UCLA School of Dentistry - Los Angeles, CA

UCLA School of Dentistry - Los Angeles, CA
Restorative Dentistry Division
The Division of Restorative Dentistry is responsible for training pre-doctoral students to become competent in the management and treatment of dental caries. The Division is committed to developing dentists who are compassionate and commit to providing patients with excellent restorations in all areas of the discipline: esthetic dentistry, conservative cast gold restorations, implants, and direct restorations. The Division encompasses the disciplines of operative dentistry, fixed prosthodontics, clinical applications in dental morphology, esthetic dentistry, cast gold study club, and geriatric dentistry.
Teaching Programs
Predoctoral Program
As one of the school's largest divisions, we have a broad and extensive involvement in the predoctoral teaching program. Dental student education is comprehensive and is integrated through a series of didactic, laboratory, clinical, and seminar courses addressing the following topics: operative dentistry, fixed prosthodontics, dental morphology and occlusion, esthetic dentistry and geriatric dentistry. Our curriculum is designed to provide students with an adequate number of clinical experiences to perform several skills assessments. These evaluations are designed to build the students' confidence and knowledge in clinical restorative dentistry. Upon completion of the requisite experiences and evaluations, student will be prepared to challenge a competency examination. After successfully completing the comprehensive competency examination, students will be provided the opportunity to treat patients more independently in an Advanced Restorative Dentistry Clinic (ARDC).
Post-doctoral Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program
The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) one-year post-doctoral program is designed for dental graduates who plan to remain as general practitioners, yet wish for additional intensive training in treating various complex and comprehensive dental rehabilitations.
Contact Information:
The UCLA School of Dentistry
Center for the Health Science Box 951668
10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles CA 90095-1668
(310) 825-2337
Richard G. Stevenson D.D.S
Restorative Dentistry Division Chair
Phone: (310) 794-4387
Email: rgs@dent.ucla.edu