The General Practice in Dentistry Residency is a one-year program that includes training in pediatric dentistry, endontics, periodontics, oral surgery, and restorative dentistry. The General Practice Residency Program (GPR) at Denver Health Medical Center is a one-year educational program leading to a certificate. The program provides clinical, didactic, and hospital experience at the postdoctoral level. The instruction and experience prepares residents to meet the oral health needs of a broad range of patients.
The GPR Program is designed to provide experience in various phases of inpatient and ambulatory dental care. Each dental resident rotates through various rotations such as: Anesthesia, Oral Surgery, Pediatric Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Endo/Perio, Operative Dentistry, and Emergency Medicine. To complement the rotation schedules, residents are assigned "comprehensive-care" patients throughout the year for whom the resident will be responsible from the treatment planning phase through completion of the case.
In addition to clinical experience, residents will be exposed to a variety of subjects through didactic sessions including, but not limited to, GPR rounds, Oral Surgery chart and ward rounds, treatment planning sessions, journal club meetings, grand rounds, and appearances by various guest speakers throughout the year.
The GPR program strives to create an environment which enables residents to develop their clinical and intellectual skills. The program admits seven residents per year.
Eligibility
Graduation from an accredited American Dental Association or Canadian Dental Association dental school, and an expressed desire on the part of the applicant to complete a one year general practice residency.
- Must apply through PASS.
- Must be in the Match.
- Must have good grades in dental school.
- Must have three letters of recommendation from dental school faculty that describe the student in good standing.
- Must have passed part I of the National Boards and if part II has been taken, must have passed it.
- Must participate in a personal interview with the director, staff members and residents.
Click here for more information on the goals and objectives of the General Practice Residency Program.
Joe Abt
Joe was born and raised in northern Arizona. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in microbiology he moved to south Florida and graduated from Nova Southeastern Dental School. Joe enjoys basketball, skiing and movies.
Jesse Friedman
Jesse Friedman is from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He received a B.S. in Biology from Emory University and his D.M.D. from Nova Southeastern University. He enjoys cooking, skiing, and spending time outdoors.
Kayee Ho
Kayee Ho is from Albany, New York. She attended Dental School at University at Buffalo. Her hobbies are tennis, skiing, hiking and traveling.
William Pratt
William Pratt was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. After graduating from Wofford College in 2007, he enrolled at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine where he earned his DMD degree in 2011. William’s hobbies include mountain biking, photography, cooking, and homebrewing.
Gail Silveira
Gail Silveira is originally from South Hadley, Massachusetts. She attended Lynchburg College in Virginia, earning her B.S. in Biomedical Science. She received her D.D.S. degree from Virginia Commonweatlh University. Dr. Silveira enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing sports, and baking.
Ryan Smith
Ryan Smith is originally from Covington, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in biology in 2006. After college Ryan attended dental school at Boston University. He enjoys playing soccer, tennis, basketball and golf. Ryan also enjoys snowboarding and watching college football.
LaShica Young
LaSchica young grew up in Portsmouth, VA. She completed her Undergrad Bachelor of Science in Biology, minor Human Service Counseling. She received her D.D.S. at Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry in Nashville, TN. LaShica is a self-professed foodie. She enjoys baking and cooking, playing sports, and spending time with friends and family.
Message from Dr. MacLeod
Welcome to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program at Denver Health. Thank you for taking the time to explore the information on our Web pages. I hope you find this information to be a helpful introduction to our residency program, which offers training in the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program at Denver Health is a four-year program that leads to the oral and maxillofacial surgery certificate. One applicant is selected for the program each year.
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program is fully accredited and complies with the requirements as prescribed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program strives to produce surgeons who are competently trained in practicing this area of surgery, and are fully capable of passing the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Board Examinations.
The program is dedicated to increasing the resident’s competency and proficiency in the clinical areas of oral and maxillofacial surgery, medicine, surgery and anesthesia along with advanced abilities in diagnosis, treatment planning and decision-making.
Our goals are:
To develop through didactic preparation, clinical experience, and hospital training ethical, state-of-the-art oral and maxillofacial surgeons, with a strong sense of community service who are able to interact with other health care providers in providing excellent patient care.
To foster a commitment to life-long learning and the pursuit of clinical excellence.
Stephen MacLeod BDS, MBChB,
FDSRCS (Ed&Eng), FRCS (Ed)
Program Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program
Click here for an overview of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency.
Eligibility
Graduation from an accredited American Dental Association or Canadian Dental Association dental school, and an expressed desire on the part of the applicant to complete the requirements of eligibility for Certification by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Each Resident receives a cash stipend plus:
- Professional Liability insurance, covered by the hospital
- Medical and Dental Health Insurance plan
- 11 days of paid time off
- Free parking
- Cafeteria meal vouchers are provided to Residents on-call.
- Equal Opportunity
Denver Health will provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, political party, or status as a veteran.
The Denver Health Maxillofacial Surgery and General Practice Residency Programs participate in the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) of the American Dental Education Association and the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Matching Program endorsed by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
To be considered for this training program, the applicant must agree to participate in the matching program. Application instructions and forms necessary to participate in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Matching Program may be obtained by contacting:
National Matching Services, Inc.
20 Holly Street, Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4S 3B1
Phone:(416) 977-3431 FAX: 416-977-5020
Application to this program must be filed through P.A.S.S. If you have not already obtained a P.A.S.S. program application, you can do so by contacting them directly at:
P.A.S.S.--American Dental Education Association
1400 K St, NW, Ste1100B
Washington, DC 20005-2403
Phone: 800-353-2237 FAX: 202-289-8702
The application is available to download on the P.A.S.S. website, listed above.
The P.A.S.S. program will provide us with your application, dental school transcript, and three letters of recommendation, including your Dean’s letter.
Miss Jamie Trujillo, Applicant Coordinator
Dentistry and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Denver Health, 301 W 6th Ave, MC 0242, Denver, CO, 80204.
American Dental Education Association
1625 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036-2212
Phone: 800.353.2237
Fax: 202.667.4983
National Matching Services
20 Holly Street, Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M4S, 3B1
Phone: 416.977.3431
Fax: 416.977.5020
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 9700 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5701 Phone 847-678-6200 or 800-822-6637 | Fax 847-678-6286
American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
312 - 440 – 2500
The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, All Rights Reserved
Administrative Office - 625 North Michigan Avenue - Suite 1820 - Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone: (312) 642-0070 - FAX: (312) 642-8584