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Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Prosthodontics

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The clinical certificate program in fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics provides the candidate with clinical proficiency and comprehensive knowledge of the diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation, and maintenance of oral function, comfort, appearance, and health of patients with missing/damaged teeth and orofacial defects by using biocompatible artificial substitutes. The curriculum includes didactic and clinical instruction in removable complete dentures, removable partial dentures, fixed prosthodontics, implant dentistry, implant surgery, temporomandibular disorders, and maxillofacial prosthodontics. Instruction aims to provide a thorough didactic background as well as clinical and laboratory training in these areas of prosthodontics.

During the clinical training, emphasis is placed on the periodontal integrity of the patient and the supportive therapy of all other disciplines in achieving total patient care. This integration is achieved through interdisciplinary seminars with the other dental specialties at the Goldman School of Dental Medicine and through coordinated treatment planning efforts. The intensive literature review seminars are an important academic aspect of the curriculum. They are designed to acquaint the student with the principal facets of the prosthodontic discipline, evidence-based healthcare, and methods of critically reviewing and appraising the dental literature.

This program follows the standards established by the Commission on Dental Accreditation for advanced educational programs in prosthodontics and the multidisciplinary scope of the specialty certificate examination of the American Board of Prosthodontics.

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Prosthodontics requires a minimum of 36 months of full-time enrollment.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

  • Be prepared to take the American Board of Prosthodontics (ABP) examinations.
  • Develop presentation and leadership skills in the field of prosthodontics.
  • Be capable of carrying out comprehensive evaluations on all patients with the goal of total patient care.
  • Gain skills in surgical implant prosthodontics.
  • Demonstrate superior knowledge and skills in digital data acquisition from intraoral or desktop scans to fabricate digital master model and die, digital wax up, and digitally designed provisional and definitive restorations, including single and full coverage restorations, surgical guides, prototypes, digital removable complete and partial dentures, and custom implant prosthetics.
  • Be familiar with dental sleep medicine, evaluation technique, and therapy for the management of sleep-disordered breathing.

Curriculum

This clinical track leads to the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in the specialty of prosthodontics and is a minimum of 36 months.

 Didactic Requirements (71.50 units)

  • SDM EN 819 Endodontics for Prosthodontists
  • SDM OB 766 Oral Immunology & Microbiology
  • SDM OP 806 Digital Dentistry in Prosthodontics and Restorative Science
  • SDM OS 761 Medical Concerns of the Dental Patient
  • SDM OS 828 Anxiety and Pain Control
  • SDM OS 831 Head and Neck Anatomy
  • SDM PA 801 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • SDM PE 764 Current Concepts in Periodontology
  • SDM PE 817 Seminar: Grand Rounds
  • SDM PE 818 Seminar: Grand Rounds
  • SDM PE 819 Seminar: Grand Rounds
  • SDM PE 827 Applied Dental Pharmacology
  • SDM PH 763 Bioethics and Law
  • SDM PH 803 Biostatistics
  • SDM PR 720 Practice Management
  • SDM PR 761 Occlusion
  • SDM PR 762 Dental Sleep Medicine in Prosthodontics
  • SDM PR 763 Advanced Occlusion in Prosthodontics
  • SDM PR 801 Fixed Prosthodontics
  • SDM PR 802 Implantology in Prosthodontic Practice
  • SDM PR 803 Removable Complete Denture Prosthodontics
  • SDM PR 805 Esthetics in Prosthodontics
  • SDM PR 806 Removable Partial Denture Prosthodontics
  • SDM PR 807 Prosthodontics Treatment Planning Seminar 1
  • SDM PR 808 Prosthodontics Treatment Planning Seminar 2
  • SDM PR 809 Prosthodontics Treatment Planning Seminar 3
  • SDM PR 815 Basic Prosthodontic Techniques
  • SDM PR 820 Advanced Prosthodontic Techniques
  • SDM PR 821 Maxillofacial Prosthetics
  • SDM PR 822 Prosthodontics Laboratory Rotation
  • SDM PR 825 Postdoctoral Biomaterials
  • SDM PR 835 Dental Photography in Prosthodontics
  • SDM PR 844 Implantology Literature Review
  • SDM PR 845 Implantology Literature Topics
  • SDM PR 846 Implantology Case Presentation 1
  • SDM PR 847 Implantology Case Presentation 2
  • SDM PR 848 Implantology Case Presentation 3
  • SDM PR 857 Prosthodontics Case Conference 1
  • SDM PR 858 Prosthodontics Case Conference 2
  • SDM PR 859 Prosthodontics Case Conference 3
  • SDM PR 861 Contemporary Prosthodontics Literature Review 1
  • SDM PR 862 Contemporary Prosthodontics Literature Review 2
  • SDM PR 863 Contemporary Prosthodontics Literature Review 3
  • SDM PR 901 Prosthodontics Literature & Board Review

Clinical Requirements (24.50 units)

  • SDM PR 911 Clinical Prosthodontics 1
  • SDM PR 912 Clinical Prosthodontics 2
  • SDM PR 913 Clinical Prosthodontics 3

    Combined CAGS with Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) or Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD)

    Students can combine a CAGS in Prosthodontics with a research degree in Prosthodontics, Applied Biomechanics, or Dental Biomaterials. Students enrolled in a combined program must successfully complete the requirements for both the CAGS and either the MSD or DScD:

    • Combined CAGS with Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) in Prosthodontics requires a minimum of 48 months of full-time enrollment.
    • Combined CAGS with Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD) in Prosthodontics requires a minimum of 60 months of full-time enrollment.
    • Combined CAGS with Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) in Applied Biomechanics requires a minimum of 48 months of full-time enrollment.
    • Combined CAGS with Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD) in Applied Biomechanics requires a minimum of 60 months of full-time enrollment.
    • Combined CAGS with Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) in Dental Biomaterials requires a minimum of 48 months of full-time enrollment.
    • Combined CAGS with Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD) in Dental Biomaterials requires a minimum of 60 months of full-time enrollment.

    The MSD or DScD program includes a research project, thesis and defense, or dissertation and defense. Research may be conducted before or after the clinical CAGS program, based on recommendations from the department chair and/or program director. Additional coursework may be assigned at the discretion of the research advisor and department chair.

    Completion is not tracked by unit accumulation but by successful completion of individual courses and duration requirements.

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