Dental Medicine | Advanced Education Programs

The UNLV School of Dental Medicine
Advanced Education in General Practice Residency

Introduction	Program Expenses	Facilities
Vision	Program Stipend	Admission
Mission	Accreditation	Program Faculty
Program Overview	Application	Contact & Mailing Information

Introduction
The UNLV School of Dental Medicine would like to thank you for your interest in our Advanced Education in General Practice Residency program. This is a one-year program with an optional second year. This program has been granted full Accreditation Status by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation and participates in both the “PASS” and “MATCH” programs. Requirements for the program include graduation from an ADA accredited dental school and U.S. or Canadian citizenship (or possession of a valid INS Form I-151 or I-551).

Mission
To provide advanced training in clinical and hospital dentistry. Impart skills necessary for the general dentist to provide comprehensive patient care to all population groups in both clinical and hospital settings will be developed and refined.

Program Overview
A graduate of this program will be able to evaluate the patient’s total oral health needs, provide comprehensive general dental care and learn when to refer the patient to the appropriate specialist while preserving continuity of patient care.

Class size is six residents per year and will begin July 1. Offers a certificate of completion. Clinic is open nine hours a day (7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), five days per week. After hours; dental emergency coverage is performed by all residents on a weekly, rotating basis.

The program provides or facilitates:

Broad clinical experience and didactic training in all aspects of the practice of modern general dentistry
Experience and didactics necessary to develop sound diagnostic, treatment planning and patient assessment skills
Close interaction with specialty staff to coordinate comprehensive patient care
Exposure and experience in patient treatment in a hospital and/or surgical center atmosphere
Insight into the world of dental literature; sets the stage for the development of lifelong learning habits
Participation in local, state and /or national Continuing Dental Education to include public speaking
Participation in organized dentistry

Rotations in Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Emergency/Trauma are an essential component of the program. Advanced training in conscious sedation is, also, provided. The resident is expected to successfully complete ACLS and become certified in conscious sedation.
PALS is offered on an optional basis.

Our facility consists of an impressive contingent of specialists and general practitioners, all specifically selected for their broad experience, clinical expertise and ability to share their experience and knowledge with the residents.

The resident will receive hands-on training with state-of-the-art equipment and dental materials including intra-oral video and digital cameras, lasers, micro-abrasion units, digital radiography and use of the surgical microscope. Six microscopes – two Zeiss ProErgo and 4 Global microscopes are available for use.

Upon completion of this program residents will have a working knowledge of:

Comprehensive treatment planning involving multiple specialty areas
Advanced surgical procedures including incision and drainage, biopsy, preprosthetic surgery, complex surgical extractions
Fabrication and insertion of simple and complex fixed and removable prostheses
Pediatric Dentistry
Orthodontic diagnosis, treatment planning, appliance design and tooth movement
Diagnosis, placement and restoration of dental implants utilizing Nobel Biocare, MIS and BioHorizons systems
Hospital dentistry
Conscious sedation (oral, inhalation and IV)
All facets of periodontics including surgical techniques, grafting procedures and internal and external sinus lifts
All facets of Endodontics including rotary files utilizing different systems to include Dentsply Tulsa GTX and Vortex files and warm vertical obturation techniques
Esthetic dentistry principles and treatment options (ceramic veneers, analysis, esthetic gingival procedures
Practice management concepts to facilitate transition into private practice

As an optional two-year program, exceptional residents will be offered the opportunity to continue on for a second year of more advanced training and experience. At the end of the second year of advanced training, the resident will have been exposed to the equivalent of many years of diverse clinical and hospital experience and will depart with abilities and knowledge levels far above that of their peers.

Program Expenses
All fees pertaining to obtaining a “Limited License” to practice dentistry in the State of Nevada”.

It is required by the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners that all medical and dental residents must obtain a “Limited License” to practice in the State of Nevada. For detailed information, please contact Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director for the NSBDE at 800-DDS-EXAM or nsbde@nsbde.nv.gov.

Program Stipend
The stipend is $30,000.00.

Accreditation
This program has been granted full Accreditation Status by the ADA Commission of Dental Accreditation.

