Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD)

The AEGD Program goals are to prepare a graduate to:

Act as a primary care provider who can plan and provide a high caliber of comprehensive dental services for a wide variety of patients including patients with special needs, complex medical conditions and financial barriers. These services will include: emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health care, patient centered care coordinated by a general practitioner, health promotion and disease prevention activities, and dental treatments at an advanced level of skill.

Objectives:

1a. Provide residents with a patient "family" for which they must provide multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health care.

1b. Provide residents with broad clinical experiences including patients with special needs, complex medical conditions and financial barriers.

1c. Provide residents with experiences in providing emergency oral health care for patients.

1d. Provide residents with experiences and instruction in health promotion and disease prevention.

1e. Provide residents with experiences at an advanced level of skill and/or case complexity beyond predoctoral training.

Apply scientific principles and critical thinking to learning and oral health care, including evidence-based clinical decision-making.

Objectives:

2a. Provide residents opportunities to access and apply current scientific knowledge to patient care situations through a review of current literature and working in both real and simulated problem-solving activities.

2b. Provide instruction in managing patients with special needs and complex medical conditions.

2c. Provide residents opportunities to discuss patient care situations in the context of seminars and case reviews by applying evidence-based clinical decision making.

Effectively manage oral health care delivery, including patient management, practice management and quality improvement activities to meet the needs of a dynamic health care environment. Effectively function as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team to promote total body health.

Objectives:

3a. Provide residents instruction in oral health care delivery, patients and practice management.

3b. Provide instruction in information technology and oral health care delivery systems.

3c. Provide residents with information and experiences participating in a quality improvement program.

3d. Provide residents with experiences working with other health care professionals in dental and medical clinics.

Promote the value of professional ethics, lifelong learning, patient centered care, service to the community and diversity in professional dental practice. Promote understanding of the oral health care needs of communities and actively engage in community service to promote oral health.

Objectives:

4a. Promote professional ethics by providing residents opportunities to discuss patient care situations in the context of seminars and case reviews.

4b. Provide residents the opportunity to provide oral health care and health promotion activities for patients from economically diverse populations.

4c. Provide residents with a broad exposure to faculty, staff, patients and colleagues with a diverse background.

4d. Provide residents with experiences in community-based clinics.

4e. Provide residents with opportunities to serve the community and participate in health promotion activities. 

Act as a primary care provider who can plan and provide a high caliber of comprehensive dental services for a wide variety of patients including patients with special needs, complex medical conditions and financial barriers. These services will include: emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health care, patient centered care coordinated by a general practitioner, health promotion and disease prevention activities, and dental treatments at an advanced level of skill.

Objectives:

1a. Provide residents with greater clinical exposure to complex dental cases, and comprehensive patient-centered care.

1b. Provide residents with additional training in oral implantology, oral medicine, orthodontics, periodontics and/or any other area of specialty interest.

Apply scientific principles and critical thinking to learning and oral health care, including evidence-based clinical decision-making.

Objectives:

2a. Provide residents opportunities to access and apply current scientific knowledge to patient care situations through a review of current literature and working in both real and simulated problem-solving activities.

2b. Provide instruction in managing patients with special needs and complex medical conditions.

2c. Provide residents opportunities to discuss patient care situations in the context of seminars and case reviews by applying evidence-based clinical decision making.

Effectively manage oral health care delivery, including patient management, practice management and quality improvement activities to meet the needs of a dynamic health care environment. Effectively function as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team to promote total body health.

Objectives:

3a. Provide residents instruction in oral health care delivery, patients and practice management.

3b. Provide instruction in information technology and oral health care delivery systems.

3c. Provide residents with information and experiences participating in a quality improvement program.

3d. Provide residents with experiences working with other health care professionals in dental and medical clinics.

Promote the value of professional ethics, lifelong learning, patient-centered care, service to the community and diversity in professional dental practice. Promote understanding of the oral health care needs of communities and actively engage in community service to promote oral health.

Objectives:

4a. Provide residents with leadership opportunities within the program, including teaching undergraduate dental students.

4b. Provide residents with opportunities for mentoring relationships with experienced general dentists.

