University of Rochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health

Accreditation Status:

CODA Accredited

Number of Faculty Members:

3 full time faculty, 13 part time, 5 visiting

Accept students not trained in a US or Canadian dental school?

Yes  

State License Required:

No

Degrees/Certificates Offered:

Orthodontic Certificate, Preceptorship Available, M.S.

Prerequisites:

Dental Degree, Class Rank (when available), Min 3 Letters of Recommendation, TOEFL (for applicants/graduates from non-US/Canadian dental schools), GRE (must be reported by application deadline so schedule your test accordingly)

Tuition per year:

$62,080.  Tuition applies to candidates who earned dental degrees outside the US and Canada or who have not completed an Advanced Standing DDS/DMD or completed a 2 year AEGD program in the US 

Application Fee:

$195

Instruments & Equipment:

Camera, Laptop, Instruments provided (annual instrument fee)

Ratio of Acceptances to Applicants:

1:25

Specific Training and Duration of each in hours:

Craniofacial Anomalies, including Cleft, Lip and Palate (part of didactic & clinic – see below)

Hours spent in Clinical patient treatment:

23 hours/week

Type of Implant System Taught:

N/A

Number of Implant Cases Completed per Residency:

N/A 

Percent of Time spent in courses/lectures/seminars:

35%

Percent of Time spent in research:

5%

Percent of Time spent in clinical:

58%

Percent of Time spent in teaching:

2%

Clinical Setting:

Orthodontics clinic, Hospital

Associated Hospitals:

University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital

On-Call Arrangements:

N/A

Average Number of Surgical Procedures per residency (excluding implants):

N/A

Average Number of Cases completed per residency:

300

Research Requirements:

Original Research Project and/or systematic/comprehensive review