Application
All applications to the UNLV School of Dental Medicine Advanced Education in General Practice Residency will be processed through the ADEA Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS). PASS simplifies the application process by providing one standardized format. Please refer to their website (www.adea.org) for detailed information regarding our program. Minimum requirements for applicants to be considered for our graduate program are as follows: Applicant must be in good moral and academic standing, proficient in the English language, currently enrolled in, or have graduated from, an accredited U.S. or Canadian Dental School and have successfully completed National Boards Part I examination. Passage of National Boards Part 2 is required for “Limited Licensure”. No supplemental application is needed.

When application is submitted through PASS, no additional documentation is required. If PASS is not utilized, we request the following documentation be sent to the UNLV School of Dental Medicine – General Practice Residency (mailing address provided below).

Three letters of recommendation, two from specialists
Short essay on your interest in graduate training and our GPR program
CV
Dental School Transcripts
National Board Dental Exam Part I Results
Biographical Statement
Dentpin Number

MATCH program is required applicants must apply through MATCH at their website www.natmatch.com

matchinfo@natmatch.com

A total of 5-6 residents will be selected through MATCH.

Facilities
Modern well-equipped facility located one block from the University Medical center (UMC), the major training facility in Southern Nevada for all medical residency programs.

Admission
Selection is based on National Board scores, dental school transcripts, class rank, letters of recommendation, applicant essay and the interview process. Applicants are categorized based on qualitative and quantitative criteria to determine which applicants will be offered interviews and to, subsequently, rank order applicants for the MATCH program. Interviews will generally be held during the first two weeks of December. Arrangements can be made to interview at other times on a case by case basis. The MATCH results will be released at the end of January.

Program Faculty
Administration
Karen P. West, DMD, MPH
Dean: UNLV School of Dental Medicine
MPH: University of South Carolina School of Public Health (1992)
DMD: University of Louisville School of Dentistry (1982)
General Dentistry Residency: Medical College of Georgia (1983)

Ronald R. Lemon, DMD
Associate Dean, Advanced Education
Certificate in Endodontics: University of Kentucky (1997)
DMD: University of Kentucky (1971)

Marshall Brownstein, DDS
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital (1974)
Pediatric Residency Program: University of Maryland (1973)
University of Maryland (1967)

General Practice Residency Faculty
George J. McAlpine, DDS MS
Program Director
General Dentistry Residency, University of Texas Health Sciences and Texas & Wilford-Hall Medical Ctr (1975)
Loyola University School of Dentistry (1974)

Dwyte E. Brooks, DMD
General Dentistry
General Practice Residency, USAF Regional Hospital, Fort Worth, TX (1977)
University of Kentucky (1975)

John T. Gallob, DMD
General Dentistry
General Practice Residency, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV (2004)
Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (2003)

Edward E. Herschaft, BA, DDS, MA
University of New Orleans (1978)
West Virginia University School of Dentistry (1970)
Queens College (1965)

Elizabeth McGee
Pediatric Dentistry

Dwight W. Meierhenry, DDS
General Dentistry
University of Nebraska (1963)

Craig S. Morris, DDS
Oral & Maxillofacial
Dental School: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee (1991)
Residency: Nashville Metopolitan Hospital/Veterans Memorial Hospital, Murfreesburo, TN (1997)

Michael F. Neubauer, DDS MS
Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology
General Practice Residency, USAF Regional Medical Center, AFB, MS (1979)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA (1978)

Douglas R. Rakich, DDS
Endodontics
Residency: Medical College, Georgia (1997)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA (1979)

Contact Information
For all questions regarding our program and/or application process, please contact:

George J. McAlpine, DDS MS
Program Director
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
School of Dental Medicine
Phone: 702-671-5130
Fax: 702-671-5085
george.mcalpine@unlv.edu

Carol A. Einhorn
Program Officer
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
School of Dental Medicine
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Phone: 702-671-5134
Fax: 702-385-3126
carol.einhorn@unlv.edu

Address
UNLV School of Dental Medicine
General Practice Residency
1707 West Charleston Boulevard, Suite 290
Las Vegas, NV 89102