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University of Kentucy College of Dentistry 
Building a Foundation for the Future
 
Postdoctoral Program

General Practice Residency in Dentistry

Program Director:
Dr. Ted Raybould, D.M.D

General Practice Residency Program
A219 Kentucky Clinic
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
Lexington, KY 40536-0284
tprayb1@uky.edu
phone: 859.257.3462
fax: 859.323.2036

Overview of First Year Experiences

• Three off service rotations (one month each) in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Anesthesia, and Medicine
• Pediatric Dental Rotation
• Distant Off-site Rotations
• At-home, After Hours Emergency Call Service
• Focus of program management of medically, mentally and physically complex
• Operating Room Experience
• Core Didactics including Conscious Sedation
• Clinical experience in Inhalation, P.O. and I.V. Conscious Sedation.
• Full scope of general dentistry from routine restoration, fixed and removable partial dentures to endodontics, periodontics and minor oral surgical procedures

Admissions
• Application Deadline: October 15
• Starting date: July 1
• Application fee: None
• Degree/Certificate offered: Certificate
• Length of program: 12 months or 24 months
• Faculty: 12
• First year enrollment: 7
• Ratio of acceptances/applicants: 1:5
• Admissions criteria in order of importance:
   • D.M.D. or D.D.S. from an accredited U.S. or Canadian Dental School
   • Commitment to General Dentistry
   • Class Rank
   • Grade Point Average
   • National Board scores 
   • An interview is required for acceptance

Applications:

Send Applications to:
  Dr. Ted Raybould
  General Practice Residency Program
  A219 Kentucky Clinic
  University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
  Lexington, KY 40536-0284

Applications Should Include:

• Completed "Universal Application for Residency" available on the University Graduate Medical Education website
• Letter outlining interest in dentistry and interest in postgraduate program
• Dental School transcript
• Dental Class Ranking
• National Board Scores Part I must be passed successfully before applying to the program
• National Board Scores Part II must be completed before applicant is eligible to start the program
• 3 letters of recommendation, to include one from the Dean of your Dental School
• Awards or distinctions, dates
• Research and/or teaching experience
• List professional licenses/states in which you are licensed
• Relevant work experience
• Current curriculum Vitae
• Current email address

Selection Profile: This Program Gives Selection Preference to:

  YES NO
New Graduates   X
Private practice experience   X
Graduate from own dental school   X
Residents of Kentucky   X
Salary/stipend (2009-2010): First year - $46,348* Second year - $47,845*

* subject to annual change.

Percent of Resident's Time Spent:

Didactic Experience 10%
Clinical Experience 85 - 90%
Research 0 - 5%

Postdoctoral Program In General Practice Dentistry

Accreditation
The combined 52 week UK/VA General Practice Residency in Dentistry is accredited by the Commission of Dental Accreditation. 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 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

Program Description
The residency is designed to extend the graduate's capability to perform all phases of general dentistry in either private practice or hospital settings. Patients of all ages are treated with special emphasis on the medically compromised. Residents participate in general dentistry, oral surgery, anesthesia, and emergency medicine rotations. Didactic and clinical experiences are available in the various dental specialties as well as in intravenous sedation and comprehensive pain control. The program starts the first day of July. Nine residents are typically enrolled.

Program Goals
The primary goals of this advance education program are to prepare qualified dentists to:

1. Have knowledge and understanding of all aspects of contemporary general dentistry.
2. Have clinical skills and experience sufficient to assure excellence of care and health supervision for general dental patients, regardless of medical or dental problems.
3. Have the knowledge and skills to perform dentistry in a hospital setting.
4. Have the knowledge and skill to request and interpret consults form other healthcare professionals regarding patients under their care.
5. Have the knowledge and skills to manage patients under conscious sedation (oral, inhalation, and intravenous).
6. Have the knowledge and skill to manage dental trauma and to know when and how to make an appropriate referral to specialists.
7. Maintain a cost effective program.
8. To understand all ramifications of the challenges that dentistry and other health sciences face in the future.
9. Be socially sensitive and to be an objective resource to the community of dentists and other health care providers.
10. Produce graduates that are pleased and satisfied with their education.

These goals and objectives met through continuous formal and informal faculty, resident, and staff interactions, feedback, and undated core didactic, clinical aspects of the program.

Rotations
Off-site rotations are available including those in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Anesthesia, and Medicine; St. Claire Medical Center, Menifee County Dental Clinic, and the UK Dental Clinic in the Center for Rural Health at Hazard, Kentucky. See details on each rotation.

Admission/ Selection Criteria
Applicants must be graduates of a college of dentistry accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Selection criteria include academic performance in their dental education, National Board scores, motivation and goals, letters of reference and interviews.

Stipend
A stipend is available to General Practice residents. It is established by the University Hospital and is the same for medical residents. See UK House staff Stipends.

Faculty
Three UK general dentists serve as the full-time attending program faculty. Nine additional College of Dentistry faculty and V.A. staff dentists serve as full and part-time faculty. Numerous other dentists and physicians participate in seminars and fulfill special program roles.

Facilities
Dental facilities are located in an 11 chair general dentistry clinic in a modern, primary care facility called the Kentucky Clinic situated in the Medical Center and in dental clinics at the two Lexington Veterans Administration Hospitals.

Clinical/Research Activity
The General Practice Residency program has approximately 10,000 patient visits per year. There are opportunities for both clinical and non-clinical research. While these are limited for first year residents, second year residents are encouraged to become involved in research.

Faculty

• Ted P. Raybould, D.M.D., Professor and Program Director, Kentucky Clinic
• John B. Burt, D.M.D., Assistant Professor, Kentucky Clinic
• Robert Henry, D.M.D., Associate Professor, VA Medical Center
• Ali Miremami , D.M.D., VA Medical Center
• Regina Hatfield , D.M.D., VA Medical Center
• Eric T. Demann, D.M.D., Associate Professor, Kentucky Clinic and Kentucky Clinic North-Polk Dalton
• Howard G. Arvin , D.M.D., VA Medical Center
• C. Shannon Fraley, D.M.D., Assistant Professor, Kentucky Clinic South