Chairman's Message[Video]
General Description
Statement of Intent
Program Objectives
Structure of Program
Clinic Rotations
Didactics
On-Call Duties
Applications and Interviews
Salary and Benefits
Faculty Information
Directions
Contact Information

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The Department of Dentistry/OMFS of the North Bronx HealthCare Network offers a one or two year general practice residency. It is situated at the Jacobi Medical Center and the North Central Bronx Hospital and includes outpatient and inpatient care. The number of residents varies from year to year. For 2005-2006 there are six first year positions and two second year/chief residents. The facilities on both campuses (Jacobi and NCB) afford an excellent opportunity to learn and practice all phases of dentistry under the direction of highly accomplished practitioners.

     The East Campus (Jacobi) is comprised of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Jacobi/Bronx Municipal Medical Center A map of the East Campus is available. The Jacobi/Bronx Municipal Medical Center is comprised of Jacobi and Van Etten Hospitals and the Rose F. Kennedy Center. Jacobi Hospital (Bldg #1) is the primary site utilized for emergency care, oral surgery training, and operating room experience. Van Etten (Bldg #5) is the primary site of comprehensive ambulatory dental care for adults and children. The Rose F. Kennedy Center (Bldg #3) delivers dental care to patients with developmental disabilities. Jacobi Medical Center is designated as a Level 1 trauma center. This means that the residents have unique opportunities to work with emergency room personnel and dental residents treating patients who have sustained maxillo-facial trauma including dento-alveolar fractures.lacereations etc.

     NBHN sponsors its own Pediatric Dentistry program and works with two other institutions' Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery (OMFS) programs to provide OMFS resident education. All of the residencies work together in a team approach providing comprehensive care and in-patient coverage.Jacobi Medical Center also maintains the only approved Dental Public Health Residency Training Program in the New York City Area. This affords the residents the opportunity to gain experience in community dentistry programs as well.

     Located on Pelham Parkway,across the street from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (map)the Jacobi Medical Center serves the thousands of community residents in this urban landscaped area of the Bronx. The population is mixed lower and middle class with a variety of dental insurance plans.

     General practice residents function as Associates of the Attendings and provide appropriate care to their assigned patients. The program is designed to help the resident find diverse clinical experience and grow in confidence while under the guidance of experienced practitioners.

The focus of this residency is to train "Super" General Dentists. Residents provide comprehensive care to all patients and are exposed to the entire spectrum of dentistry including; restorative and cosmeticdentistry, implant dentistry, oral surgery, fixed and removable prosthetics, interceptive orthodontics with fixed and removable appliances, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and endodontics. Residents will gain experience treating a patient population that includes medically compromised patients and special adult and children patients in addition to community residents who utilize the hospital for their health services.

• Develop confidence, efficiency and technical knowledge in dentistry
• Learn in hospital, community, and dental practice settings.
• Learn dental business and practice building skills including OSHA standards, scheduling, marketing, insurance, record keeping, and financial arrangements, and legal issues.
• Recognize and diagnose oral diseases based on patient complaints diagnostic data, laboratory data, and consultations with other health professionals.
• Learn assessment, treatments and alternatives, and prevention strategies
• Diagnose patients with complex needs
• Master the integration of multiple dental disciplines
• Develop treatment plans for patients with special needs and create modifications to plan as needed
• Learn multiple rotary endodontic, periodontic, prosthodontic methods and materials.
• Learn removable and fixed prosthodontics including implant restorations
• Learn techniques to enhance patient's facial esthetics
• Treat minor occlusal abnormalities and arch space problems with space maintainers and other orthodontic appliances
• Perform procedures and behavior management on pediatric patients
• Learn how to provide dental care as part of an inter-professional health care team
• Learn about operating room and in-office general anesthesia and sedation techniques
• Make referrals to and obtain consultations from professional colleagues for treatment of dental, medical, psychological, and social problems presented by dental patients
• Obtain and interpret clinical and other diagnostic data from dental professionals and other health care providers
• Use clinical, medical, and pathology laboratories
• Learn to anticipate and prevent medical emergencies that may occur during treatment Trauma and emergencies
• Learn how to perform physical examinations and assess traumatic injuries
• Provide care and management of patients with infections, extra-oral, and complex oral-facial emergencies.

