The objective of the 52-week General Practice Residency (GPR) program is to provide advanced training in clinical and hospital dentistry beyond the level of pre-doctoral education.
The program is intended to enhance the residents’ ability to formulate a well-planned, well-sequenced treatment plan which integrates the various medical disciplines and dental specialties into the practice of advanced general dentistry.
The GPR resident will receive advanced training in the recognized dental specialties and various medical services. The teaching staff consists of general practitioners and board-eligible or certified dental specialists representing a broad spectrum of dental expertise.
The program is designed to provide the new dental graduate with clinical experience in general dentistry as practiced in a hospital setting. Particular emphasis is placed on the dental management of patients with systemic disease and the relationship of medical disorders to oral health.
This hospital-based program enhances resident communication with adjunct health care professionals in the management of patients, advance dental and medical knowledge, and augment skills in clinical dentistry. It provides clinical experience and training in preventive dentistry, implantology, operative, fixed, and removable prosthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, and oral pathology.
Off-service assignments include rotations to Anesthesia, Medicine, and Stanford University Medical Center.
Residents will receive didactic training in implantology, oral pathology, oral surgery, physical diagnosis, endodontics, and periodontics. Residents will have an opportunity to present and discuss their treatment plans and completed restorative cases through a variety of seminars.
The General Practice Residency Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation / American Dental Association.
