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Advanced Education -- Pediatric
Dentistry
The program in Pediatric Dentistry
is university-based and balanced with significant
hospital and extramural affiliation at Children's
Hospital of New Orleans. The program is designed
to prepare highly qualified specialists for the
clinical practice of pediatric dentistry or
careers in teaching or research. The
twenty-four-month course of study includes (1)
seminars in clinically oriented basic sciences,
(2) instruction in advanced clinical procedures,
including minor tooth movement, (3) training in
hospital procedure, including general anesthesia,
(4) experiences in providing comprehensive dental
health for handicapped children and (5) courses in
research methodology and biomedical sciences
applicable to health care in children. A research
project is required for certification. The program
has been planned in accordance with the standards
of the Commission on Dental Accreditation Advanced
Specialty Education Programs in Pediatric
Dentistry and is accredited by the American Dental
Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Upon completion of the program, the postgraduate
student receives a certificate in pediatric
dentistry and meets eligibility requirements for
the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
examination. Applicants should be graduates
in the upper half of their class and are
not encouraged to take the Graduate Record
Examination.
Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry Curriculum and Credit Hours
Key
Information
| Program
Director |
Dr. Suzanne E. Fournier |
| Length of
Program |
2
years |
| Matching
Participant |
Yes |
| PASS
Participant |
Yes |
| Certificate
Awarded |
No |
| Degree
Awarded |
Master of Science in Dentistry |
| Fees |
Yes |
| International
Students Accepted |
Yes - need TOEFL
Scores |
| National
Board Scores |
Need to be
reported |
| PASS Application
Deadline |
September
17 |
| Program Application
Deadline |
October
1 |
| Program Start
Date |
July
1 |
| Program End
Date |
June
30 |
| Application Materials
Required |
PASS applications
only:
http://programpages.passweb.org/search |
| Additional Application
Materials to be Sent to LSUSD |
LSU processing fee,
2"x2" photograph, TOEFL, and CV should be sent directly to
the LSUSD Office of Advanced Education.
Copies can
be used for interviews, but if
accepted into the program, the program will
require you to provide the official
documents. |
| LSU Processing
Fee |
$50, check or money
order payable to LSUHSC School of Dentistry
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Contact
the LSUHSC School of Dentistry
Office
of Advanced
Education:
Sandra Andrieu, PhD
Director, Office of
Advanced Education
c/o Delores Bradford,
Administrative Assistant
LSUHSC School of
Dentistry
1100 Florida Avenue
New Orleans,
LA 70119
tel. 504-941-8113; fax
504-941-8180
E-mail: ds-AdvancedEducation@lsuhsc.edu
LSU
School of Dentistry Department of Pediatric
Dentistry
American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry |
