GENERAL PRACTICE RESIDENCY IN DENTISTRY

The General Practice Residency (GPR) in Dentistry is a one-year clinical and didactic program sponsored by Danbury Hospital. The Commission on Dental Accreditation accredits the program, and a certificate is awarded upon completion of the program. Three residents are accepted to the program each year.


Educational Objectives
The program is designed to meet standards for GPR programs as established by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Upon successful completion of the residency, it is expected that the resident will demonstrate competencies in the following areas:

1. Diagnosis and treatment planning relating to a diverse population with a special emphasis on development of prognostic skills, risk/benefit and its effectiveness within a framework of informed consent.
2. Perform effectively as a dental and interdisciplinary team member in caring for patients at the interface of medicine and dentistry in a hospital setting.
3. Critical evaluation of professional literature including presentation to the attending staff.
4. To attain experience in the medical assessment of patients, which will allow residents to make decisions on hospital admissions, patients receiving care under general anesthesia in the hospital's operating room, and the need for consultation.
5. To provide additional responsibilities that broaden resident interest and experience in teaching, administration, research and continuing education.
6. Provide the general practice of dentistry consistent with attending general/specialty staff didactic presentations and clinical supervision.
7. Function as an educational resource in the treatment or referral of patients as a community service.

Work Environment
All regularly scheduled patients are treated at the Seifert & Ford Family Community Health Center located in downtown Danbury. The 20,000-sq. ft. medical and dental facility also houses Danbury Hospital's outpatient centers in Adult Health, Pediatrics, Geriatrics and Community Medicine. The 5,000-sq. ft. dental facility is fully equipped with ten operatories, Panorex, resident office, Internet access computers and intra-oral camera. Rotations in anesthesiology, medicine and emergency medicine are completed at Danbury Hospital, which is located approximately one mile from the Seifert & Ford Family Community Health Center. A complete dental suite is available for in-house and emergency patients at Danbury Hospital.