六九色堂

Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, as a part of the continuing tradition of Catholic education, is committed to provide quality dental care to our patients and to serve as a source of information and education to the community.

Through our dedication to excellence in teaching and research, the School of Dentistry strives to develop technically and diagnostically skilled, scientifically based, socially and ethically sensitive dental professionals who are committed to continued professional growth and development.

The goal of the postdoctoral certificate program in Periodontology is to guide residents as they achieve their goal of becoming highly skilled specialists who will take their place in and make their contribution to our diverse society. The program will provide residents a wide range of experiences and depth of study that will prepare them for clinical practice, research and teaching. The program will provide a context in which residents may develop ethical and cultural competence (a set of behaviors, attitudes and policies that enables the professional to work effectively in multicultural situations, thereby enhancing outcomes). The program is designed to meet the eligibility requirements of the American Dental Association for specialization in periodontics and will prepare residents for the certification examinations given by the American Board of Periodontology.

Requirements

Applicants must have a DMD/DDS from a dental education program accredited by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Accreditation or an equivalent international entity.

Applicants must have a U.S. citizenship or permanent residency in the United States of America.

Applicants should have successfully completed part I of the National Board Examination prior to applying for admission and must complete part II before they can begin the program.

Applicants should a recent picture, curriculum vitae, personal statement and at least three letters of recommendation.

Advanced Dental Admissions Test (ADAT) is recommended but not required.

Candidates for admission should posses good academic credentials and should demonstrate a definite interest in periodontics. Additional experience beyond dental school including internships, private practice, etc will strengthen the applicant's credentials.

Apply

Application process through the Postdoctoral Application Support Service program (PASS).

The Department of Periodontology and Dental Hygiene at the 六九色堂 School of Dentistry accepts three students each year into the graduate program. Applications for admissions to the periodontic program will be available in May through .

The application must be completed and returned to PASS by November 2nd of the year preceding your desired registration. The completed PASS application should include all documents requested by PASS. On the PASS web site is a connecting link to the 六九色堂's periodontic program.

Detroit Mercy is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all regardless of age, sex, race, creed, national or ethic origin, handicap, weight and sexual preference.

Applicants who are deemed acceptable by the Graduate Periodontics Admissions Committee are appointed for a personal interview. Applicants will be informed as to the decision of the Admissions Committee within two weeks of the interview. Upon written notification of acceptance into the program, the applicant must send a deposit fee of $2,500.00 within ten days or he/she automatically loses his/her reserved place. This deposit fee is applied to the first term tuition; however, is non-refundable should the applicant withdraw his/her acceptance prior to the start of the program.   If a student withdraws on or after June 26, they will be responsible for 25% of 1st terms tuition and 100% of assessed fees. 

The following chart shows the estimated cost of three years of study leading to a Certificate in Periodontics and a Master of Science at the 六九色堂 School of Dentistry.

*FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.  IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE COSTS OF TUITION AND BOOKS WILL INCREASE COMMENSURATE WITH INFLATION, BUDGET NEEDS OR SIMILAR AFFECTING FACTORS.  CURRENT COST ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.*

*All Post-Graduate Students must have Health Insurance Coverage or must enroll in the university plan provided through Aetna Health Insurance Policy; for the Waive/Enroll process go to: .  Fees are subject to change without notice. It is anticipated that the costs of tuition and books will increase commensurate with inflation, budget needs, or similar affecting factors. Current costs are available upon request.

Gainful Employment Disclosure

Standard Occupational Classification: 29.1021.00

Regulations of the US Department of Education (DOE) require institutions of higher education to disclose program cost, median loan debt, on-time completion rate, and (as available) graduate job placement information about non-degree certificate programs that prepare students for “gainful employment,” as a condition of receiving federal student aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. Pursuant to those regulations, Detroit Mercy SOD makes the following disclosures.

1st year costs (based on 2018-19 actual costs)
Tuition: $76,700.00
Books, Fees, Insurance and Instrument Rental: $14,328.00
TOTAL: $91,028.00

Approximate Tuition and Fees for the three-year program is $262,000.  Room and board: $67,272 (total figure for three years, assuming on-time completion of the program, based on amounts budgeted for room and board by Detroit Mercy SOD Office of Financial Aid). 

All financial aid applicants are required to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Applications are available in the Scholarship and Financial Aid Office, Dental Clinic Building Room 460.

