
5. Directing health promotion and disease prevention activities
Rotations include anesthesiology, family medicine, ENT, cardiology, radiation oncology, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry and Ryan White community service.
Program Information
| Accreditation | This program is accredited by CODA |
|---|---|
| Program Type | General Practice Residency |
| Program Code | GPR549 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate |
| Program Size | 6 |
| Program Length | 12 months |
| Application Deadline | October 1 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | No |
| Stipend Offered | Yes |
| Match Participating | No |
| Program Website | louisville.edu |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- INBDE
- NBDE1
- NBDE2
- Passing the INBDE before matriculation into the advanced dental education program
Transcript Evaluation and Instructions
Unoffficial transcripts may be submitted through PASS, however official transcripts are required before the program start date.
Letters of Evaluation Instructions
Three letters of recommendation are required.
NOTE: Only documents submitted via the PASS site will be reviewed. Do NOT submit letters of evaluation or scores directly to the program.
TOEFL Requirement Instructions
Official TOEFL scores will be required prior to full admission.
Only graduates of US CODA-accredited dental schools are eligible to apply to this program.
Other Requirement Instructions
Applicants must submit all NBDE and/or INBDE scores available at time of application to PASS. In addition, the following must be submitted to the program prior to full admission:
- Official Part I, Part II or INBDE scores
- Official Dental School transcript with degree awarded
- Copy of Dental School diploma
No supplemental fees are required.
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 (applicant must obtain their own sponsorship)
Additional Information
A color photo is not necessary for the application, however it will be required if granted an interview.