Certification in Comprehensive Oral ImplantologyMasters of Science in Dentistry

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Why Choose Our Oral Implantology Residency?

探花族's Master of Science in Dentistry and Certificate in Comprehensive Oral Implantology is 36-month paid residency program that combines cutting-edge clinical residency experience with advanced training through online courses instructed by world-renowned practitioners.  

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The Future of Oral Implantology

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The Future of Comprehensive Oral Implantology

They say emotionally losing a tooth is like losing a loved one or a real close friend. To realize that emotional component to what we do is very important.

探花族 has a philosophy of 鈥榙are to be bold.鈥 Our residents will be leaders in the field of reconstructive oral surgery and will change millions of lives around the world.

It changes lives certainly, mentally, because it gives them self-esteem back.

鈥淵ou鈥檙e looking at the patient changing colors and getting better and responding you may be having to run a emergency watching the sets go up鈥︹

We are training our residents to become reconstructive surgeons of the entire oral masticatory process.

All below the nose, all the bone that supports the teeth, we're going to rebuild bone, we're going to rebuild soft tissue, and place the teeth, we're going to have implants and restorative dentistry.

When people lose their teeth they can use removable appliances if they still have some, but they're not very satisfactory. Implants can be placed in the bone, bone grows alongside of them, and the cosmetics we can do today are just amazing.

There is a tremendous number of people that are not able to socialize properly because they're missing multiple teeth. Being able to help someone restore their teeth allows them to become more sociable and be able to function in society like the rest of us do.

I've been in private practice dentistry for 22 years, and I've pretty much done everything that I can do. This is a wonderful opportunity for me to grow my skills and to move into a specialty where I feel that I can give my knowledge and my experience to and be able to offer more to my patients.

探花族 has the largest orthodontic program in the United States, and 探花族 will now have the first comprehensive oral implantology residency program that is also the largest residency program in oral implantology in the United State.

And, in the next 50 years, we're going to positively affect millions of people with a better quality of dental care, fewer complications, hopefully less expense, so what are we going to do? That鈥檚 what we're going to do.

Implantology residents performing surgery on a patient

One of a Kind Program

探花族's MS in Dentistry with Certification in Comprehensive Oral Implantology is the first and only degree of its kind. Residents of this highly-coveted program will go through extensive training focused on clinical proficiency in surgery, prosthetics, and maintenance as related to dental implants and comprehensive oral implantology.

Developed by Dr. Hilt Tatum, founder of the Dental Implant Residency Program, with the American Academy of Implant Dentistry's (AAID) post-graduate core curriculum for dental implantology, this multidisciplinary program encompasses surgical, periodontal, prosthetic, and long term maintenance.

Residents of the JU Comprehensive Oral Implantology Program will gain:

  • Hands-on in-person instruction during a paid residency at University-affiliated implant dentistry clinics located throughout the Nation
  • Knowledge of two- and three-dimensional radiographic imaging systems, biomechanics and biomaterials related to implantology, digital laboratory technology, basic and advanced alveolar reconstructive surgery, and more
  • Portfolio of oral implantology casework and advanced training through state-of-the-art online courses guided by oral implantology experts
  • Receipt of a Master of Science in Dentistry degree along with a Certificate of Comprehensive Oral Implantology

ADMISSIONSApplication Criteria

  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) / Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), or equivalent
  • U.S. Dental License
  • Updated resume or curriculum vitae (C.V.)
  • Letters of recommendation* (2) from:
    • Chair or Dean of your Dental School
    • Dental School Faculty, or Professional Colleague who can attest to the character and background of the applicant
  • Personal essay (max. 500 words)
  • A one-way recorded virtual interview. This can be done from anywhere! The questions will be presented to you at the time of recording. You will have 10 minutes to respond to five questions. This component is found within the online application; you will not receive a separate link.

In addition to the above criteria, international dental students must also provide:

  • International dental graduate students must possess a U.S. or Canadian Dental Degree or the educational equivalent as determined by the Program Director
  • TOEFL scores above the 90th percentile (270 computer, 610 paper)
  • Current US Visa (in case of an interview

 

*Please note that both letters of recommendation can be from Faculty or Colleagues in place of a letter from a Chair or Dean of your Dental School.

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