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:
- 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.
- Gain a deeper understanding of general medicine and the relationship between systemic disease states and proposed dental treatment.
- Become proficient in pain and anxiety control in the dental setting.
- 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:
- Learn the concept of hospital organization.
- Become proficient in operating room protocol.
- Interact with other hospital departments through consultation and while on various rotations.
- 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:
- Utilize advanced knowledge in planning and executing their treatment plans.
- Incorporate their knowledge of technology-based information in patient care.
- Utilize their critical thinking and evidence based clinical decision making skills in patient care delivery.
- 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:
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate activities that address oral health needs in various populations.
- Promote the importance of daily oral care and maintenance.