GENERAL PRACTICE RESIDENCY

Program Overview
Admissions Requirements
Application Procedure
Selection Process
Residency Guidelines (Tuition and other)
Externships
Available Rotations
Available Didactic Programs
Clinical Facilities: Office and Research Space
Faculty
Useful Websites

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The General Practice Residency at UCSF is a 12-month program that is fully accredited by the ADA’s Commission on Dental Accreditation for four residents per year. It is a demanding curriculum with an emphasis on hospital dentistry. Rotations through specialty clinics include oral surgery, oral medicine, and orofacial pain/TMD. In addition, block rotations include general medicine and anesthesia. By exposure to a wide range of patients, the resident will learn management of patients with medical complexities and behavior disturbances. Residents will also have extensive training in anesthesia. Didactic instruction includes seminars, labs, workshops, literature review, case presentations, lectures and demonstrations. The program is intended to prepare dentists to treat patients with special needs in a clinical or hospital setting. Residents also have an on-call commitment.

The program begins July 1 of each year. Prior to the program, residents are required to attend a one-day hospital housestaff orientation. Two options are usually offered: one mid June, one in late June. Candidates area also required to provide documentation of current ACLS and BLS.

Upon successful completion of the program, residents will receive a certificate of completion and are eligible for applying for a dental license in any state that accepts licensure by residency. This includes California.

Matched applicants to the UCSF GPR have the opportunity to apply to Master Degree programs in various areas. Each program has a separate admissions application and all require the GRE. If accepted into a Masters program, a minimal amount of coursework will be completed during the GPR year; all other coursework will need to be completed subsequent to the completion of the GPR. The General Practice Residency is part of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the School of Dentistry.

Program Director: Sophia Saeed, DMD
University of California, San Francisco
513 Parnassus Avenue, C-522
San Francisco, Ca 94143-0440
E-mail: sophia.saeed@ucsf.edu

For questions regarding admissions and application procedure, please contact:

Daliah Williams
Admissions Coordinator
Office of Admissions
513 Parnassus Avenue, S-630
San Francisco, CA 94143-0430
(415) 476-2737, Ext#3 (voice)
(415) 476-4226 (fax)
E-mail: daliah.williams@ucsf.edu

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

The General Practice Residency has a maximum of four funded positions available which begins in July of each year.

Admissions requirements include:

• DDS or DMD degree (from an ADA accredited dental school)
• US or Canadian citizenship
• Successful completion of National Dental Board Examination, Part I and II
  

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

1) PASS (Postdoctoral Application Support Service)

Applicants must submit a completed application to PASS by the deadline posted on the PASS website, approximately 2 weeks prior to the UCSF application deadline. For PASS application and additional required materials. Please check their website at http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/pass/Pages/default.aspx

2) Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program.

To be considered for a position, applicants must submit a match code from the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program. For registration information, please check the information on the PASS website or visit the MATCH website at: http://www.natmatch.com/dentres

3) UCSF Application and supplemental materials.

The completed UCSF Application with supporting documentation must be received on or before October 1st of the year prior to intended enrollment.

• UCSF Application with supporting documentation to:
  
  

University of California, San Francisco
Dental Admissions Office
513 Parnassus Avenue, S-630
San Francisco, CA 94143-0430

• Residency Application Fee Form with non-refundable $60 fee ($80 for international students, including Canadian citizens) to:
  

UCSF Office of Admissions and Registrar
File #307902
P.O. Box 60000
San Francisco, CA 94160

Do not send any transcripts, letters of recommendation, other documents or correspondence to this address.

• • Supporting documentation includes:
  

• Official copies of all undergraduate transcripts.
  
  
• A small 2" x 2" photograph
  

PLEASE NOTE: Only those applicants who meet all admissions qualifications and submit all required documentation within the deadline, including the UCSF application with fee, will be considered for a position.

SELECTION PROCESS

Four residents are accepted to the General Practice Residency each year. Admission is based on letters of recommendation, personal statement, NBDE Part I scores, completion of NBDE Part II, GPA, class rank, and interview. Applicants with an interest in hospital-based dentistry are strongly considered.

The Admissions Committee will review all eligible applications and will invite the most qualified candidates for an interview.

Committee action results in a ranking order by which applicants will be matched. Matched candidates will be offered a provisional admission pending the submission to our office of all original official transcripts and board scores. All this documentation will be verified and final admission will be granted to the candidate.

RESIDENCY GUIDELINES

Tuition and Stipends: Stipends are subject to annual review, but the annual stipend for PGY 1 residents is currently $45,659.

Loans: In school loan-deferment is not available for GPRs at UCSF.

Vacation and sick leave are granted at the discretion of the Director of Residency training. At the present time, residents are entitled to two weeks paid vacation per year, which should not normally be taken together and should not be taken on off-service rotations. Sick leave with pay is granted at the discretion of the Director of Residency Training.

Practice Privileges and other activities outside the education program: In general, residents are expected to devote 100% of their professional activities to the program. Permission to carry out professional activities outside the program can only be granted in exceptional circumstances by the Director of the Residency Training in conjunction with the Head of the Department.

