Additional Resident Responsibilities

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Additional Resident Responsibilities

  • Residents provide dental coverage to the hospital Emergency Department. This call is provided through use of long-range pagers.
  • In addition, one senior dental resident regularly attends a weekly multidisciplinary Head and Neck Tumor Board to assist treatment planning of cancer patients.
  • All residents will occasionally provide dental in-service programs to other hospital departments.
  • Second year residents assume leadership functions in the areas of program development and may choose from available elective rotations.