College of Dentistry | University of Florida

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AEGD Program

The Advanced Education in Dentistry program located at the St. Petersburg Dental Clinic is fully accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.

At the completion of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program, the resident will be able to:

  1. Act as a primary care provider for individuals and groups of patients. This includes providing emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health care, providing patient-focused care that is coordinated by the general practitioner, directing health promotion and disease prevention activities, and using advanced dental treatment modalities.
  2. Plan and provide multidisciplinary oral health care for a wide variety of patients, including patients with special needs.
  3. Manage the delivery of oral health care by applying concepts of patient and practice management and quality improvement that are responsive to a dynamic health care environment.
  4. Function effectively and efficiently in multiple health care environments within interdisciplinary health care teams.
  5. Apply scientific principles to learning and oral health care which includes using critical thinking, evidence- or outcomes-based clinical decision-making, and technology-based information retrieval systems.
  6. Utilize the values of professional ethics, lifelong learning, patient centered care, adaptability, and acceptance of cultural diversity in professional practice.
  7. Understand the oral health needs of communities and engage in community service.

The AEGD Program offers opportunities in:

  • Advanced prosthetics
  • Dental implants
  • Endodontics
  • Hospital dentistry
  • Cosmetic dentistry
  • Oral surgery
  • Orthodontics
  • Pediatric dentistry
  • Periodontics

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