4c. Encourage residents to act as a mentor to first-year AEGD residents and/or undergraduate dental students.

This 12-month, optional 24-month, residency will accept a total of seven dental student graduates who have fulfilled all admission requirements and applied though the PASS application service.  The program will start with orientation the last week of June and end on June 30 of the following calendar year.  Each resident will receive a stipend and benefit package consistent with Ascension Macomb-Oakland PGY1 or PGY2 level.  Each graduating resident will be awarded a certificate of program completion.

The AEGD curriculum is designed to meet program goals, objectives and CODA Standards, which lead to competence by providing both didactic and clinical learning opportunities for residents.

Didactic educational opportunities are provided in addition to clinical experiences. Many of the courses are master's level courses and include material and participation of residents from other specialty programs. The courses are offered to the AEGD resident as additional educational experiences; however, residents are not subject to the same grading criteria as the specialty program residents and will not receive credit towards a master’s degree. Most courses are taught as seminars, focusing on case-based discussions. Continuing education courses (CE) are included whenever possible to cover required topics and promote networking with dental professionals from a variety of backgrounds and practices.

After the first year, two second-year positions may be made available to graduating residents. The total number of residents shall not exceed seven. The decision to pursue the second year must be made by the end of the first six months of year one. A PGY 2 "chief resident" position will contribute to the enrichment of the academic curricula and offer interested candidates access to administrative and academic development programs. In addition to serving as a liaison between administrative faculty and first-year residents, the chief resident will be provided with advanced training as a second-year resident. Each second-year resident has the opportunity to teach in the pre-doctoral clinic in the Fall and Winter semester, one clinic session per week. The second-year resident will be asked to pursue an area of specific interest (e.g. research, public health, a particular clinical discipline, etc). Concentrated instruction will be provided to promote development in the chosen area.

Applicants to the AEGD program at Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry must have a DMD/DDS from a dental education program in the United States or Canada, which is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). At this time the program does not accept graduates from international dental programs. Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents.

Applicants must indicate their intended INBDE exam date, if not already taken, at time of application, or have passed NBDE Part I. Acceptances are contingent upon applicants providing official passing INBDE or NBDE Part II scores to the program by March 1. Candidates for admission should possess good academic credentials (GPA not less than 2.8) and should demonstrate a definite interest in post-graduate training.

The program is limited to seven total residents. The application process requires the completion of a PASS application available on the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) website. Applications must be completed and filed with the PASS application service by February 1. Applications will not be considered until all records and fees have been received. After the February 1 deadline, applicants should notify Lisa Wyrick in the Office of Admissions that they will be completing a paper application.

The completed PASS application should include all documents requested by PASS. The PASS website has a connecting link to the Detroit Mercy Dental AEGD program.

Please note, the Detroit Mercy AEGD program REQUIRES:

1. $100.00 application fee paid directly to the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry AEGD Program, Attn. Lisa Wyrick, Office of Admissions, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Detroit, MI 48208-2576.
2. 2"x2" photograph (with name printed on the back) sent directly to the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry AEGD Program, Attn. Lisa Wyrick, Office of Admissions, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Detroit, MI 48208-2576.

Failure to include these required materials will result in the delay of application consideration.

Detroit Mercy Dental is committed to diversifying its student body and the dental workforce. Guided by our mission as a Jesuit & Mercy institution, in alignment with the values of social justice and equity, our vision of diversity also includes individuals from educationally and economically disadvantaged populations, as defined by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). 

Application

Paper application should be completed ONLY if applicant has missed the February 1 PASS deadline.

All other applicants must complete the PASS application (www.adea.org).

AEGD Application

Paper application should be completed ONLY if applicant has missed the February 1 PASS deadline.

