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Overview

Comprehensive Dentistry: The Two-Year Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency prepares military dental officers to provide multidisciplinary dental treatment capabilities ensuring the oral health and readiness of the warfighter. The program consists of a 24-month comprehensive curriculum and includes instruction/experiences in all dental disciplines. Formal presentations, instruction, seminars, literature reviews, demonstrations and first-hand clinical experience are provided to the residents. Overall, the program provides training in the clinical, instructional and investigative aspects of the profession to include dental readiness in order to develop military leaders and versatile clinicians who are force multipliers in-garrison or first line deployers to austere environments.

Summary: Comprehensive Dentistry (Advanced Education in General Dentistry - 2 Year)

Length: 24 months

Locations: Army Postgraduate Dental School – Fort Cavazos, TX; Fort Liberty, NC; Schofield Barracks, HI; Naval Postgraduate Dental School – Bethesda, MD; Air Force Postgraduate Dental School - Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland, TX; Keesler AFB MS (Closed as of 1 July 2020).

Upon Completion: Certificate in Comprehensive Dentistry and Master of Science Degree (Dental Clinical Sciences)

Location - Army Postgraduate Dental School - Fort Cavazos, TX; Fort Bragg, NC; Schofield Barracks, HI

First Year Curriculum

COMR 711Comprehensive Dentistry 1

8
COMR 712Oral Surgery 1

11
COMR 714Prosthodontics 1

6
COMR 715Endodontics 1

6
COMR 716Restorative Dentistry 1

5
COMR 717Periodontics 1

5
Total Credit Hours:41

Second Year Curriculum

COMR 811Comprehensive Dentistry 2

5
COMR 812Oral Surgery 2

5
COMR 814Prosthodontics 2

8
COMR 815Endodontics 2

6
COMR 816Restorative Dentistry 2

4
COMR 817Periodontics 2

5
Total Credit Hours:33

Two-Year Courses – Grades/Credits Issued at End of Second Year

COMR 813Pediatric Dentistry

4
COMR 818Orthodontics

4
COMR 824Clinical Photography

3
COMR 825Practice Management

2
COMR 842Sedation and Management of Medical Emergencies

3
COMR 850Research Methodology/Biostatistics/Project/Manuscript

10
COMR 871Oral Medicine

2
COMR 872Oral Pathology

3
COMR 882Forensic Dentistry

2
Total Credit Hours:33

Total Credit Hours: 107

Location - Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command - Bethesda, MD

First Year Curriculum

N 2010Applied Dental Psychology

0.5
N 2050Digital Dentistry

1.5
N 2080Endodontics

0.5-2
N 2170Specialty Clinic, Comprehensive Dentistry

14.5
N 2180Management of Medical Emergencies

0.5
N 2200Seminar of Restorative Dentistry

1
N 2210Naval Operational Management

1
N 2220Pediatric Dentistry

0.5
N 2230Restorative Implantology

1
N 2240Occlusion

1
N 2250Operative Dentistry

1
N 2280Pharmacotherapeutics

1
N 2300Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Radiology Part I

2
N 2310Systemic Disease in Clinical Dentistry

1.5
N 2390Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

0.5-1
N 2400Orthodontics

1
N 2410Periodontics

1
N 2490Nitrous Oxide

0.5
N 2530Fixed Prosthodontics

2
N 2540Comprehensive Dentistry Removable Prosthodontics

1.5
N 2630Research Methods I

1
N 2641Research Project

4
N 2810Forensic Dentistry

1
N 2850Orofacial Pain

2
N 2860Seminar, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

0.5
N 2880General Dentistry Sick Call Rotation

1
N 3110Ethics

0.5
N 3120Seminar, Orthodontics I

0.5
N 3417Periodontal Surgery and Implantology Course

17
N 3441Maxillofacial Prosthetics

0.5-1.5
N 3531Treatment Rendered Seminar

1.5
N 3651Seminar, Comprehensive Dentistry

8.5
N 3681Seminar, Comprehensive Dentistry ABGD Board Examination

0.5
Total Credit Hours:72.5-75.5

Second Year Curriculum

N 2790Seminar, Operative Dentistry

1
N 3130Seminar, Orthodontics II

0.5
N 3140Oral Surgery Rotation

3.5
N 3150Pediatric Dentistry Rotation

1
N 3170Seminar, Occlusion

0.5
N 3180Seminar, Restorative Dentistry

1
N 3190Specialty Clinic, Comprehensive Dentistry

19
N 3200Teaching, Comprehensive Dentistry

0.5
N 3230Orofacial Pain Rotation

0.5
N 3240General Dentistry Sick Call Rotation

2
N 3250Seminar, Periodontics

0.5
N 3310Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Radiology Part II

1
N 3532Treatment Rendered Seminar

1.5
N 3550Research Methods II

0.5
N 3580Seminar, Orofacial Pain

0.5
N 3590Seminar, Prosthodontics

1
N 3600Oral Medicine Seminar

1
N 3652Seminar, Comprehensive Dentistry

8.5
N 3670Seminar, Comprehensive Dentistry ABGD Preparation

1
N 3682Seminar, Comprehensive Dentistry ABGD Board Examination

1.5
N 3690
Research Project

5
N 3710Dental Administration Management

1
Total Credit Hours:52.5

Total Credit Hours: 125.0-128.0

Location – Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, TX

First Year Curriculum

CCCF 742Dental Implantology

2
CCCF 750Research Methodology/Statistics

1
CCCF 771Oral Medicine

1.5
CCCF 773Cone Beam Computed Tomography

1
COMF 714Prosthodontics 1

8
COMF 715Endodontics 1

6
COMF 716Operative Dentistry 1

7
COMF 717Advanced Periodontology 1

9
COMF 730Pharmacotherapeutics in Clinical Dentistry

1
COMF 733Dental Materials Technology

2
COMF 770Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 1

8
COMF 773Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

1
Total Credit Hours:47.5

Second Year Curriculum

CCCF 880Forensic Dentistry

1
COMF 814Prosthodontics 2

9
COMF 815Endodontics 2

4
COMF 816Operative Dentistry 2

5
COMF 817Advanced Periodontology 2

6
COMF 870Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 2

5
Total Credit Hours:30

Two-Year Courses – Grades/Credits Issued at End of Second Year

COMF 772Oral Pathology

3
COMF 812Oral Surgery Rotations

6
COMF 813Pediatric Dentistry

4
COMF 850Research Project/Thesis

4
COMF 874Orofacial Pain

5
COMF 880Advanced Techniques in Orthodontics

4
COMF 890Management of Dental and Medical Emergencies

2
Total Credit Hours:28
 

Total Credit Hours: 105.5