Pediatric Dental Postgraduate Program 
Primary Children's Hospital
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
Phone: (801) 662-3900
Fax: (801) 662-3908
Email: Hans.reinemer@imail.org
Web: http://www.Primarychildrens.org/dentalresidency

Program Length and Number of Positions

This is a 24-month program beginning July 1 each year. The program accepts two residents on the even year and one on the odd year.

Program Type

Hospital-based certificate program.

Application

The application deadline is September 15 of the year preceding matriculation. Correspondence regarding application and admission procedures should be addressed to:

Sally Dawson, Dental Program Manager, Pediatric Dental Residency Program, Primary Children’s Hospital, 100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113; (801) 662-3900; sally.dawson@imail.org 

Description

The Pediatric Dental Residency Program at Primary Children’s Hospital is located on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a twenty-four month, hospital based program, combining an emphasis on clinical proficiency as well as the interdisciplinary approach to treating the pediatric dental patient. The program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Individuals who have completed the program will meet the advanced education eligibility requirements of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD). A Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry is awarded to individuals who successfully complete the program. The program prepares its graduates for specialty practice.

Primary Children's Hospital is part of Intermountain Healthcare, an internationally recognized, nonprofit system based in Salt Lake City, Utah, with 23 hospitals, more than 155 clinics, approximately 900 employed physicians, a broad range of clinics and services, and health insurance plans. It is the largest medical provider in the Intermountain West with over 32,000 employees and is ranked among the top 20 most beautiful hospitals in the United States. Primary Children's serves the pediatric healthcare needs of Utah and additional states including Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada and Arizona. Intermountain Healthcare is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and in efficient healthcare delivery.

Primary Children’s Hospital is a 289 bed facility and the 20th largest of approximately 42 free-standing children’s hospitals in the nation with the 28th highest acuity. It is ranked as one of the nation's best children's hospitals in 10 of 10 specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017-18 Best Children’s Hospitals Ranking Report and is one of only 24 hospitals in the nation to be ranked in all 10 categories. The hospital is also a full-service Trauma 1 Pediatric Center certified by the American College of Surgeons and serving six Intermountain states. The Trauma Service system emphasizes the delivery of expert care, research, education and prevention. Pediatric dental residents serve an important role in the Emergency Department with responsibilities to work alongside healthcare providers from many departments in the treatment of oral and facial infection and dental trauma.

Curriculum

The curriculum is designed to provide didactic and clinical instruction for the resident and an opportunity to develop proficiency with both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through early adolescence, including those with special health care needs. The program encourages the development of a critical and inquiring attitude necessary for the advancement of practice, research and teaching in pediatric dentistry.

Residents engage in scholarly activity which includes the participation in daily didactic seminars with attending faculty and completion of a clinical research project which utilizes data collection, analysis and elements of the scientific method. Research training, funds and time are incorporated in the curriculum. Research projects are presented at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Session Poster Presentation Contest and supported by the program.

The didactic and clinical program includes instruction in the following disciplines:

• Behavior Guidance
• Oral Sedation, IV Sedation and General Anesthesia
• Biomedical Science
• Comprehensive Dental Care
• Growth and Development
• Hospital Dentistry
• Management of a Contemporary Dental Practice
• Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine
• Oral Facial Injury and Emergency Care
• Orthodontics
• Patients with Special Health Care Needs
• Pharmacology
• Prevention and Health Promotion
• Pulp Therapy
• Medical Emergencies
• Board Exam Preparation

Clinical and didactic teaching opportunities include teaching medical residents, and other allied health staff.

Program Stipend and Tuition

First-year stipend is $51,304. Second-year stipend is $54,516. Comprehensive benefits include: health insurance and acquired PTO time each year.

