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Overview
I Stipends
& Tuition
I Endodontics I
General
Practice Residency
Maxillofacial
Prosthetics
The Advanced Educational
Program in Maxillofacial
Prosthetics is a
twelve-month course
of study, commencing
in July of each year.
The time spent in
the program is directed
to the treatment
of patients with
congenital and acquired
defects of the head
and neck area. Upon
successful completion
of the program, the
student will be awarded
a certificate in
maxillofacial prosthetics
and will be eligible
to take the American
Board of Prosthodontics
examination. The
12-month course of
study includes (1)
seminars and conferences
in various medical
specialties pertaining
to the treatment
of the medically
compromised dental
patient, (2) instruction
in the clinical art
of maxillofacial
prosthetics, (3)
multidisciplinary
courses, which include
radiation oncology
and reconstructive
surgical principles,
(4) experience in
a hospital environment
at the Medical Center
of Louisiana and
the Lions LSU Clinics
in New Orleans, (5)
instruction and clinical
procedures in acquired
maxillary and mandibular
defects, (6) laboratory
techniques in all
phases of prosthodontics
to include complete
removable, fixed
partial dentures,
and extraoral prostheses,
and (7) optional
research opportunities
in the basic sciences
or clinical areas.
One applicant is
selected each year.
The candidate should
possess competitive
academic credentials
and must have completed
a residency program
in prosthodontics.
A personal site visit
is encouraged, and
applications must
be received by October
15.
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