The general practice residency is a 12 month rotating residency. Approximately six first-year residents are accepted and second year/chief resident positions are also available. Residents within our program gain the diverse experiences through rotations within the NBHN Schedules can be tailored to accommodate interests in specific dental specialties or areas of general interest. Service rotations are as follows:

VAN ETTEN or NCBH: Residents spend a majority of their time at the Jacobi Hospital Van Etten Clinic or NCBH. At Van Etten and NCBH residents perform all aspects of comprehensive care in all the dental specialties required for a patient's treatment under the supervision of General Dentistry attendings and a full range of specialists.

JACOBI: Jacobi Hospital emergency dentistry rotation. Residents perform all phases of emergency dentistry including extractions, incision & drainage, and pulpotomies/pulpectomies.

ROSE F. KENNEDY CENTER: This rotation involves treating developmentally disabled patients. Full days are spent at Kennedy on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Tuesday is spent in the Van Etten Clinic to maintain contact with assigned patients. Friday is spent on a variety of elective and clinical experiences often alongside the Dental Public Health Residents.

ANESTHESIA: This 3 week rotation is spent at the Jacobi Medical Center operating room. During the first week of rotation the resident spends full days with the anesthesia department. During the remaining 3 weeks, mornings (7am till the completion of the operating schedule) are spent in anesthesia.

JACOBI and NCB OR:An operating room/general anesthesia sedation rotation. The resident is assigned to OR cases throughout Jacobi and NCB Hospitals and Clinics.

COMMUNITY/ELECTIVE: A rotation in the community dentistry program and/or an elective rotation in a specialty of interest.

EMERGENCY ROOM: Two weeks of full day rotation in the Jacobi Medical Center ER. This rotation involves learning about the diagnosis and treatment of medical emergencies.

Daily scheduled lecture and seminar sessions begin at 8:00 am. Teaching sessions include exposure to all disciplines. Attending faculty are available during clinic sessions for opportunities to provide individualized educational experience. Lecture and seminar topics include specific topics within all dental specialties and is tailored according to the interests of the group of residents. Occasionally lunchtime and evening lectures are provided as appropriate.

Jacobi's designation as a trauma center produces an active emergency room. The GPR is responsible for maxillofacial trauma on a rotating basis (every 3rd night) shared with Plastic Surgery and ENT. The resident learns first-hand how to assess and treat dental and facial traumatic emergencies. Comprehensive dental care is not provided at night. The Emergency Room on-call schedule averages once every 7-8th night per resident. The GPR is responsible for 1st call duties with backup provided by Oral Surgery residents. Residents are required to stay on site when they are trauma on-call. Overnight accommodations are available.

Invitations for interview are designed to both identify high-quality candidates for our program and allow each candidate an opportunity to evaluate our program for its appropriateness to their postgraduate training goals and expectations. Interviews are scheduled separately for each program. The NBHN GPR participates in the PASS Program for Resident Application. Applicants should follow the procedures prescribed by the PASS Board. -The PASS number is 587,

All applications must be submitted through PASS. Offical letters of recommendation (Director/Chair, dean, and other) and National Board Scores must be submitted directly to Jacobi Medical Center at 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bldg. #5 Rm 3C15 Bronx NY 10461. The contact person is Mrs. Lisandra Santana at 718-918-3419. She may also be emailed at Lisandra.Santana@NBHN.net

Required information for applications include:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Intent
• Dean's Letter + 2 additional letters of recommendation
• Transcripts from undergraduate college(s) and dental school (Official copies are required upon acceptance to the program)
• National Board Exam scores (Official copies are required upon acceptance to the program)
• 2x2 Photo

The PROGRAM PARTICIPATES IN THE National Matching Service. - (8035) It is the applicant's responsibility to register for the Match and the applicant is free to rank one, both or neither of the tracks when submitting a match list.

The approximate salary for a PGYI in either track is $51,645 per annum, plus various fringe benefits including a book and continuing education allowance and a $3,000 food allowance. Salaries are adjusted with incremental payments for more years of training and Chief resident status. Various medical and dental insurance plans are available for individuals and families. Twenty days of paid vacation time are included. Kosher meal plans are available. On-site car parking facilities are available. In addition a new and modern health club on the Jacobi Campus is available. NBHN is an equal opportunity employer.

Directions to the Jacobi/Bronx Municipal Hospital can be found here.

For more information please contact Ms. Lisandra Santana at (718) 918-3419. She may also be emailed at Lisandra.Santana@NBHN.net.