Facilities

• Primary Children's Hospital

Admission Requirements

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements to be considered for admission:

• DDS or DMD graduate of a U.S. or Canadian CODA-accredited dental school with completion of school or current residency in good standing by start of orientation (end of June)
• Be a US or Canadian citizen or permanent resident of the US
• Complete with a passing result, Part I of National Dental Boards prior to application and Part II by start of residency
• Eligible for state of Utah dental license with Class II Anesthesia Permit and DEA Certificate prior to start of residency
• Be proficient/fluent in the English language
• Complete PASS (Postdoctoral Application Support Service) application
• Register with the National Matching Service
• 4 PEF (Professional Application Forms) dentists and / or professors that know the applicant well through PASS
• Dental and pre-professional education transcripts through PASS
• Official DAT Score
• Recent 2 X 2 Photograph, submitted in PDF format to the program manager
• $50 application fee payable to Primary Children’s Hospital
• Personal interview in Salt Lake City, UT (upon invitation)
• Live within 30 minutes of hospital by start of residency

ADAT score will be considered if available, but not required.
The program participates with PASS and MATCH; applicants are expected to follow rules for each when applying to this program. Please review the application procedures on the PASS Web site.

Program Strengths

• Strong clinical involvement in the treatment of healthy as well as the medically compromised pediatric patients
• Experience with oral sedation, IV sedation and general anesthesia in conjunction with Sedation Team and the Department of Anesthesiology
• Multidisciplinary rotations throughout the Hospital include Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Pain and Sedation Service, Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Pediatric Medicine, Neurobehavior, Genetics, Anesthesia, Pediatric Medicine and Office Visits
• Additional certificate in URLEND Fellowship (Multidisciplinary leadership training at the post-doctoral level for neurodevelopmental disabilities)
• Small program which creates tremendous opportunity to engage and learn within a multidisciplinary hospital setting

Program Faculty

Hans Reinemer, DMD, MS, Pediatric Dentist, Program Director*
V. Joseph Cheever, DDS, MS, Pediatric Dentist*
David Gustafson, DDS, Pediatric Dentist*
David Johnson, DMD, Pediatric Dentist
Jeffrey Knight, DDS, Periodontist*
R. Blake Nielsen, DMD, Endodontist
Barney Olsen, DDS, MS, Pediatric Dentist, Orthodontist*
Hamid Omana, DDS, MS, Orthodontist
Brett Packham, DDS, Pediatric Dentist*
Cameron Quayle, DDS, Pediatric Dentist*
Briant Romney, DMD, Pediatric Dentist
Clarke Romney, DMD, Pediatric Dentist*
Walter Romney, DMD, Pediatric Dentist*
Jeffery Rupp, DMD, MS, Pediatric Dentist*
Matthew Schweppe, DDS, Pediatric Dentist*
Boyd Simkins, DDS, Pediatric Dentist*
Chet Smyth, DDS, Pediatric Dentist*
Thomas Sorensen, DDS, MS, Pediatric Dentist*
David Stewart, DDS, Pediatric Dentist*

* Board Certified 

School Profile

 

Program Type:	Hospital-based Certificate
Program Director:	Full-Time
Program Faculty:	1 Full-Time 17 Part-Time 14 Board Certified
Program Length:	24 Total Months July 1 Start Date
Program Accreditation:	Approved
State Licensure:	Required
Number of Entering Positions:	1 odd year, 2 even year
Tuition In-State:
Tuition Out-Of-State:
Salary/Stipend:	51,304 First Year 54,516 Second Year
Application:	September 15 Deadline
Participant in National Matching Service:	Yes
Participant in PASS:	Yes
Only US citizens from ADA  accredited dental schools  considered:	Yes
US citizens from foreign dental  schools considered:	No
Non-US citizens from ADA  accredited dental schools  considered:	No
Non-US citizens from foreign  dental schools considered:	No
Acceptance Applicant Ratio:	1:22
Clinic Experience:	Orthodontics Conscious Sedation Hospital Rotations General Anesthesia Emergency Call Operating Room Oral Surgery Infant Oral Health Medically Compromised Mentally Disabled Craniofacial Disorders Physically Disabled
Didactic Experience:	Seminars Literature Review Courses Case Conferences
Research Requirement:	Data Collection Project Case Report
Teaching Experience:	Lectures, case presentations, seminars and skills Clinic Half-Days 1 Lecture/Presentations
Facilities:	4 Chair/Operatories 3 Clinic Receptionist 4 Dental Assistants