Department of Densitstry
General Practice Residency Program

Dental Service

The Dental Service is part of the Cornell-New York Hospital Network, chaired by Dr. Burton Wasserman. The staff consists of Attending and Consulting Dentists, Residents, Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants. A Dental Assistant is assigned to each Resident. The equipment and the facilities of the Dental Clinics support a varied program of comprehensive patient care and research. The patient population at ColerGoldwater is ideal for the Resident who seeks experience in providing long-term dental treatment, including follow-up and recall visits. The Dental Clinics are newly renovated with state-of-the-art dental equipment, which includes a dental analysis package on a CT scanner designed for surgical planning and evaluation for dental implants. A fully equipped recently renovated operating room for sedation/analgesia procedures is located on the Goldwater Campus.

Educational Program

Dental residents are offered highly personalized training in all phases of dentistry at ColerGoldwater, where long-term comprehensive dental care is provided for medically compromised and handicapped patients. Residents attend special rotations at:

• New York University College of Dentistry's Oral Surgery Residency Program at Bellevue Hospital Center
• The Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine Services at Tisch Hospital and Bellevue Hospital Center
• Judson Clinic (high volume outpatient setting)

Residents also participate in

• Oral pathology courses at New York Hospital Queens
• Post-graduate courses at New York University College of Dentistry
• An ACLS course at Downtown Hospital

Goals of the General Practice Residency Program are to enable residents to

• Refine and increase knowledge and skills acquired in dental school.
• Enjoy the opportunity to explore individual career options such as general practice, special patient care or specialty practice.
• Develop competence in evaluating the effects of medical conditions on the planning and provision of oral care and understand the relationship between oral findings and systemic disease.
• Develop competence in the provision of comprehensive multidiscipline oral health care for a diverse patient group including patients with special needs.
• Provide high quality emergency and comprehensive dental care for patients at ColerGoldwater Hospital and Nursing Facility and Bellevue Hospital Center.
• Learn to work effectively with other health professionals in an institutional setting.
• Value and practice professional ethics and patient-centered care with an awareness and respect for the patients' background.
• Understand the oral health needs of communities, and engage in community service.
  

Schedule Requirements

Clinic hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. The Residents and Attending Dentists provide night and weekend coverage on an "on-call" basis. Residents may supply this coverage by telephone and are not required to stay at the hospital on nights and weekends. The PGY-2 Chief Resident in Dentistry for the Functionally Dependent Patient provides secondary coverage. "On-site" evening coverage during the Bellevue/Tisch Hospital rotations is required approximately once every third night. Limited private practice, which does not interfere with the Resident's duties, is allowed during the last six months of the program.

Application and Benefits

The department participates in the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) of the American Dental Education Association also in the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program. The General Practice Residency Program at ColerGoldwater is fully approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.

There are eight general practice residency positions available. During the 12-month internship, the position begins July 1st and ends June 30th, benefits include a salary of $42,000, four weeks annual leave, sick leave, medical, hospitalization, dental and life insurance, long-term and New York State disability insurance. The NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation provides Professional liability coverage through indemnification. Residents are members of the House Staff and protected by due process procedures.

ColerGoldwater and the Roosevelt Island Medical Associates are Equal Opportunity Employers M/F/H/V.

You must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. to apply.

Application Deadline: November 15th (earlier submissions are encouraged)

Contact Information
Dr. Opal F. Goodridge
Chief, Department of Dentistry
ColerGoldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility
1 Main Street
Roosevelt Island, NY 10044
(212) 318-4488

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