University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

UT Health San Antonio Periodontics - Certificate and Masters in Dental Science

In  this three-year advanced education program, residents learn all facets of periodontics and dental implant therapy, including biomedical sciences, patient evaluation, diagnosis of periodontal and other oral diseases, interdisciplinary treatment planning, non-surgical and surgical periodontal treatment, and dental implant therapy.

https://www.uthscsa.edu/academics/dental/periodontics-residency-certificate-admissions-requirements

The mission of the Graduate Periodontics Program is to produce the best clinical periodontists in the nation, clinicians who will provide the highest quality care to their patients, who will support their families and communities, who will add to the body of knowledge in periodontology, and who will give back to the profession of dentistry throughout their careers.

The primary objectives of the program include learning all facets of periodontics and dental implant therapy, gaining comprehensive knowledge of the evidence, performing research which adds substantially to the evidence base, and teaching other health professionals in various aspects of the specialty. A major goal of the residency is to prepare each student to successfully challenge the written and oral certification examination of the American Board of Periodontology, becoming Diplomates of the Board.

Residency training is directed by a dedicated group of faculty who are directly involved with all daily activities of the program - clinic, classroom, seminar, research, mentorship. All aspects of clinical periodontics are taught in the residency program, including surgical and nonsurgical treatment of inflammatory diseases of the periodontal and peri-implant tissues; dental implant surgical therapy; preprosthetic surgery; tooth extraction and site preparation for dental implants; mucogingival and esthetic surgical therapy.  The program is clinically oriented and emphasizes evidence-based diagnosis and therapy. We have a very close relationship with the other specialty residency programs both didactially and clinically, and we emphasize interdisciplinary patient care. Conscious sedation is a major program emphasis, and all faculty who work with the residents are conscious sedation certified.

All clinical aspects of the program take place in the Center for Oral Health Care and Research, which opened in the summer of 2015. In the Periodontics Clinic, each resident is assigned his or her own operatory. There are 14 periodontics resident operatories. In addition, there are four surgical suites in regular use by residents and two additional suites that can be used, should patient load require it. The Periodontics Clinic has its own dental laboratory, image processing room, patient recovery room, patient consultation room, and a resident workroom reserved for residents.

Interviews will be held:

August 26 - August 27

September 2 - Septembe 3

September 9 - September 10

ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD VISIT PROGRAM WEB SITE FOR DETAILS:

(A CV , 2x2 photo and $ 75.00 application fee must be submitted  directly to program office at the address listed below)

• Applicants who are Permanent Residents of the U.S. must provide a certified copy of both the front and back sides of their federal Green Card. All international students must provide their full legal name as it appears on immigration documents. Send copies directly to the program office, Attn: Shirley Kraft
• We accept Money Orders, Checks or Cashier’s checks from an American Bank.. Please make the check out to “Department of Periodontics” and send the check to the following address:

Angela A. Palaiologou-Gallis, D.D.S, M.S.
Graduate Program Director
Dept. of Periodontics - MSC 7894
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900

Phone: 210-567-3589  Email: krafts@uthscsa.edu or palaiologoua@uthscsa.edu

Application Deadline

August 1 for all materials including ADEA PASS. We will not accept late applications.