Advanced Education in General Dentistry/International Applicants

About the Program/International Applicants

Apply to the AEGD Program 

The Advanced Education in General Dentistry program is 12 month program with an option for a second year and begins on July 1 of each year.  This is a program or rigorous didactic and intensive clinical training designed to prepare a dentist to practice independently in General Dentistry.  Upon successful completion of the program, residents and students receive a Certificate in General Practice Dentistry from Columbia University. 

The College of Dental Medicine's Advanced Education in General Dentistry Clinic serves the needs of a large and diverse population. As students progress through their clinical training they have the opportunity to treat a large number of patients who present with a wide range of comprehensive care problems and require increasingly complex diagnoses, treatment plans, referral schedules, and medical consultations. The clinical faculty, most of whom are successful practitioners in New York City, have received their training from many different universities and bring vast clinical experience to share with their students.

Academic Program

The didactic program includes core biomedical science courses and intermediate and advanced courses in multiple disciplines of general dentistry, providing the knowledge base and analytical skills needed by the future general dentist as well as the life-long learning abilities to continue professional growth throughout his/her career.

Curriculum

Year 1

DNSCD XXXX: Introduction to the Practice of General Dentistry. 

  • This course is given as an Introduction to clinic.  It has a didactic and a clinical component.  The didactic component  provides a series of lectures by the faculty and guest lecturers in multiple disciplines.  The clinical component includes a series of exercises in clinical dentistry in order to calibrate all students and prepare them for clinical practice.

DNSCD 9985: Seminars in Dentistry

  • This multi disciplined series of seminars is designed to enhance student understanding of how to apply classic and current didactic knowledge in the practice of clinical practice of dentistry. 

DNSCD 9932-1Classic and Current Literature review

  • This course focuses on evidence based dentistry as it pertains to critically analyzing the literature, problem solve and communicate scientific and lay literature to peers and faculty, and reflect on the implications of knowledge in patient diagnoses, treatment plans, and patient care.

DNSCD-1 NEED NUMBER   Case Presentations

  • The students are expected deliver an evidence based presentation which demonstrates that they are able to diagnose caries, periodontal and pulpal disease, malocclusions, hard and soft tissue lesions, formulate appropriate diagnoses, arrive at treatment plan alternatives that are pertinent to their patients, demonstrate possible collaborations with other disciplines in patient referrals and patient management, demonstrate treatment progress of selected patients, and reflect on the learning experiences. This presentation is followed by a critical review by peers and faculty.

INTCD  9150-1 Advanced clinical practice

  • The students demonstrate their clinical experience in management of soft and hard tissue conditions including surgical, periodontal, endodontic, restorative, prosthodontic, implant dentistry as well as experiences in managing patients with special needs by providing care, collaborating with other specialties. Students do so by compiling a portfolio of cases which is reviewed and evaluated by the faculty.  

DESCD D9901 Research Methodology and Biostatistics

DNS D9975      Physical Diagnosis-Post Graduate

DNS D9944     Practice Management, Ethics and Jurisprudence

DNS D9910      Clinical Oral Pathology Oral Medicine

DNS D9911     Functional Anatomy of the Head and Neck

DNS D9903     Human Development and Genetics

DNS D9901      Cariology

DNSC D9913   Responsible Cone Beam CT Use in Dentistry

DNSC D9916   Orofacial Pain

DNSC D 9925 Oral Biology

DEOSD -1        Population Oral Health Management

DNSCD-1         Oral Health Considerations for Patients

PDNTD9732     Basic Implantology

IMPLD9004     Implant Treatment Planning and Surgical Conference

Community Citizenship Initiative Inclusion, Belonging, Sexual respect

 

Year 2

DNSCD 9985-2  Seminars in Dentistry

  • This multi disciplined series of seminars is designed to enhance student understanding of how to apply classic and current didactic knowledge in the practice of clinical practice of dentistry.  Second year students are assigned additional reading assignments which they bring forth during class discussions.

