Our didactic program begins with a series of orientation lectures during July and August. Thereafter, there are formal lectures twice daily, weekly oral pathology conferences, and grand rounds in general dentistry. Our didactic program disciplines include oral diagnosis, orthodontics, pathology, endodontics, esthetic dentistry, implantology, local anesthesia and sedation, periodontics, and preventative dentistry, among other subjects.

• Specialty Dentistry Rotation
  • Residents participate actively in specialty areas, including implantology, pediatric dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia, dental anesthesia, and facial pain treatment.
• Oral Surgery Rotation
  • Residents spend two months assisting with oral surgery in clinic, emergency, and operating room settings. They handle first-call at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
• Internal Medicine Rotation
  • Residents establish a medical assessment by obtaining and interpreting a patient’s chief complaint, medical, and social history. They interpret data from other providers, use laboratory services, and perform physical evaluations.
• Anesthesia Rotation
  • Residents spend two weeks in the operating room preparing patients for anesthesia, utilizing monitoring equipment, and participating in venipuncture, intubations, and airway management.
• Emergency Rotation
  • Residents participate in the evaluation and management of medical and surgical emergencies, including treating and admitting patients with significant infections and trauma.

The Department of Dentistry participates in the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) program. PASS is designed to meet the needs of postdoctoral dental programs and their candidates by providing information in a standardized format. It relieves candidates of the burden of repetitious individual applications.

We only accept applicants who have graduated from an accredited U.S. or Canadian dental school. We will be accepting 15 PGY1s and 3 PGY2s next year. Please have the following documents electronically processed to complete your file:

• Universal application with personal statement
• Dean's letter
• Final dental school transcript
• Two personal potential index evaluations
• Board scores/transcript

Our program number is 609.

Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the busiest hospitals in the nation. Our residents see and treat dental emergencies and facial traumas in the Emergency Department, evaluate in hospital consultations and dental clearances.  We also treat medically complex patients for full mouth rehabilitation in the operating rooms of Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside.  Our dental clinic at Jack Martin HHC has seven general practice operatories.  We have the latest equipment for implantology, laser surgery, endodontic evaluation, and periodontic evaluation.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai owns several conveniently located buildings with partially subsidized apartments for the use of residents and their families. Our Real Estate Division is ready to aid residents in finding a suitable home during their time within the Department of Dentistry.

We provide health coverage for residents through the Mount Sinai-Oxford Health Plan and several other health maintenance organizations (HMOs). The plan offers routine care, basic dental coverage, a prescription drug plan, and a vision plan. There is cost sharing if family coverage is desired, including for enhanced dental plans. More detailed information regarding all plans is available at the Benefits Office.

Our residents are also entitled to short- and long-term disability, workers' compensation, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. Dependent care and tax-sheltered annuity plans are also available. Additional benefits include:

• Malpractice insurance at no cost to residents
• Four weeks of vacation each year
• Competitive salaries
• A free shuttle bus throughout the day between the two training sites

The Mount Sinai/Bronx VA Medical Center PGY-1 General Practice Residency in Dentistry is dedicated to providing education and clinical experiences that exceed and build upon the foundations provided by dental school curricula. The primary objective of this program is to provide comprehensive, high quality, and professional general dental services to eligible patients in an efficient and timely manner. Clinical, didactic, equipment and material resources are maintained to support this objective.

The goals and objectives of the Mount Sinai/Bronx VA PGY-1 General Practice Residency in Dentistry emphasize the following:

1. General dentistry: Provide broad and comprehensive training in all phases of general dentistry (except for orthodontics at the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center[JC1] ). There will be an adequate supply of patients with diverse dental needs to provide the training. Residents will develop working relationships with dental specialists to best meet the needs of patients under treatment.

2. Resident education: Maintain the instructional, administrative, environmental, and material resources needed to support resident education. Residents will be provided with a comprehensive didactic program with contributions from attending staff, affiliate staff, and guest lecturers. There will be weekly literature review meetings with all residents taking turns leading these sessions. Residents will have access to library and online educational resources. There will be bi-monthly case presentation sessions that will be overseen by attending staff.  Residents will participate in didactic off-service programs offered while on rotation.

3. Patient care: Provide high-quality, professional, and efficient, comprehensive care to patients. The delivery of comprehensive care to patients is the primary focus of this training program. All other aspects of this general practice residency program serve to support this primary goal. All routine clinical care performed by dental residents will be supervised by an attending dentist.

4. Community service: Residents provide emergency care on a humanitarian basis to patients who otherwise do not qualify for treatment. Residents are encouraged to incorporate teaching and service to their community as a component of future long-term goals. Residents participate annually in a community health fair sponsored by the Mount Sinai Health Center [JC2] in New York City

5. Training residents to provide oral health care in a hospital setting: Residents will become a significant component of the medical center team. Residents learn how to manage the care of inpatients and outpatients in a hospital setting. They will learn how to admit, perform modified physical examinations, manage, and discharge patients. Residents will be able to consult with other members of the Health System[JC3] . The hospital environment will provide resources that are necessary for residents to learn how to manage medically compromised patients. Residents will do off-service rotations in medicine, anesthesiology, and the emergency room.

Outcomes Assessment

The attending staff will meet on a triennial basis to assess the degree to which the overall goals and objectives of the PGY-1 general practice residency program are being met and where program improvements can be made. Data sources include: 1) individual resident performance evaluations (to establish general trends); 2) resident evaluations of facility; and 3) resident evaluations of attending staff. A plan of action will be taken to address areas requiring improvement. Goals and objectives requiring action will be followed up at the next triennial meeting.