AEGD Program

The program in advanced education in general dentistry is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the accreditation status of accredited without reporting requirements. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. The Commission’s web address is www.ada.org/en/coda.

Typically this is a one-year program, but an optional second year is also offered; the second year expands on the knowledge and experience obtained in the first year. This second year option is only available to those currently enrolled in our first year program.  

Faculty is one of the greatest assets of the AEGD program. All general dental faculty members have experience in private practice, and there is access to faculty in every dental specialty. Two dedicated faculty members are assigned at each clinic session, and the ratio of faculty to residents is 1:5 or better. The program relies on more than 35 associated faculty members, with supervising faculty whose only responsibility is resident instruction.

Faculty may include those who are:

• Dual-certified
• Diplomates of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry
• Advanced certification holders in esthetic dentistry

The curriculum is designed to provide advanced training beyond pre-doctoral education in clinical dentistry. Students will refine those skills necessary to provide comprehensive patient care for all population groups.

Available experience includes:

• Restorative dentistry: direct restorations using resin composite and amalgam
• Prosthetic dentistry: single crowns, fixed dental prosthetic units, complete and partial dentures
• Esthetic dentistry
• Implant dentistry: placement and restoration of single and multiple units
• Digital dentistry: CEREC, Planmeca, 3Shape triOS
• Cone Beam CT and implant planning software 
• Soft tissue diode lasers and piezosurgery
• Periodontal and oral surgery
• Rotary endodontics
• Bone grafting
• Treatment planning of complex cases
• Care of medically complex patients
• Teaching in the pre-doctoral program

AEGD Residents are selected from students who have completed a course of study in a CODA-accredited dental school and who have graduated with a DDS or DMD degree. Six traditional positions are offered annually, pending the number of residents who are accepted in the optional second year.

AEGD Residents receive a salary during their year of training.

The School of Dental Medicine established the International Advanced Education Scholar Program with the goal of promoting and improving the level of dentistry at other dental institutions around the world. Through this program, current and future faculty members supported by their institutions (dental schools, hospitals and government institutions) can receive advanced education training along with MS and/or PhD degrees. The AEGD Program participates in the International Scholars Program.

AEGD International Scholars: 

• Do not receive a salary during their program.
• Must concurrently pursue a research program; this is customarily an MS in either Oral Sciences or Biomaterials. Applications to AEGD are considered incomplete until a separate application has been made to one of the master's level research programs.
• Pay all routine tuition and fees applicable to the MS program plus an extra fee to offset the costs of the scholar's training including program coordination, teaching, and research and certification in a clinical program.

One or two international scholars are typically accepted each year.

AEGD Residents are selected from students who have completed a course of study in a US or Canadian, CODA/CDAC-accredited dental school and who have graduated with a DDS or DMD degree. Applicants must have a New York State License, or be eligible for a New York State Limited Permit to Practice Dentistry.

Candidates must meet all requirements, including deadlines, of the PASS Application process as published by PASS. All North American DDS/DMD degree candidates should apply through PASS. The AEGD program participates in both the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) and the National Matching Service (NMS). Applicants must complete and submit the PASS Application and also register for the Match through the PASS website. No independent applications are accepted.

Candidates accepted by the AEGD program must submit an official, final transcript along with a copy of their diploma upon dental school graduation.

To apply for the AEGD International Scholars program please submit all documents listed below on-line via the UB application. Your application will not be complete until these items have been received and you have submitted your application for review.

• Please complete all questions on the application completely and accurately.
• You must select your desired entry term (i.e. Fall 2020) and intended program of study as you begin the application.
• The personal information section of the application provides special instructions for international applicants; be certain to following instructions on how to accurately enter your name.

• The letter needs to support his/her admission to the AEGD International Scholar Program and commit to financially supporting the full cost of the candidate's training.  The document can be a scholarship confirmation letter that supports the applicant's admission to the program.
• The letter must state that the scholar will return to that institution upon completion of the program.
• The signed institutional support letter should be uploaded by the applicant as Dental Material Other via the applicant portal.

Once you have submitted your online application for review, you will be able to pay the application fee by credit/debit card.  A payment link will be accessible via the applicant portal once you submit your application.  Your application cannot be reviewed until the fee has been paid. Please note that the application fee is non-refundable.

• Three letters of recommendation PLUS a Dean's letter; the Dean's letter can be signed by a dean designee, e.g. assistant dean
  
• Recommendation letters must be uploaded electronically by your recommenders.
• You will submit names, titles and email addresses for your four recommenders (three faculty plus dean/designee).  They will receive an email request to electronically submit a letter on your behalf.

If you are accepted into the program you will be asked to submit original transcripts with proper signatures, seals or stamps. Academic documents that are not in English must be accompanied by an exact, certified translation; ECE course-by-course report is preferred.  Please include copy of certificate with proof of degree.

•  If you are accepted into the program you will be asked to submit original TOEFL score reports.

• All International applicants must complete and upload to their application the UB financial form documenting all the sources of your financial support with the sponsor's signature. Official supporting documentation as outlined in the instructions must also be uploaded.

• All International applicants must complete and upload the UB financial form documenting all sources of anticipated educational support.  The upload option will appear in the applicant portal after application is submitted for review.
  
• Note: Financial documentation is required for visa issuance - documentation may be submitted after acceptance but I-20 documentation cannot be issued without it.