DNSCD 9932-2 Classic and Current Literature review

  • This course focuses on evidence based dentistry as it pertains to critically analyzing the literature, problem solve and communicate scientific and lay literature to peers and faculty, and reflect on the implications of knowledge in patient diagnoses, treatment plans, and patient care.  Second year residents are assigned to complement the assignments with pertinent new research in the topic discussed.

DNSCD-2 NEED NUMBER   Case Presentations

  • The students are expected deliver an evidence based presentation which demonstrates their ability to formulate appropriate diagnoses, arrive at treatment plan alternatives that are pertinent to their patients, demonstrate possible collaborations with other disciplines in patient referrals and patient management, demonstrate completed treatment and outcomes of patients, and reflect on the learning experiences.  This presentation is followed by a critical review by peers and faculty.

INTCD  9150-2 Advanced clinical practice

  • The students demonstrate their clinical experience and outcomes in management of soft and hard tissue conditions including surgical, periodontal, endodontic, restorative, prosthodontic, implant dentistry as well as experiences in managing patients with special needs by providing care, collaborating with other specialties. Students in the second year of their training demonstrate a portfolio of cases with outcomes and a summary reflection for their patients.    

IMPLD9001 Implant Fellowship Seminar

IMPLD9007 Implant Lit Review

Program Details

Application Deadline

October 15

Participation in Dental Match

No

Program Start

July 1

Length of Program

1 year with optional 2nd year

Tuition and Fees

Review the 2023-2024 tuition and fees schedule here

Philosophy

The Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine provides a broad range of experiences thriough which residents apply evidence based dentistry and the principles of professional ethics as they further advance their clinical skills. In this multidisciplinary and collborative environment, the program builds strong leaders and encourages the continuous pursuit of knowledge. Upon graduation, residents will have the ability to deliver high quality patient-centered comprehensive care in their careers.

The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Postdoctoral AEGD certificate program is fully compliant with the accreditation standards set forth by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

Program Goals

The Advanced Education in General Dentistry program prepares residents to independently deliver technically proficient and compassionate care, including but not limited to patients with complex and special needs.

First Year

1. Act as a primary care provider for the oral health of patients. This includes: providing emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health-care; providing patient focused care that is coordinated by the general practitioner; directing health promotion and disease prevention activities; and engaging in community service.

2. Plan and provide multidisciplinary oral health-care for a wide variety of patients with procedural experiences beyond the predoctoral level, including patients with special needs.

3. Function effectively within an interdisciplinary health care team and collaborate with other health care providers to deliver oral health care.

4. Apply scientific knowledge, professional ethics, life-long learning patient centered care and acceptance of cultural diversity in professional practice.

Second Year

1. Continue to develop skills in the management and delivery of general dentistry for patients with more complex interdisciplinary needs.

2. Improve skills in delivery of comprehensive care for patients with missing teeth and need for implant-supported prestheses.

3. Enhance their ability to apply new knowledge, scientific principles and outcomes of care for decision making and continuous improvement.

Clinical Competencies

Residents will achieve several clinical competencies, varying by year in the program.

First Year

The first year focuses on core competencies:

  • Case presentation/Literature review                                                        
  • Caries Excavation and Restoration
  • Diagnosis and treatment Planning         
  • Endodontics                                                                        
  • Fixed Prosthodontics    
  • Implant Planning, Restoration and Surgery 
  • Oral Surgery                                                                        
  • Periodontics                                                                                                             
  • Removable Prosthodontics          

Second Year

The second-year competencies focus on the management of more complex interdisciplinary care:

  • Case presentation/Literature review
  • Endodontics
  • Fixed Prosthodontics
  • Implant Planning, Restoration and Surgery
  • Oral Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Removable Prosthodontics

Application Information

To apply to the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program, eligible candidates are required to submit an application through the American Dental Education Association Postdoctoral Application Support Service (ADEA-PASS). 

Full-time Faculty

Vicky Evangelidis-Sakellson, DDS, MPH

Program Director

Due to heavy call volume, please send all inquiries to cdm-pgadmissions@cumc.columbia.edu.