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Program Goals

GPR Program Goals

The goals of the GPR program are-

First Year GPR

Develop the clinical judgment, diagnostic ability, and clinical skill to provide comprehensive general dentistry.
Develop the ability to manage medically complex patients in ambulatory and inpatient settings and appropriately interact with and respond to consults from other services/health care professionals.
Develop patient and practice management skills.
Develop practitioners with strong ethical and moral understandings, and with an appreciation for the multiple cultures present in our community. Instill the concept of responsibility of community service.
Resident education to enable the resident to evaluate the patient’s complete oral health needs, provide a means of entry into the health care system, provide professional general dental care and refer the patient, when indicated, to appropriate specialists while preserving the continuity of care.
Offer a broad range of dental services, which can meet the needs of a diverse spectrum of patients, providing patient care including the elderly, handicapped, medically compromised, and hospital-based dentistry.
Educate the residents in hospital protocol and procedures through working in the ER, OR, and with physicians and other health professionals. Create a multidisciplinary learning environment, where dental residents both learn from, and teach colleagues.
Meet the dental needs of underserved areas, which suffer from limited access to specialty services

Second Year GPR

To enhance the resident’s ability to provide more` complex and comprehensive quality restorative dental and oral health services for patients regardless of age and medical condition.
Gain proficiency on a higher level in an elective area of dentistry including: implantology, practice management, endodontics, periodontics, maxillofacial surgery.
To develop teaching, management and leadership skills, through responsibility in relation to first year dental residents and hospital wide committees.
If selected, to further develop proficiency in the use of behavioral methods and administration of pharmacological agents for the comprehensive control of pain and apprehension.