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The Division of Advanced Prosthodontics, Biomaterials and Hospital Dentistry is comprised of three sections: Section of Biomaterials, Section of Hospital Dentistry, Section of Removable Prosthodontics, and is charged with predoctoral and postdoctoral training, research, clinical and community service consistent with the mission of the School. The Division's instructional responsibilities include directing predoctoral didactic and clinical instruction in complete denture and removable partial denture prosthodontics as well as didactic instruction for biomaterials and hospital dentistry.
The Division also offers training in ADA accredited postgraduate programs in advanced prosthodontics, maxillofacial prosthetics, and general practice. The residency program in Maxillofacial Prosthetics is hospital based, training its residents to work in a multidisciplinary environment to rehabilitate patients with acquired and congenital defects of the head and neck. The General Practice residency program is also hospital based and focuses its educational programs on the delivery of dental care to medically and psychologically compromised patients. The Advanced Prosthodontics residency program is a three-year training program which certifies residents in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex prosthodontic needs. Treatment is provided with fixed, removable, and implant prostheses in coordination with other dental specialties.
Three preceptorship programs (continuing education programs) are offered through the Division: Advanced Prosthodontics, Advanced Implantology, and Laboratory Techniques in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Advanced Implantology (for Laboratory Technicians).
Many of the Division faculty provide patient care at the Maxillofacial Prosthetics/Hospital Dentistry Clinic.
The Division has recently estabished the Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology. The long-term goals of the Weintraub Center are the development of artificial and biological replacements for lost or damaged oral and facial tissues, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of these restorative treatments in improving patient function and psychological well-being. Examples of the current research interests of Center faculty includes bone biology and biomechanics as they relate to implant prosthodontics and surgical reconstruction, tumor immunology, cellular reaction to biomaterials, 3D image processing and clinical outcome studies of prosthodontic treatments.
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