Grants

Michigan residents studying at Detroit Mercy - Dental  may qualify for the Michigan Tuition Grant, a need-based grant given to Michigan residents who show eligibility.  The amount of the grant may vary; the current maximum award is $2,000.00  To apply complete a FASFA. 

Loans

Educational loans are available to help meet the cost of education, including living expenses if necessary.  A complete FASFA is required before the Financial Aid Coordinator can certify a loan application.  Graduate Plus loans and Federal Unsubsidized Stafford loans combined allow you to borrow up to 200,000.00 per academic year.  For the Federal Stafford Subsidized loans the government will pay the interest on the loan while you are in school; the interest rate varies annually and as of June 15, 2018 the interest rate will be 6.0%, subject to change after July 1, 2018.

A variety of other education loans are available to credit worthy applicants who need additional funding to help meet expenses.  Applicants are encouraged to borrow from the same lender as they have in the past.  Applications are available from your lender or the financial aid office.  Additional information can be obtained from the Dental School Financial Aid Coordinator at:

Scholarship and Financial Aid Office

六九色堂 - Dental School

2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Detroit, MI 48208

Ms. Angela Orlando

313-494-6617

Office #460

Institutions must disclose job placement information only if they collect such information about graduates for another reason (for example, for accreditation purposes). Detroit Mercy SOD does not collect job placement information and so does not disclose it here.

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Objectives by Year

During the first year, students begin the summer semester with didactic courses as part of the core curriculum. These include advanced head and neck anatomy and embryology, microbiology, ethics, epidemiology pharmacology, and  introduction to teaching Periodontics.  Students receive a major part of the didactic training, and learn to employ all of the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques employed in clinical Periodontics on the patients assigned to them during the course of their first year in the program. The students' clinical experiences are enhanced by in-depth reviews of both current and classic periodontal literature throughout their training, beginning in the first year.

At the end of the first year of training, the students spend 2 weeks in general anesthesia rotation in the Department of Anesthesiology at Macomb Hospital and 1 week in the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at Oakland and Botsford Hospitals, St. John's Health Systems. The students also receive training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and attend a didactic course in Light Parental Conscious Sedation during the early part of their first year.  Additionally students receive didactic and hands on training in implant dentistry. 

The second year is devoted to comprehensive treatment of complex cases, further acquisition of an in-depth knowledge of the periodontal literature, and refinement of skills in the more sophisticated treatment techniques.

During the third year, students conduct in-depth reviews of current technologies and topics of current interest in Periodontics. Clinical skills in Periodontics and IV sedation are refined and results of therapy are carefully analyzed.

In addition to clinical experience in the dental school, each Periodontics Graduate Student assists in hospital oral surgical procedures.  All students are encouraged to initiate a research project in their first year and have their manuscript published in a peer-reviewed journal before their anticipated graduation date.

Certification

All of our residents are encouraged to actively pursue certification with the American Board of Periodontology. To help prepare them for Part I of the ABP examination, we participate in the annual American Academy of Periodontology In-service Examinations.  In addition, each resident gives a formal case presentation at the end of each year of the three-year program. These case presentations are modeled after the format set by the ABP for their examinations.

PERIODONTIC POST GRADUATE CURRICULUM

Three-year curriculum June 26 to June 30 of third year — 7/18

GRADUATE PERIODONTICS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

DBS 5010 Head and Neck Anatomy

This course consists of head and neck dissection with emphasis on structures and functions relating to dentistry in general and periodontics specifically.

The purpose of this course is to establish an acceptable level of competency in the operation of digital technologies for the purposes of the residency and/or future practice. The didactic portion will attempt to demystify digital technology in turn encouraging the continued use of digital cameras and imaging software. Also, the resident will attain the skills needed to create power point presentations.

DPE 5020 Clinical Periodontics

This course is the students’ clinical experience in the treatment of patients with periodontal diseases and related dental problems. These clinic sessions are spent examining and diagnosing patients, treatment planning and initial, non-surgical and surgical therapies. The graduate clinic is open seven half days a week for all treatments. Generally, first year students do not place implants until they have taken the Implant Dentistry courses at the end of the first year.

DPE 5030 Periodontic Case Review

This seminar will review and evaluate the success/failure of all patients treated. Treatment records will be analyzed during a detailed discussion of diagnosis and treatment providing a critical evaluation of the clinical result.  This class promotes interdisciplinary communication between AEGD and Perio Residents.

DPE 5050 Current Literature Seminar

Current Periodontic journals and/or published reports of special conferences related to periodontics are reviewed and discussed.

