Program Goals & Objectives

The overall programmatic goals are in accordance with the standards described by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, which state that the GPR residency will prepare the resident to:

Goal 1:

Plan and provide care for a variety of patients including special needs and the medically compromised.

Objectives:

The resident will be able to:

  1. Treat patients whose medical, physical, psychological, or social situations make it necessary to modify normal dental routines in order to provide dental treatment for that individual.
  2. Gain a deeper understanding of general medicine and the relationship between systemic disease states and proposed dental treatment.
  3. Become proficient in pain and anxiety control in the dental setting.
  4. Act as a primary care provider for individuals and groups of patients which includes: providing emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health care; providing patient focused care that is coordinated by the general practitioner; and directing health promotion and disease prevention activities.

Goal 2:

Function effectively and efficiently in multiple health care environments within interdisciplinary health care teams in a hospital setting.

Objectives:

The resident will be able to:

  1. Learn the concept of hospital organization.
  2. Become proficient in operating room protocol.
  3. Interact with other hospital departments through consultation and while on various rotations.
  4. 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.

Goal 3:

Increase knowledge and skill beyond the pre-doctoral level and incorporate evidence-based decision making and lifelong learning into professional practice.

Objectives:

The resident will be able to:

  1. Utilize advanced knowledge in planning and executing their treatment plans.
  2. Incorporate their knowledge of technology-based information in patient care.
  3. Utilize their critical thinking and evidence based clinical decision making skills in patient care delivery.
  4. Utilize the values of professional ethics, lifelong learning, patient centered care, adaptability, and acceptance of cultural diversity in professional practice.

Goal 4:

Understand the oral health needs of communities and engage in community service.

Objectives:

The resident will be able to:

  1. Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate activities that address oral health needs in various populations.
  2. Promote the importance of daily oral care and maintenance.