Expand Your Education
An advanced education in general dentistry can give you the skills, experience, and confidence you need to make a lasting impact on your patients’ lives. At Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, you’ll prepare to provide exceptional care, strengthen the community as a global leader in oral health.
Program Goals and Objectives
The AEGD program aims to prepare graduates to become an important part of the communities they choose to serve. Upon successful completion of the program, you can expect to be able to:
- act as a primary care provider for individuals and groups of patients;
- apply your exposure to advanced dental treatment modalities to the practice of dentistry;
- have a working knowledge of developmental disabilities, mental illness, and physical disabilities and the impact these conditions have on the provision of comprehensive dental care;
- function effectively within health care environments;
- work effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team;
- provide emergency oral health care;
- promote disease prevention and oral health promotion for patients in the clinical environment as well as the community;
- manage the delivery of oral health care by applying concepts of patient and practice management;
- understand the fundamentals of quality care and the concept of quality assurance;
- apply scientific principles to learning and oral health care;
- integrate the values of professional ethics, patient’s rights, lifelong learning, patient centered care, adaptability, and acceptance of cultural diversity in your professional practice.
Each trimester, faculty members meet with you to review your personal and professional goals. This individualized approach gives you the flexibility to explore your interests in dentistry and medicine and shape your training around your own special interests.
The didactic portion of the AEGD program is conducted throughout the year. The program includes continuing education courses given at the University, at Community Dental and at other institutions. Residents participate in weekly patient care conferences (including guest lectures) both in-person and virtually through a website created for the program. Leveraging case presentations, ideal, alternative, and actual treatment planning scenarios are identified that could best support the dental and medical management for all patient populations.
Boston-based Residency: The Boston-based residents receive clinical instruction primarily at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Training emphasizes general dentistry including diagnosis and treatment planning, preventive dentistry, restorative dentistry, oral surgery, periodontal treatment, and endodontics for the general population. Residents also receive instruction through Tufts Special Care Dental Clinics in treating patients with multiple disabilities and limitations.
Maine-Based Residency: The Maine-based residents receive clinical instruction at Community Dental clinics in Portland, Biddeford, and Lewiston that offer residents diverse clinical and educational experiences. Training emphasizes general dentistry including diagnosis and treatment planning, preventive dentistry, restorative dentistry, oral surgery, periodontal treatment, and endodontics for the general population. Residents gain valuable experience serving a wide range of patients, including individuals with disabilities and complex care needs, vulnerable populations, and pediatric patients at community dental clinics.
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Financing Your Education
Stipends
The program pays stipends to students, which varies each year.