DBS 5140, Microbiology and Immunology I

Current concepts of clinical microbiology, immunology, virology and antimicrobial chemotherapy are considered in their application to maxillofacial infections.

DBS 5170 Oral Pathology I & II

this course uses a lecture format and is an in-depth coverage of bone pathology, odontogenic and soft tissue tumors, dermatologic diseases facial pain and neuromuscular diseases, periodontal diseases and oral manifestations of systemic disease.

DOD 5900 Biostatistics/Basic Research Methods

Basic principles and techniques of research design and analysis are presented. Introduction to probability theory, sampling theory, criteria of reliability and validity and fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics are discussed. Scales of measurements and applications of parametric and nonparametric tests are introduced. Interpretation and evaluation of current research findings to professional practice is emphasized.

DPE 5040 Periodontic Literature Review I

This course focuses on the clinical periodontics literature related to the periodontal examination, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, including surgical and non-surgical therapy. Students’ abstract assigned articles for each class session, which are then discussed and moderated by the course director.

DPE 5060 Introduction to Periodontics I

This course is designed to familiarize the post graduate student with the complete range of topics in the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases. Students will be presented with information using an up-to-date periodontal textbook which will change yearly during the three year program. Completion of this course will better allow the post graduate student to critically evaluate both classic and current literature as well as textbooks.

DPE 5230 Introduction to Teaching Periodontics

This course is designed to introduce the student to the foundation knowledge and skills essential to the teaching of Pre-doctoral Clinical Periodontology at the 六九色堂 School of Dentistry.

DSD 5111 Ethics and Professional Responsibility

The purpose of this course is to introduce ethical concepts as a foundation and resource for an ethical decision making model that applies ethical principles to frequently encountered dilemma.  In addition, legal principles including tort, contract and regulatory concepts will be introduced to enhance the student's understanding of their application to resolving or responding to issues encountered in private practice, education, and research.  Dilemmas analyzed and discussed will include those related to the academic environment, research, patient care and practice management. 

DBS 5750 Microbiology and Immunology II

This course is an intensive, in-depth review of microorganisms significant to the oral cavity, including those implicated in periodontal diseases.

DPE 5140 Introduction to Periodontics II

This course is designed to familiarize the post graduate student with the complete range of topics in the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases. Students will be presented with information using an up-to-date periodontal textbook which will change yearly during the three year program. Completion of this course will better allow the post graduate student to critically evaluate both classic and current literature as well as textbooks.

DPE 5180 Periodontic Literature Review II

The goal of this course is to focus on the clinical periodontics literature related to the periodontal surgical therapy. Students’ abstract assigned articles for each class session, which are then discussed and moderated by the course director.

DSD 5250 Tobacco Intervention for Dentistry

The graduate student learns to assist the patient stop using tobacco. An evidence-based model will be used, adapted from the US Public Health Service clinical practice guideline and other creditable sources. Understanding of the general and oral consequences of tobacco addiction will be developed. Special situations will be addressed. Clinical application of the techniques will be required. Emphasis will be placed whenever possible on conditions of interest to the specialty resident.

DPE 5070 Current Literature Seminar

Current periodontic journals and/or published reports of special conferences related to periodontics are reviewed and discussed.

DPE 5080 Clinical Periodontics

This is a continuation of the students’ clinical experience. The winter semester is devoted to perfecting the students’ surgical techniques prior to placing implants following the implant courses at the end of the first year.

DPE 5090 Periodontic Case Review

This seminar will review and evaluate the success/failure of all patients treated. Treatment records will be analyzed during a detailed discussion of diagnosis and treatment providing a critical evaluation of the clinical result. This class promotes interdisciplinary communication between AEGD and Perio Residents.

DPE 5044 Periodontic Literature Review I          

This course focuses on the clinical periodontics literature related to the periodontal examination, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, including surgical and non-surgical therapy.  Students’ abstract assigned articles for each class session, which are then discussed and moderated by the course director.

The goal of this course is to introduce the residents to the art and science of implant therapy, using a combination of lecture and laboratory sessions. While the sessions will predominantly use clinical slides in somewhat of a lecture format, residents are encouraged to actively participate in the discussions. Handouts will be used with many literature references and the residents will be encouraged to read these articles.

Guest lecturers from other departments at 六九色堂 will participate in this course.

