The one-year general practice Dental Residency at Penn State Health St. Joseph is designed to expand the graduate dentist’s knowledge of the relationship between oral and systemic conditions as well as reinforce their skills as a general dentist. It is fully accredited by the Council on Hospital and Institutional Dental Services of the American Dental Association.A broad range of clinical experiences is provided in the hospital setting, involving the dental residents with the medical, emotional and social problems of patients as well as their dental care.Residents work on a rotating basis in the medical center’s dental unit and are the primary providers of direct oral health care in all phases of dentistry. Residents treat both outpatients and inpatients, attend operating room dental cases, and handle dental calls from the Emergency Care Unit. Under the consultation and supervision of attending dental specialists, each resident selects a nucleus of patients for whom total treatment plans are developed and implemented.

• Experience with difficult, complex cases in lieu of advanced training and post-graduate programs available at the University of New England• Treated a variety of patients aged 5-90• Provided comprehensive treatment in oral disease, endodontics, oral surgery, operative, prosthodontics and periodontics with an emphasis on treatment planning and coordination of care

6-week community-based rotation at a non-profit dental clinic that caters to resource challenged populations to include low income children and adults, elderly, and special needs populations