In the 1920s, Columbia University recognized the need for the formal establishment of dental specialties, developing separate programs in orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery. Since then, Columbia has led the way in dental specialty education, incorporating a wide array of post-doctoral programs that meet the specific academic and professional needs of today's oral health professionals. In turn, graduates of Columbia's post-doctoral programs in dental and oral surgery have distinguished themselves professionally through leadership positions in academia, public service, research, and private practice.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
CDM is authorized to grant certificates of training in advanced general dentistry and Endodontics. In three other specialties - Orthodontics, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics - an M.S. degree is awarded. CDM offers these programs to qualified graduates in dentistry who wish either to advance their training in general dentistry or to prepare for specialization in one of the disciplines listed above. The programs include advanced study in the clinical and basic sciences of dentistry.
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Division Director: Panos N. Papapanou, DDS, PhD pp192@columbia.edu
Program Director: James B. Fine, DMD jbf1@columbia.edu
This postdoctoral program prepares the licensed dentist to practice the specialty of periodontics, either in private practice or in academia. The program, which is thirty-six months in duration, consists of courses in the theory and practice of periodontics, as well as additional classes in the biological and medical sciences. Two parallel tracks are available: a primarily clinical track that leads to a Certificate in Periodontics, and a track that includes a substantial research component that leads to a Masters of Science degree in Periodontics. Both tracks meet the educational requirements of the American Academy of Periodontology and the American Dental Association.
For more information about the periodontics program, including a course directory and detailed course descriptions, click here for a copy of the CDM Bulletin .
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Prosthodontics PG website
Director: Dr. Kunal Lal kl341@columbia.edu
This postdoctoral program prepares the licensed dentist to practice the specialty of prosthodontics in private practice, academia, or a combination of the two. The three-year course of study covers advanced theory and practice of prosthodontics (including course work in complete and removable prosthodontics, fixed prosthodontics, implant prosthodontics, and maxillofacial prosthetics), as well as the basic and applied sciences.
Although it is strongly geared towards clinical dentistry - with an emphasis on diagnosis, treatment planning, and therapeutic application - the program also has a research component and gives students the opportunity to assist in the instruction of undergraduate dental students. The program leads to an M.S. degree in prosthodontics and is approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Interested individuals may also apply for a fourth-year maxillofacial prosthetics residency with stipend. The maxillofacial prosthetics residency is a 12-month ADA approved program that offers extensive training in the management of patients with acquired and developmental defects. This is an active program with close interdisciplinary ties to the academic medical center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and with an affiliated institution, the Bronx V.A. Medical Center. Both postdoctoral programs have a strong commitment to education, research, and patient care.
For more information about the prosthodontics program, including a course directory and detailed course descriptions, click here for a copy of the CDM Bulletin.pdf.
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Endodontics Post-Doctoral Application On-Line
Director: Dr. Gunnar Hasselgren bgh1@columbia.edu
This postdoctoral certificate program prepares the licensed dentist to practice the specialty of endodontics, either in private practice or in academia. The two-year course of study covers advanced theory and practice of endodontics, as well as the basic and applied sciences. Although it is strongly geared towards clinical endodontics, the program is also designed to stimulate research activity and gives students the opportunity to assist in the instruction of undergraduate dental students.
For more information about the endodontics program, including a course directory and detailed course descriptions, click here for a copy of the CDM Bulletin.
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Orthodontics Post-Doctoral Application On-Line
Director: Dr. Margherita Santoro <ms190@columbia.edu>
This full-time, ADA-accredited postdoctoral program begins in July of each year and extends for a period of thirty-six consecutive months, preparing the licensed dentist to practice the specialty of orthodontics either in clinical or academic settings. The program offers an intensive review of the biological and clinical sciences, but is strongly clinical in emphasis'providing advanced training in orthodontic procedures and techniques and instructing postdoctoral candidates on the use of fixed multibanded and bonded techniques, as well as removable, functional, and orthopedic appliances. The orthodontics curriculum prepares students for the American Board of Orthodontics examinations and engages students in research activities by way of a thesis requirement.
For more information about the orthodontics program, including a course directory and detailed course descriptions, click here for a copy of the CDM Bulletin.
Otherwise, if you have additional questions, contact Janina Acloque, coordinator, for the orthodontics division, at ja306@columbia.edu.
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Advanced Education in General Dentistry Post-Doctoral Application On-Line or you can apply using PASS
AEGD website
Director: Dr. Philip Terman pt2125@columbia.edu
The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) post-doctoral program provides recent dental school graduates with clinical and didactic expertise in all phases of dentistry. Upon completion of the program, the dentist will be more prepared to approach the complex treatment decisions of modern-day dental practice. The curriculum consists of both clinical and teaching components: Fellows devote 60 percent of their time to the treatment of patients, while 40 percent is dedicated to electives that may include hospital rotations, research, pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontics, endodontics, public health, and ambulatory care.
For more information about the advanced education in general dentistry program, including a course directory and detailed course descriptions, click here for a copy of the CDM Bulletin . Otherwise, if you have additional questions, contact the program director, Dr. Philip Terman, at pt2125@columbia.edu.
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Dental Informatics Application Information
CDM and the Department of Medical Informatics in Columbia University's College of Physicians & Surgeons offer degrees in medical informatics'which focuses on the impact of information technology on health and disease from the molecular level to whole populations' with a concentration in dentistry. Students can choose from one of the four following tracks:
§ Bioinformatics - the structure and function of cells and cell components; genomics; proteomics
§ Bioimaging - the structure and function of organs and tissues; imaging techniques; visualization; physiologic modeling
§ Clinical Informatics - the delivery of patient care, nursing, and dentistry; electronic medical records; systems to improve the quality of health care and reduce cost
§ Population Informatics - the health of populations; systems to educate providers and patients; medical research systems
For more information on this program, please email the program's director, Dr. John Zimmerman or click here.
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