Professional Liability Coverage: Residents receive professional liability insurance to cover them for all activities related to the educational program. They are covered by the University of California Malpractice Insurance, which provides coverage for all malpractice claims, and in normal circumstances, will cover all other employment related claims including punitive damages which are examined on an individual basis.

EXTERNSHIPS

Externships are available for 2-week blocks for individuals who are interested in this program. They are available July-October. During your externship you will be able to see first-hand the program's rotations and lectures, meet the faculty and get an all over feel of the program. Questions should be directed to the externship coordinator Mark Bourbonnais at 415-476-8226 OR Mark.Bourbonnais@ucsf.edu.

Externship Requirements:

1. Application form
   
   
2. $50 application fee
   
   
3. ID card request form
   
   
4. HIPPA form
   
   
5. Letter of recommendation from a Restorative Dentistry faculty member
   
   
6. Evidence of health insurance to cover the externship period
   
   
7. Evidence of malpractice insurance to cover the externship period

AVAILABLE ROTATIONS

(Residents may be assigned to more than one service at a time)

Outpatient General Dentistry Clinic, UCSF (34-36 weeks)

Hospital Dentistry, UCSF (34-36 weeks)

Oral Medicine Clinic, UCSF (34-36 weeks)

Center for Orofacial Pain, UCSF (12 weeks)

Teaching, UCSF (34-36 weeks)

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital (8-12 weeks)

Oral Surgery, Buchanan Dental Center (12-24 weeks)

General Anesthesia UCSF Ambulatory Surgery Center (4 Weeks)

General Medicine, UCSF (2 Weeks)

DIDACTIC PROGRAMS

History and Physical lecture series and hands on course

Surgical Head and Neck Anatomy

GPR Journal Club

Quality Assurance and Risk Management

Clinical-Pathological Correlation

Orofacial Pain/TMD lecture series

Implant Conference

Orthognathic Conference

Continuous Quality Improvement

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Grand Rounds

Sedation and Anesthesia lecture series

Lectures on a variety of other topics

CLINICAL FACILITIES: OFFICE & RESEARCH SPACE

University of California, San Francisco:

1. The General Practice Residency Clinic, located in the School of Dentistry, is a 3 operatory facility where residents treat patients 2 days a week.
   
   
2. The Oral and Facial Surgery Center, located in the School of Dentistry is an 8 operatory facility. This is where students, residents, and faculty treat ambulatory OMFS patients. This Center is accredited by the AAAHC.
   
   
3. The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic, located in the Medical Science Building is where hospital patients and medically compromised dental patients are seen. This is a newly renovated 6-chair facility.
   
   
4. The UCSF Ambulatory Surgery Center is fully equipped for general dental procedures, including digital x-ray and fiber-optic illumination. Residents also complete their anesthesia rotation in this facility.
   
   
5. The Center for Orofacial Pain is located in the School of Dentistry and has full diagnostic and treatment capacity including physical therapy.
   
   
6. UCSF Oral Medicine Clinic is fully equipped for diagnosis and treatment.
   

San Francisco General Hospital (County Facility for San Francisco):
The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery /Hospital Dental Clinic is an 8-operatory facility that provides outpatient and inpatient surgical services.

Veteran's Administration Medical Center:
The Veteran's Administration Hospital is a center where oral and maxillofacial surgeons provide inpatient and outpatient dental care in a modern 3-operatory surgical facility. GPR residents go for to the VA hospital for Physical Diagnosis didactic training.

Emergency Room Care:
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery resident, GPR residents and faculty provide 24- hour emergency coverage for the Moffitt/Long Hospital for all Oral & Maxillofacial emergencies.

FACULTY

M. Anthony Pogrel, D.D.S., M.D.
Professor & Chairman, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Brian Bast, DMD, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Martin Bogetz, M.D.
Professor of Anesthesia, Director of the Ambulatory Anesthesia Surgery Center at UCSF

Radhika Chigurupati, D.M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Frank Grimaldi, D.D.S., F.A.C.D.
Clinical Professor & Director of the Hospital Dentistry Program

Newton C. Gordon, D.D.S., M.S.
Clinical Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial and Chief of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital

Mehran Hossaini, D.M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Janice S. Lee, DDS, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Clinical Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Charles McNeill, D.D.S.
Professor Emeritus of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Director of the Center for Orofacial Pain

Brian L. Schmidt, D.D.S., M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Residency Program

Caroline Shiboski, D.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor Oral Medicine University of California San Francisco

Janice S. Lee, D.D.S., M.D., MS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Radhika Chigurupati, DMD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Rebeka Silva, D.M.D.,
Assistant Clinical Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial and Chief of Dentistry at Veteran's Administration Medical Center, San Francisco

Sophia Saeed, D.M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Director of the Ambulatory Anesthesia Surgery Center, UCSF

Ghazala R. Khan, B.D.S., D.D.S.
Assistant Clinical Professor for General Practice Program

Brad Sharpe, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor General Medicine

Sheila Brear, B.D.S.
Associate Clinical Professor, Division Chair of General Dentistry

USEFUL WEBSITES

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