Periodontics Certificate at University of Pittsburgh

A three-year certificate residency in periodontics with an optional concurrent Master of Dental Science. Three residents are accepted each year. Training covers the full spectrum of periodontal diagnostics and therapies, with emphasis on regeneration, implant dentistry, CBCT and digital workflows, and sedation, delivered by board-certified periodontists and prosthodontists.

Faculty: School of Dental Medicine  |  Department: Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Intake: Applications via PASS and the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program; departmental deadline September 1  |  Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

What you will study

Residents are exposed to all periodontal diagnostics and therapies: scaling and root planing, osseous surgery and regeneration, grafting, treatment of peri-implantitis, implant placement, ridge augmentation, guided bone regeneration and sinus elevation. Research areas include peri-implant diseases, short implants, AI in periodontics and bone regeneration.

Career pathways

Residents are prepared for American Academy of Periodontology board certification, which begins after graduation.

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