DBS 5320 Clinical Oral Pathology Conference

A study of pathologic conditions affecting the oral and para-oral regions. Clinical features are correlated to the histologic alterations characteristic of each disease.

DPE 5140 Introduction to Periodontics III

This course is designed to familiarize the post graduate student with the complete range of topics in the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases. Students will be presented with information using an up-to-date periodontal textbook which will change yearly during the three year program. Completion of this course will better allow the post graduate student to critically evaluate both classic and current literature as well as textbooks.

DPE 5100 Periodontal Surgery seminar I

To augment the first year courses in periodontics, which provided a basic literature background for periodontal therapy. This course will present lectures on various techniques/topics with clinical cases. Emphasis will be placed on evidence-based therapy with discussion aimed at getting a clear understanding of some of the basic techniques and principles of clinical periodontics. This class promotes interdisciplinary communication between AEGD and Perio Residents.

DPE 5120 Conscious Sedation

This first year course will provide residents with information regarding pain and anxiety control, including oral and IV sedation techniques and related pharmacology and may lead to certification in IV sedation. Emphasis will be placed on proper assessment and management of patients. ACLS training and certification will be provided if not already certified. This course will help residents become prepared for certification in conscious sedation techniques.

DPE 5130 Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Diagnostic imaging for dental implants, direct digital radiography, advanced tomographic imaging systems, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are presented. Interpretation of intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs for the diagnosis of common and important lesions in the maxillofacial complex is also emphasized. The course content is weighted toward application of radiology to the practice of periodontics.

DPE 5170 Advanced Oral Medicine

The course is designed to develop the competency in making diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of oral diseases (with or without clinical manifestations) and oral manifestations of systemic diseases, and to provide comprehensive and/or palliative dental management of medically compromised patients based on the current best available evidence and patients value. The course is structured in a student-centered, problem-based small group discussion format. The course is also structured in evidence based decision-making exercise in which the students are provided with evidence searching and appraisal techniques and exercises in the content areas.

DPE 5048 Periodontic Literature Review I

This course focuses on the clinical periodontics literature related to the periodontal examination, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, including surgical and non-surgical therapy.  Students’ abstract assigned articles for each class session, which are then discussed and moderated by the course director.

DPE 5270 Introduction to Periodontics IV

This course is designed to familiarize the post graduate student with the complete range of topics in the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases. Students will be presented with information using an up-to-date periodontal textbook which will change yearly during the three year program. Completion of this course will better allow the post graduate student to critically evaluate both classic and current literature as well as textbooks.

DPE 5150 Periodontal Surgery seminar II

This seminar covers many areas of clinical periodontics, such as advanced surgical principles, furcation management, occlusion, and esthetic surgery. Occasionally, videotapes of surgical procedures are shown. This class promotes interdisciplinary communication between AEGD and Perio Residents.

DPE 5184 Periodontic Literature Review II

The goal of this course is to focus on the clinical periodontics literature related to the periodontal surgical therapy.  Students’ abstract assigned articles for each class session, which are then discussed and moderated by the course director.

DPE 5160 Current Literature Seminar

Current Periodontic journals and/or published reports of special conferences related to periodontics are reviewed and discussed.

DPE 5210 Clinical Periodontics

This is a continuation of the students’ clinical experience. The winter semester is devoted to perfecting the students’ surgical techniques prior to placing implants following the implant courses at the end of the first year.

DPE 5220 Periodontic Case Review

This seminar will review and evaluate the success/failure of all patients treated. Treatment records will be analyzed during a detailed discussion of diagnosis and treatment providing a critical evaluation of the clinical result. This class promotes interdisciplinary communication between AEGD and Perio Residents.

DOD 5070/5080 Ortho/Perio Seminar

DPE 5188 Periodontic Literature Review II

The goal of this course is to focus on the clinical periodontics literature related to the periodontal surgical therapy.  Students’ abstract assigned articles for each class session, which are then discussed and moderated by the course director.

DOD 5270 TMD/Facial Pain

This course provides the foundation knowledge necessary to differentiate orofacial pain of Odontogenic origin from non-odontogenic pain. It also teaches the students, in lecture/seminar format, about the diagnosis and management of facial pain with emphasis on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction.

DPE 5290 Conscious Sedation

This is a continuation of the DPE 5120 to prepare the residents for clinical experience in pain and anxiety control, including oral and IV sedation techniques and related pharmacology. It will lead to certification in IV sedation after completion of a minimum of 20 clinical cases in IV sedation. ACLS training and certification is mandatory.