School of Dental Medicine

AEGD Curriculum

To provide the residents with the didactic knowledge and clinical experience to deliver multi disciplinary comprehensive oral health care to a wide range of the population beyond the level of predoctoral education. (This includes providing community services through the management of the medically and/or immunocompromised patient, the physically handicapped patient, as well as the geriatric and the under served segment of the population.)
Enable the residents to identify and treat the most common medical and/or dental emergencies encountered in every day dental practice.
To develop in the residents the values of professional ethics, and acceptance of cultural diversity in the practice of dentistry.
To develop the skills of self evaluation and critical thinking.
To provide the residents with experience to improve their ability to interact, function and communicate effectively with other health care professionals in the delivery of comprehensive treatment.
To encourage the resident to continue the process of life long learning through continuing education, professional meetings, and review of literature.
To provide the residents with training in patient, practice and risk management in order to manage a private dental practice.

The didactic component of the AEGD program, is conducted in both a formal course schedule as well as departmental seminars.

Formal Course Listing

Seminars

Month	Resident #1	Resident #2	Resident #3
August	Clinic - Geriatrics	Clinic	Clinic
September	Clinic - Geriatrics/Pediatrics	Clinic	Clinic
October	Clinic - Geriatrics/Pediatrics	Clinic	Clinic
November	Clinic - Pediatrics	Clinic - Geriatrics	Clinic
December	Clinic	Clinic - Geriatrics/Pediatrics	Clinic
January	Clinic	Clinic - Geriatrics/Pediatrics	Clinic
February	Clinic	Clinic - Geriatrics/Pediatrics	Clinic
March	Clinic	Clinic - Geriatrics	Clinic - Geriatrics/Pediatrics
April	Clinic	Clinic	Clinic - Geriatrics/Pediatrics
May	Clinic	Clinic	Clinic - Geriatrics/Pediatrics
June	Clinic	Clinic	Clinic - Geriatrics

To provide residents with both clinical and didactic training in pediatric dentistry beyond that received in the pre-doctoral curriculum.
To improve the resident's ability in diagnosis, treatment planning, oral examination, and physical evaluation of the pediatric patient
To improve the resident's ability to use non-pharmacologic management techniques to appropriately manage and guide the behavior of the child patient to accept needed treatment and to provide advice or guidance to the parent to enhance the child's acceptance
To assist the resident in developing a working knowledge of preventive and corrective dental procedures relating to the growth and development of the stomatognathic system
To increase both the confidence and competence of residents in meeting the general oral health needs of the pediatric patient

See the variability of patient disability/ability/cognitive impairment in a diverse patient population.
Apply the principles of rational treatment planning to patients with limited access to dental care.
Practice behavioral management techniques for patients who are uncooperative.
Learn how to manage institutionalized patients and coordinate care with staff of the long-term care facilities.
Know how to deal with treatment of patients who cannot give informed consent.
Realize how much dental care is needed by older patients; and you will know what a significant positive impact that your work can have on the quality of life of older individuals.
Become a patient, empathetic care-giver