The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) offers advanced training beyond predoctoral dental education, utilizing cutting-edge technology and evidence-based dentistry. The program emphasizes comprehensive oral health care, integrating oral health as an integral part of total health.

Program Options:

1. One-Year AEGD Program:

   • Objective: Enhance residents' scientific knowledge and clinical skills in general dentistry.
   • Training: Provides experience in emergency and multidisciplinary comprehensive oral health care, patient-focused care, health promotion, and disease prevention.
   • Practice Management: Emphasizes patient and practice management, quality improvement, and functioning within interdisciplinary health care teams.

2. Two-Year AEGD Program:

   • Objective: Expands on the one-year program, offering advanced clinical experience and opportunities for specialization.
   • Advanced Training: Includes managing complex comprehensive dental care, improving clinic management skills, and pursuing individual concentrations (e.g., temporomandibular disorders, public health dentistry).
   • Academic Opportunities: Provides an interdisciplinary graduate foundation in biological and clinical sciences, with options to gain teaching experience, conduct original research, and earn a Master of Science degree.

Program Goals:

• Primary Care Provider: Prepare graduates to act as primary care providers, delivering emergency and comprehensive oral health care.
• Multidisciplinary Care: Equip residents to plan and provide care for a diverse patient population, including those with special needs.
• Practice Management: Develop skills in managing oral health care delivery, applying concepts of patient and practice management responsive to a dynamic health care environment.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Enable effective functioning within interdisciplinary health care teams.
• Evidence-Based Practice: Promote the application of scientific principles, critical thinking, and evidence-based clinical decision-making.
• Professional Development: Instill values of professional ethics, lifelong learning, patient-centered care, adaptability, and cultural diversity.
• Community Engagement: Encourage understanding of community oral health needs and active participation in community service.

Application Requirements:

• PASS Application: Submit through the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS).
• Evaluations: Provide an institutional evaluation and two professional evaluations.
• Transcripts: Official dental school transcript and undergraduate transcripts.
• National Board Scores: Submit Integrated National Dental Boards or National Board Scores Part I.
• Additional for International Applicants:
  • Credential Evaluation: Official ECE or WES course-by-course evaluation of foreign transcripts.
  • English Proficiency: Minimum TOEFL score of 80 iBT or IELTS score of 7.
  • Financial Documents: Proof of financial responsibility if accepted.

For detailed information on the AEGD program, including application deadlines and tuition, please visit the UMSOD AEGD Program page.