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PROSTHODONTICS
Program Description
Admissions Requirements
Application Procedure
Faculty
Stipends
Facilities
Useful Websites
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Program Director: Frederick Finzen, DDS
Director, Postgraduate Prosthodontics
UCSF School of Dentistry
707 Parnassus Avenue, D-3246
San Francisco, CA 94143-0758
(415) 476-1982
The Postgraduate Program in Prosthodontics is a full-time 36-month residency program in July each year. It is a multifaceted program that takes full advantage of the academic and clinical resources available in the University setting and is accredited by the ADA's Commission on Dental Accreditation. The program is designed to meet requirements for examination by the American Board of Prosthodontics. A certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the program. The option of pursuing a MS degree in Oral and Craniofacial Science is also available to qualified residents.
Didactic instruction is presented through lectures, seminars, demonstrations and conferences. This instruction promotes a biologic understanding of oral disease processes and provides the resident with a strong basis for decision making.
The clinical experience occupies approximately 60% of the program. Clinical training involves both fixed and removable prosthodontics, with exposure to implant dentistry and maxillofacial prosthodontics. Patient care activities are supplemented by observation, seminars and case presentation. Contact with and training in the full breadth of prosthodontic problems and contemporary treatment modalities is the goal for the clinical segment of the curriculum.
The program offers significant exposure to diagnosis and treatment planning for patients with complex restorative needs. A strength of the program is its close interaction with the other postgraduate dental specialty programs on the campus. Integrated treatment with the orthodontic, pedodontic, periodontic, and oral and maxillofacial surgery programs enhances the clinical exposure.
For additional information on the goals and content of the program, please contact the program director.
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
- DDS or equivalent degree
- National Board Examination, Part I
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for those applicants whose first language is not English
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores only if also applying for MS in Oral and Craniofacial Science
PLEASE NOTE: If accepted into the program, applying to the MS in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences program is optional. If you decide to apply to the MS program you will need to submit the GRE score report no later than May 1st prior to the start of the program. The minimum requirement to be accepted into the MS program is to obtain 30% in each category (Verbal, Quantitative, Writing) of the general test. Institutional Code: 4840; Departmental Code: 0604.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Three residents are accepted annually into the program leading to a certificate in prosthodontics. Completed applications must be received on or before October 1 of the year preceding entry.
Candidates must submit the following to UCSF:
University of California, San Francisco
Dental Admissions Office
513 Parnassus Avenue, S-630
San Francisco, CA 94143-0430
- UCSF Application (Copy II) 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.
Admission is based on dental school grade point averages and class standing, National Board scores, letters of recommendation, and a personal interview.
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.
For questions regarding admissions and application procedure, please contact:
Daliah Williams
Student Liaison, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences Program
Office of Graduate and Research Affairs
Postgraduate Administrator
Office of Admissions and Student Affairs
513 Parnassus Avenue, S-619E
San Francisco, CA. 94143-0430
(415) 476-1749 (voice)
(415) 502-7763 (fax)
E-mail: daliah.williams@ucsf.edu
FACULTY
Program Director: Frederick Finzen, DDS
Director, Postgraduate Prosthodontics
UCSF School of Dentistry
707 Parnassus Avenue, D-3246
San Francisco, CA 94143-0758
(415) 476-1982
A large number of prosthodontists contribute to the clinical and didactic portions of the program. Specialists from the other dental specialties also contribute to the resident's education. This group offers a significant breadth and scope for the dental resident. Additionally, consultants from outside the University contribute to the educational experience.
STIPENDS
Yearly stipends are available, depending on eligibility and funding availability. Additionally, first year residents may be eligible for a grant from the Joseph Sciutto Foundation.
FACILITIES
The majority of the clinical and didactic activities occur on the University of California San Francisco campus. The postgraduate prosthodontic clinic utilizes seventeen operatories in the School of Dentistry. Additionally, each resident is assigned an individual laboratory bench space. The program currently employs both a fixed and removable prosthodontic technician to assist in the laboratory education of the resident.
USEFUL WEBSITES
American Board of Prosthodontics
The American College of Prosthodontics
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