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Program Contact
UNMC
Postgraduate Dental Programs - General Practice Residency (GPR)
Adult General Dentistry Clinic
989375 Nebraska Medical Center
4400 Emile Street
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-9375
UNMC College of Dentistry General Practice Residency (GPR) Program
The UNMC General Practice Residency (GPR) program is designed for individuals seeking advanced training in delivering comprehensive health care in traditional dental environments, as well as in hospital and associated health care settings. Residents gain experience interacting with other members of an interdisciplinary health care team in a variety of clinical situations, with full consideration of the patient's dental and medical needs.
Residents refine their clinical skills through individualized training, taking into account their unique abilities, background, and career goals. The program also focuses on helping individuals develop practice management skills that are transferable to private practice.
The program is based at the Durham Outpatient Center in Omaha, and residents rotate to the Veterans Administration Western Iowa Nebraska Health Care System, which provides a second clinical and hospital training site, expanding the range of experiences available to residents.
Program Highlights
- Intricately designed, hands-on residency experience.
- One-on-one learning experiences with world-class faculty.
- Supportive resident team.
- Diverse patient base.
Program Goals
- Develop the capacity in the generalist to participate in the provision of comprehensive health care in the traditional dental environment as well the hospital and associated health care settings.
- Provide resident learning experiences which focus on the primary care provider role in the delivery of general dentistry patient care, emergency care, referred care, health promotion, disease prevention and the application of behavioral management techniques as relevant to comprehensive health care of the medically, mentally and physically compromised patient as well as the "healthy" patient population.
- Train a generalist capable of interacting with other members of an interdisciplinary health care team in a variety of health care situations including Services to the community.
- Refine the clinical skills a generalist brings to the program, providing an opportunity to individualize certain aspects of training while taking into account varying abilities, background and career goals and by applying critical thinking principles, evidence/outcomes based care, and use of information databases in clinical decision making and practice management.
- Develop appropriate attitudes, behavior, preventive and business practices in regard to the profession by providing the opportunity for professional development as a clinician, teacher, researcher, manager, community advocate and administrator.
The program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, a specialized body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
UNMC College of Dentistry does not sponsor visas.
If you have questions, please contact the residency coordinator or the admissions administrator.
Visit our website at: UNMC GPR Postgraduate Dental Program
Program Information
| Accreditation | This program is accredited by CODA |
|---|---|
| Program Type | General Practice Residency |
| Program Code | GPR568 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate |
| Program Size | 6 |
| Program Length | 12 months |
| Application Deadline | February 1 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | Yes |
| Stipend Offered | Yes |
| Match Participating | No |
| Program Website | unmc.edu |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- INBDE
- NBDE1
- NBDE2
- Passing the INBDE before matriculation into the advanced dental education program
Supplemental Requirements
- Requires supplemental fee
Transcript Evaluation and Instructions
Please submit all transcripts through PASS when completing the application.
Letters of Evaluation Instructions
All letters of evaluation (letters of recommendation) should be requested and submitted through PASS.
Other Requirement Instructions
Eligibility:
Must have:
- Professional dental degree from an A.D.A.-accredited dental college/school with degree designation of DDS or DMD.
- Provisional acceptance exists for students in the final stages of dental education.
- Valid license to practice within the U.S. (current or by the program start date).
- A Nebraska dental license (required to participate in the program).
- Foreign trained dentists without an A.D.A.-accredited dental college/school degree are not eligible due to licensing restrictions.
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
- Canadian Citizen
- Professional dental degree from an A.D.A.-accredited dental college/school with degree designation of DDS or DMD is required to apply.
Additional Information
Clinical Program
Dental residents spend approximately 75% of their time providing dental care to a wide variety of patients. Including:
- Medical/Dental inpatients referred for evaluation & treatment
- Medically, mentally, physically challenged outpatients
- Well outpatients
- Geriatric patients
- Social Services patients
- Emergency walk-ins
- Military Veterans
Didactic Program
Educational programs have been developed for the residents which provide additional exposure to medical/dental problems and developments.