UFCD AEGD: Hialeah Dental Clinic Program Information 

UFCD Hialeah AEGD Objectives and Goals of the program: (Advanced general dentistry, resident education, patient care and community service)

  Objectives:

The objectives of the 12-month, certificate granting Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program are to provide advanced training in general dentistry and the applied basic sciences beyond the level of predoctoral education.

• The program will enhance the resident's scope of knowledge and clinical skills required to provide comprehensive dental care for all patient populations (Hialeah Clinic, Camillus Health Concern, Inc.).

• Guided clinical experiences will sharpen the resident's ability to make rational decisions regarding treatment modalities.

• In addition, the resident will be given an opportunity to interact with other health-care professionals, while acting as the patient's oral healthcare coordinator.

• Specifically, the program is intended to enhance the resident's confidence and competence in performing all aspects of general dentistry.

• The training includes experience in the recognized dental specialties and appropriate medical services.

• The teaching staff consists of generalists and board eligible or certified dental specialists representing a broad spectrum of dental expertise.

The didactic program includes a series of scheduled and structured teaching sessions at advanced levels of training devoted to pertinent topics in the basic, diagnostic, and clinical sciences related the comprehensive practice of dentistry.

The clinical program will provide the resident the opportunity and experience to take responsibility for the comprehensive care of varied and complex patients. Special emphasis is allowed for the resident's special interest and/or the institutions resources.

The majority of the resident's time is spent providing dental care at the clinic or affiliated offsite rotations. As the resident's level of diagnostic and clinical skill increases, the resident will be assigned more challenging and complex cases throughout the year. Although an objective of the postdoctoral program is to encourage independent judgement in practice, clinical faculty are scheduled and present in the clinic at all times for consultation, supervision, and active teaching, as required.

The resident's family of patients is monitored periodically for quality assessment, and verification of the resident's mix of varied clinical experiences and continuity of care. The clinical program is balanced with the integration of the basic and behavioral sciences, interaction and communication with other healthcare providers, laboratory technicians, and other adjunctive persons and services.  

Overall Program Goals :

1. Upon completion of the program, the graduate will demonstrate competence in the various clinical disciplines integral to the practice of general dentistry in private and community based dental clinics.

2. The graduate will be competent to fully evaluate the patient's systemic and oral health, providing quality dental care based upon a well planned and well-sequenced treatment plan.

3. The graduate will be competent to rationally judge the complexity of proposed care, and elect specialty referral when indicated and appropriate.

4. The graduate will be competent to take complete responsibility for the patient's comprehensive dental needs and coordinate treatment when other medical or dental health-care providers are involved.

5. The graduate will be competent to enter the dental profession, having a sound appreciation of dental ethics.

6. The graduate will be competent to deliver dental care in a safe and hazard-free environment for the patient and staff.

7. The graduate will be competent in the area of practice management/administration, with insight into personnel issues, contracts for service, third party payment, business plans, staff development, and office management.

UFCD Hialeah Curriculum:

Anxiety, Sedation and Pain Control Emergency Dentistry Endodontics Implant Dentistry Literature Seminars Medical Risk Assessment Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral Photography

Orthodontics Pediatric Dentistry Periodontics Practice Management Preventive Dentistry Restorative Dentistry (Operative, Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics) Safety and Infection Control, Biohazardous Waste Treatment Planning for Comprehensive Oral Care: Patient Assessment and Diagnosis

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Hialeah Dental Clinic
750 East 25 th Street
Hialeah FL 33013-3817
(305) 694-5400
Fax: (305) 694-2394
Program Director : Roberta Diehl, DDS
Assistant Director : Susan Socas, DMD