Graduate Certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) in Philadelphia United States | Temple University

The 12-month certificate program in Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) from Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry expands students knowledge and refines clinical competency and judgment. The program is designed to accommodate recent dental school graduates, who function in the program as residents, as well as applicants who hold a DMD or DDS degree from a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)-accredited dental school. Dentists who hold a DDS, DMD or BDS degree from an international dental school not accredited by CODA may apply to the Advanced Standing Program for Internationally Trained Dentists.

The field of dentistry is rapidly evolving as new restorative technologies are pioneered to serve patients who live longer and have more complex medication and healthcare needs. The AEGD program takes students beyond the four-year DMD curriculum and strengthens their knowledge base and clinical judgment, helping them to keep pace with advances in the field. While primary patient care provides the majority of residents learning experience, diagnostic skills and the ability to develop patient-appropriate treatment plans are also enhanced through the didactic curriculum and weekly seminars covering treatment planning, literature reviews and topics in general dentistry. Residents train to operate effectively and collaborate efficiently within cross-functional healthcare teams while honing their ability to provide emergency, multidisciplinary and patient-centered oral healthcare to a diverse community of patients with a broad spectrum of conditions and needs.

Certificate students acquire robust clinical experience by working in the AEGD Clinic, which operates as a stand-alone clinic with a staff of dental assistants and hygienists. Rotations in postgraduate endodontology, implantology and periodontology supplement the comprehensive patient care assignment in the AEGD clinical facility. Dedicated faculty, who are experts in their fields and who are full-time tenured members of the Department of Restorative Dentistry, instruct and support residents throughout their clinical development and treatment of complex cases.