Postdoctoral Prosthodontics Residency Program - Curriculum
The curriculum is designed to meet the formal educational and clinical criteria required for participation in the certification examination of the American Board of Prosthodontics. The foundation of the clinical and didactic education is a strong and diverse curriculum. The faculty have been educated at various institutions throughout the country and bring this diversity and experience to the curriculum developed for the postdoctoral educational experience. The student may successfully complete a three year certificate program only or combine the certificate program with a three year Master of Science program. The basic curriculum for both programs is as follows:
First Year:
| Summer Semester | Credit Hours |
| Clinical Prosthodontics I | 1.5 |
| Concepts of Occlusion | 1.0 |
| Oral/Maxillofacial Prostho Pt Mgt I | 1.0 |
| Overview to Maxillofacial | 0.5 |
| Research | 1.0 |
| Research Methodology I | 1.5 |
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| Fall Semester | Credit Hours |
| Advanced Prosthodontics I | 2.0 |
| Biostatistics | 1.0 |
| Clinical Prosthodontics I | 1.5 |
| Dental Biomedical Core Course | 4.0 |
| Endosseous Dental Implant | 1.5 |
| Implant Prosthodontics | 1.5 |
| Oral Pathology | 2.0 |
| Perio/Prostho/Endo/Ortho Sem 1 | 1.0 |
| Research | 2.0 |
| Research Methodology II | 0.5 |
| Supervised Teaching | 2.0 |
| Surgical Anatomy | 1.0 |
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| Spring Semester | Credit Hours |
| Advanced Dental Materials | 3.5 |
| Clinical Prosthodontics I | 3.0 |
| Current Concepts in Endodontics | 1.0 |
| Dental Biomedical Core Course | 1.0 |
| Literature Seminar I | 1.0 |
| Perio/Prostho/Endo/Ortho Sem I | 1.0 |
| Supervised Teaching | 2.0 |
Second Year:
| Summer Semester | Credit Hours |
| Clinical Prosthodontics 2 | 4.0 |
| Literature Seminar 2 | 1.0 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Prosthodontics Seminar | 0.0 |
| Research | 2.5 |
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| Fall Semester | Credit Hours |
| Advanced Prosthodontics | 21.0 |
| Clinical Prosthodontics 2 | 3.0 |
| Dental Practice Management | 0.5 |
| Literature Seminar 2 | 1.0 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Prosthodontics Seminar | 0.0 |
| Perio/Prostho/Endo/Ortho Sem 2 | 1.0 |
| Research | 2.0 |
| Supervised Teaching | 2.5 |
| Teaching Skills | 1.5 |
| TM Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment | 1.0 |
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| Spring Semester | Credit Hours |
| Advanced Prosthodontics 2 | 1.0 |
| Clinical Prosthodontics 2 | 2.5 |
| Clinical Geriatric Dentistry | 0.5 |
| Literature Seminar 2 | 1.0 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surg/Prosthodontics Seminar | 0.0 |
| Perio/Prostho/Endo/Ortho Sem 2 | 1.0 |
| Research | 2.0 |
| Supervised Teaching | 2.0 |
| TM Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment | 0.5 |
Third Year:
| Summer Semester | Credit Hours |
| Clinical Prosthodontics 3 | 3.0 |
| Literature Seminar 3 | 1.0 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Prosthodontics Seminar | 0.0 |
| Research | 3.0 |
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| Fall Semester | Credit Hours |
| Clinical Prosthodontics 3 | 4.0 |
| Literature Seminar 3 | 1.0 |
| Maxillofacial Prosthodontics | 1.0 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Prosthodontics Seminar | 0.0 |
| Perio/Prostho/Endo/Ortho Sem 3 | 3.0 |
| Research | 2.0 |
| Supervised Teaching | 2.0 |
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| Spring Semester | Credit Hours |
| Clinical Prosthodontics 3 | 4.0 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Prosthodontics Seminar | 3.0 |
| Perio/Prostho/Endo/Ortho Sem 3 | 1.0 |
| Research | 2.0 |
| Supervised Teaching | 2.0 |
| Thesis | 4.0 |