Predoctoral International Preceptorship in General Dentistry

This program seeks applicants with an educational background and previous training in dentistry, demonstrated by a degree in dental medicine from a foreign institution, as well as a commitment to improving overall didactic and clinical knowledge. 

• DDS/DMD degree, or its equivalent, from an international dental school. 
• Completed application form that includes a curriculum vitae and verified copies of transcripts* from ECE.
• TOEFL score of at least 90 for internet-based TOEFL or 550 for paper-based TOEFL (if English is the applicant’s second language). Please submit an original report*.
• Interview will be conducted through a written questionnaire that you will receive via email
• Non-refundable application fee of $100 USD

*We accept scanned copies

 

Predoctoral Didactic Lectures & Pre-Clinical Seminars:
Participants will attend one session of each predoctoral course and pre-clinical seminar that is in session during their preceptorship. Example courses and seminars include Fixed Prosthodontics, Pharmacology, Operative Dentistry, and Biomaterials 

Patient Care Observation
Participants will be assigned to a predoctoral Group Practice, reporting to that group’s Group Practice Leaders. Outside of time spent in lectures or seminars, participants will be observing in the predoctoral patient treatment center, accumulating approximately 100 observation hours.

Case Presentation Assignment
Each participant will present a treatment planning case, based on a fictious patient profile. Specific guidelines will be provided during the Treatment Planning Seminar, and feedback will be provided at the time of the case presentation.

CAD/CAM Basics (hands on)

Participants will learn the basics of CEREC software and scanning techniques. They will then use these skills to create a digital impression and to design restorations and will mill the final restorations for insertion or expedition of the digital impression to a lab.