General Dentistry Rotation (6 months):
Dental Oncology (3 months):
At the UCSF Dental Oncology clinic at Mission Bay, you will perform comprehensive dentistry on patients with a history of head and neck cancer. Here, you will learn to provide care with the patients’ interdisciplinary oncology teams, including radiation oncology, medical oncology, head and neck surgery, and speech and language pathologists. You will also work with OMFS faculty to ensure timely dentoalveolar surgery prior to radiation therapy. Lastly, you will be exposed to new technological advancements including intraoral scanning, 3D printing and on-site milling.
Laguna Honda Hospital (3 months):
You will be performing comprehensive dental care in a two-operatory clinic located inside the newly renovated skilled nursing facility. You will treat patients with HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer's and dementia, developmental disabilities, degenerative neurological disorders, traumatic brain injuries and stroke, psychosocial difficulties, and substance abuse. You will also provide palliative treatment and pain management for end-of-life care. This facility is equipped with an endodontic microscope, enabling the residents to perform single and multi-rooted, non-surgical endodontic treatment.
Operating Room Dentistry:
This is an opportunity to perform comprehensive general dentistry in the operating room setting for patients with special needs who cannot be seen in an outpatient setting. Monthly, you will assess patient eligibility for treatment under general anesthesia.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Rotation (3 months):
An intensive three-month rotation in which the GPR resident provides oral surgery services at the Moffitt Long Hospital and UCSF Dental Center on the Parnassus Campus as well as at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco’s county hospital.
UCSF Parnassus Campus (2 months):
Here you will be working alongside a team of oral surgery residents, dental students, attending faculty, and staff in an oral surgery clinic treating a wide variety of patients. In the clinic you will perform consultations for patients needing treatment for TMJ symptoms, maxillary and mandibular discrepancies, surgical and non-surgical extractions, implant placement, oral pathology, and trauma. In addition, you will perform dental clearances for inpatients prior to their upcoming surgeries. Lastly, you will have the opportunity to scrub-in for OR cases and be expected to round on patients.
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (1 month):
Here you will be working alongside a team of oral surgery residents, dental students, oral faculty, and staff at the oral surgery clinic at San Francisco’s county hospital. You will perform the majority of your surgical and non-surgical extractions and alveoloplasty procedures here, while assisting senior OMFS residents with IV sedation and OR trauma cases. You will take trauma call on a buddy-system with an OMFS resident, and orient and teach fourth year dental students. When on call, you will perform incision and drainage procedures, fabricate occlusal splints, and evaluate trauma patients in the emergency department. In addition, you will work alongside OHNS, ophthalmology, and plastic surgery interns for a broader integrative experience.
Auxiliary Rotations
Oral Medicine Rotation (2 weeks):
Here you will learn to evaluate and perform soft tissue biopsies using different methods alongside oral medicine residents and faculty at UCSF Parnassus. You will learn to identify, manage and treat patients with conditions that include but are not limited to burning mouth syndrome, lichen planus, and oral malignancies.
Orofacial Pain (2 weeks):
GPR residents will learn to identify and develop treatment plans for the management of acute TMD, chronic orofacial pain, and sleeping disorders. Residents will gain a better understanding of the dental provider’s role in the proper management of such cases.
General Medicine Rotation (2 weeks):
The GPR resident becomes a fully integrated member of an Internal Medicine team at UCSF Parnassus. Here you will learn to follow patients from the time they are admitted and treated during their hospital stay to the time they are discharged. You will learn from internal medicine attendings, senior residents, and interns to evaluate the patient beyond the oral cavity.
Anesthesia Rotation (2 weeks):
The GPR resident becomes a fully integrated member of the anesthesia team at UCSF Parnassus. You are partnered with an anesthesiologist and CRNA, and will learn to manage patients' anesthesia needs pre, peri and post operatively.
On-Call Schedule: While on the Dental Oncology rotation, you will be on-call on the weekends and between the hours of 5:00pm and 8:00am on the weekdays, providing phone triage. While on the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery rotation, you will be on-call on a buddy system with an OMFS resident.
Teaching Opportunity: At all clinical locations, you will oversee a group of third and fourth year dental students and help facilitate learning. You will be their point person, and will be responsible to help them achieve their learning goals.
Community Outreach: As a GPR resident, you are also expected to dedicate time to contribute to the community. UCSF GPR collaborates with the predoctoral educators and students to provide oral health services for patients attending a community health clinic, Mabuhay Health Clinic. There are ample opportunities in San Francisco for community service events.
Upon successful completion of the residency, you will receive a certificate of graduation and will be eligible to apply for a dental license in California and any other state that accepts licensure by residency.