Send completed application (as stated in page 4 of application) to:

University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry AEGD Program
Attn. Lisa Wyrick, Office of Admissions
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Detroit, MI 48208-2576

Contact

For further information, please contact:

Phone: 313-494-6858

Dr. Christina Van Dam, Program Director, AEGD
Division of Graduate Education
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48208-2576
pitterch@udmercy.edu

Dr. Rista Urukalo, Assistant Program Director, AEGD
Division of Graduate Education
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48208-2576
urukalri@udmercy.edu

Lisa Wyrick, Admissions Administrative Assistant
Office of Admissions
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48208-2576
wyricklm@udmercy.edu

The AEGD curriculum is designed to meet program goals and objectives that lead to competence by providing both didactic and clinical learning opportunities for residents.

Rotations

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Family Medicine

Projects

• Community/Outreach Service Projects

Didactic Courses

One year curriculum from the last week in June to June 30th of the next year. A second year is optional with required program director approval.

First Year

Summer Term

• DGP 5000 Advanced General Dentistry Seminar, deferred course
• DBS 5011 Head and Neck Anatomy, 0 credits (P/F)
• DGP 5020 Evidence-Based Dentistry, deferred course
• DBS 5121 Dental Management of Medically Complex Patients I, deferred course

Fall Term

• DGP 5000 Advanced General Dentistry Seminar, deferred course
• DGP 5015 Periodontics Case Review, deferred course
• DGP 5020 Evidence-Based Dentistry, 0 credits (P/F)
• DGP 5101 Advanced Periodontal Surgery Seminar I, 0 credits (P/F)
• DBS 5121 Dental Management of Medically Complex Patients I, deferred course

Winter Term

• DGP 5000 Advanced General Dentistry Seminar, deferred course
• DGP 5015 Periodontics Case Review, 0 credits (P/F)
• DRD 5271 TMJ Lecture, 0 credits (P/F)
• DSD 5112 Ethics & Professional Responsibility, 0 credits (P/F)
• DBS 5121 Dental Management of Medically Complex Patients I, 0 credits (P/F)
• DGP 5150 Advanced Periodontal Surgery Seminar II, 0 credits (P/F)
• DRD 5000 Graduate Dental Materials, 0 credits (P/F)

Summer Term

• DGP 5000 Advanced General Dentistry Seminar, 0 credits (P/F)

The second year (PGY 2) of the AEGD program is optional and requires program director approval. The second year runs from July 1 through June 30 the following year.

Didactic Courses

Second Year

Summer Term

• DGP 5040 Advanced General Dentistry Seminar II, deferred course
• DGP 5080 Independent Study, deferred course
• DBS 5131 Dental Management of Medically Complex Patients II, deferred course
• DOD 5141 Physiology of Bone and Tooth Movement, 0 credits (P/F)

Fall Term

• DGP 5016 Periodontics Case Review, deferred course
• DGP 5040 Advanced General Dentistry Seminar II, deferred course
• DGP 5080 Independent Study, deferred course
• DBS 5131 Dental Management of Medically Complex Patients II, deferred course
• DOD 5771 Sleep Medicine Seminar, 0 credits (P/F)

Winter Term

• DGP 5016 Periodontics Case Review, 0 credits (P/F)
• DGP 5040 Advanced General Dentistry Seminar II, deferred course
• DGP 5080 Independent Study, deferred course
• DBS 5131 Dental Management of Medically Complex Patients II, deferred course
• DOD 5772 Sleep Medicine Seminar & Clinic, 0 credits (P/F)

Summer Term 

• DGP 5040 Advanced General Dentistry Seminar II, 0 credits (P/F)

Upon acceptance into the Detroit Mercy AEGD Program, a non-refundable fee of approximately $700 must be paid to ensure your position in the program. This fee will cover your administrative costs for the year.

Each resident will receive a stipend at the first (PGY1) and/or second (PGY2) level and will be provided with a benefit package consistent with Ascension Macomb-Oakland medical residents. 

The AEGD program follows all rules and regulations required of Graduate Medical Education Programs (GME). First year residents (PGY 1) are not allowed to work outside of the program.

Fees for accepted applicants include a $700 non-refundable deposit that is due upon acceptance, $46.00 credentialing fee, and option to waive or enroll in the student health insurance plan.

All students must have health insurance coverage or must enroll in the University plan provided through Aetna Student Health; information on the Aetna plan will be provided in the first week of class. Fees are subject to change without notice.