University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine - Pittsburg, PA

University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine - Pittsburg, PA
About the School:
Faculty
For the 2004-05 academic year, the SDM has 90 full-time faculty, 83 part-time faculty, 72 adjunct faculty, and 21 emeritus faculty.
In 2003-04, SDM faculty:
Authored approximately 85 professional journal articles
Generated more than six million dollars for research
Received nearly 60 awards and honors
Served organized dentistry with nine members holding elected offices in several professional and scientific organizations
Served on the editorial boards of at least 10 scientific journals, including the Journal of the American Dental Association
About the School
Students
Faculty
Programs
Teaching Methods
Facilities
Students
In 2004-05:
73 incoming first professional students were accepted.
1,165 applications were submitted.
Of the entire student body, females comprise 39 percent and out-of-state residents comprise 57 percent.
The average age of incoming first professional students is 24.9 years.
The total mean college GPA of incoming first professional students was 3.47 (science 3.40) and academic average DAT score was 18.6 (science 18.49).
4 international dentists were accepted into the Advanced Standing DMD program.
Residency programs are as follows:
Advanced Education in General Dentistry (3)
Anesthesiology (2 residents, 1 intern)
Endodontics (6)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (14 residents, 1 fellow)
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (13)
Pediatric Dentistry (2)
Periodontics (7)
Prosthodontics (7)
61 students are enrolled in the two-year Dental Hygiene Certificate ProgramÇƒÓthe only dental hygiene program in Pennsylvania that is affiliated with a major university and a medical center.
67 students are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science Dental Hygiene Program. The SDM is one of only two schools to offer a baccalaureate degree in dental hygiene.
Faculty
For the 2004-05 academic year, the SDM has 90 full-time faculty, 83 part-time faculty, 72 adjunct faculty, and 21 emeritus faculty.
In 2003-04, SDM faculty:
Authored approximately 85 professional journal articles
Generated more than six million dollars for research
Received nearly 60 awards and honors
Served organized dentistry with nine members holding elected offices in several professional and scientific organizations
Served on the editorial boards of at least 10 scientific journals, including the Journal of the American Dental Association
Programs
First Professional DMD
Advanced Standing DMD
Residency/Graduate Education
Dental Hygiene Certificate
Dental Hygiene Baccalaureate
Teaching Methods
Dental students benefit from several innovative clinical teaching techniques, such as:
Problem-based learningÇƒÓemphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and integration of basic and clinical sciences in evidence-based care modules.
The 80-unit Simulation Clinic provides first- and second-year students with a seamless transition into the clinics. The Simulation Clinic, a $2.6 million state-of-the-art teaching center, was established in August 2002.
The facility provides individual stations for didactic and clinical instruction.
Vertically-integrated preclinical simulation via the Comprehensive Care ProgramÇƒÓthis approach provides a general practice setting in which third- and fourth-year students are assigned to a specific module leader with access to specialty consultations.
Residency program curricula stress comprehensive treatment planning and multi-disciplinary conferences in addition to individualized attention from specialty area faculty.
Inter-school collaborative programs allow predoctoral dental students to initiate studies leading to one of three masters degrees:
Master of Education in Higher Education Administration
Master of Studies in Law
Multi-Disciplinary Master of Public Health
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), developed by the Department of Pediatric Dentistry in CD-ROM format, presents the dental student with photographs of relevant clinical situations and evaluates their decision-making process
Multidisciplinary Implant Center
The Multidisciplinary Implant Program involves several collaborative departments from the School of Dental Medicine. Its purpose is threefold, including patient care, teaching, and research.
Oral function slowly and surely disappears, with continuous resorption of bone as teeth are lost. Tooth loss leads to loss of bone and soft tissue, as well as the loss of function. With time, treating this condition by traditional means becomes much more difficult. Healthy adjacent teeth must often be ground down, and traditional prostheses must be placed that require continuous alteration. Placement of implants can activate stimulation of the bone, maintaining both bone and soft tissue, allowing for a more natural look and feel to the replacement tooth.
Patients with missing and damaged teeth may be candidates for dental care, including implants. If one is missing natural teeth, one may find that there are other options available to return the natural smile, and to improve the ability to eat foods that you find desirable. With dental implants, the prosthetic solution is desirable, and feel and function like the real thing.
The mission of the School of Dental Medicine includes teaching both first professional and dental residents in the placement and restoration of dental implants. As a patient, you will be assigned, depending on the difficulty of your case, to a dental student, graduate student, or faculty member, for placement and restoration of your implants.
The School of Dental Medicine is actively involved in research, which includes dental implants. Implant treatment is not for all patients, but systems are extremely flexible, and can allow placement of implants, and restoration of the implant, in most cases.
Contact Information:
Multidisciplinary Implant Center
Director
Dr. Michael J. Buckley
347 Salk Hall
3501 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA - 15261
Phone: 412-648-8085
Fax: 412-648-8404
Email: mjb5@pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh
School of Dental Medicine
Salk Hall
3501 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
General Information
(412) 648-8880