Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Year 2 Certificate (Graduate)

Residents in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program in the Kornberg School of Dentistry have the option to complete a second year, offering advanced clinical experience and training. The second-year program is also open to students who completed a comparable Commission on Dental Accreditation-accredited one-year program from another school.  

The second year emphasizes specialized training and research. Residents have the flexibility to pursue specific areas of interest and patient care based on their professional goals. 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, students will have acquired the baseline knowledge required to function as the primary dental care professional at a higher level of care beyond year one. Students will be able to 

• function effectively and efficiently within interdisciplinary healthcare teams;
• apply scientific principles to learning and oral healthcare;
• use critical thinking, evidence- or outcomes-based clinical decision-making, and technology-based retrieval systems; and
• utilize the values of professional ethics, lifelong learning, patient-centered care, adaptability and acceptance of cultural diversity in professional practice. 

Curriculum

The program’s curriculum comprises the following courses.  

Fall 

• Advanced General Dentistry Clinic III
• Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Dental Treatment Planning Grand Rounds 

Spring 

• Advanced General Dentistry Clinic IV
• Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Dental Treatment Planning Grand Rounds

AEGD Program for International Dentists

The Kornberg School of Dentistry offers a postgraduate opportunity for dentists who hold a BDS, DMD or DDS degree from an international dental school not accredited by CODA. This comprehensive program includes both clinical and didactic training, and the flexibility to attain an optional Oral Health Sciences MS. 

Residents in this one-year program also have the flexibility to pursue an optional second year of AEGD training and/or to earn an optional master of science degree in oral health sciences. Those interested in the optional MS degree must apply to both the first-year AEGD and MS programs concurrently. If accepted to both programs, the tuition for the MS degree program will be included in the AEGD tuition. Learn more about how to apply to the AEGD program for international applicants.

This AEGD program begins in July and runs through the following June. In addition to tuition and fees, students are also required to pay an annual instrument fee. International dentists who have not already completed a DMD or DDS degree from a CODA-accredited institution are not able to be considered for the stipend-based AEGD program.

Facilities

The AEGD program has a 15-chair clinical facility that includes 

• a fully equipped dental laboratory,
• expanded dental operatories,
• instrument and materials storage,
• radiology capability,
• resident office space,
• sterilization area, and
• waiting room and front desk space.

Learn more about facilities in the School of Dentistry.

Stipend

Six students are accepted into the first-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry program each year, and are paid a stipend of $38,500. No tuition is charged.

Contact the Office of Graduate Education in the Kornberg School of Dentistry for more information.