The primary responsibility of the Department of Prosthodontics is to educate and train predoctoral and postdoctoral students in the restorative aspects of bringing a damaged dentition back to biologic health, function, esthetics, and comfort. This is accomplished by teaching and practicing the clinical techniques of modern restorative dentistry and prosthodontics, including implant dentistry, based on current evidence in the related sciences.
Associated Clinics: Prosthodontic Clinic, Esthetic Dentistry Clinc
Associated Programs: DMD Program, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics, Advanced Education in Esthetics and Operative Dentistry, Fellowship in Advanced Digital Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry
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Predoctoral Education
The Predoctoral Prosthodontics program is responsible for educating predoctoral students to be competent in the treatment and management of patients who require comprehensive diagnoses, treatment plans, and sequences of treatment in general prosthodontic therapy commonly found in general dental practices.
Program Director: Ali Muftu
Advanced Education in Prosthodontics
The Advanced Education in Prosthodontics program is designed to provide residents with the knowledge and skills to meet the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standards for certification in this specialty. Our three-year curriculum is based on the biomedical and clinical sciences required to achieve the goals and objectives of the program. Extensive didactic, clinical, and laboratory phases of training are offered in conventional prosthodontics, esthetic, implant, and digital dentistry. An additional emphasis is also placed on diagnosis, treatment planning, as well as comprehensive care for advanced patients using an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach. The program believes that board certification is a critical step in professional growth, and the program emphasizes a mindset towards achieving this goal.
Program Director: Konstantinos Vazouras
Advanced Education in Esthetics and Operative Dentistry
The Advanced Education in Esthetics and Operative Dentistry certificate program allows residents to have direct interaction with most dental specialties, including Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Endodontics, and Orthodontics. Therefore, it contributes to providing a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of patients’ esthetics and functional needs. During our two-year clinical curriculum, residents are trained to provide comprehensive dental care, using the most appropriate technologies available to dental professionals. Residents’ achievements include simple to more extensive smile reconstruction, including teeth whitening, direct composite restorations, porcelain laminate veneers, all-ceramic and porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns, computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) restorations, and implant-supported crowns. The program exposes residents to all specialty phases of dentistry and medicine as they apply to esthetics.
Program Director: Gustavo Mahn Arteaga
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Fellowship in Advanced Digital Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry
The Fellowship in Advanced Digital Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry program is designed to allow the enrolled fellow(s) to complete our advanced level of training in digital prosthodontics and implant dentistry (including surgical placement) with didactic, clinical, laboratory, and scholarly components. The one-year, full-time program is unique as it will offer the fellow(s) more advanced training in implant dentistry (including surgical placement) and digital dentistry using various technology.
Program Director: Konstantinos Vazouras
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