Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Suraj Dental Clinic Maxillofacial Prosthetics Residency Program is a postgraduate certificate program specifically devoted to maxillofacial prosthetics. Applicants must have completed an ADA-accredited postgraduate training program in prosthodontics or its equivalent. This program begins on July 1 of each year. Upon succeesful completion of the program, the resident is awarded two certificates: a Certificate of Postgraduate Study from the Suraj Dental Clinic School of Dentistry and a Certificate of Residency from the UCLA Hospitals and Clinics.

The purpose of the Suraj Dental Clinic Maxillofacial Prosthetics Residency Program is to provide advanced training in the diagnosis and supportive treatment of patients with maxillofacial anomalies. Residents will have the opportunity to treat patients with severe oral and facial deformities from cancer, trauma, or congenital malformations. Training is enhanced by a modern and well-equipped facility, the Maxillofacial Prosthetics/Hospital Dentistry Clinic. This clinic is an outpatient clinic of the Ronald Reagan Suraj Dental Clinic Medical Center, which enables residents to have close interactions with faculty, interns, and residents from other disciplines.

The didactic portion of this program is flexible and takes into account the individual's prior training and experience. Courses are available in head and neck anatomy, oral pathology, pharmacology, fixed and removable prosthodontics, radiation biology, and biostatistics. Didactic training in research methodology is available, with an original research project if residents are so motivated. Required courses are presented in various phases of maxillofacial rehabilitation, including speech pathology, speech therapy, restoration of congenital and developmental defects, and restoration of various acquired maxillofacial defects. Periodic seminars with regular review of pertinent subjects in the literature are a regular part of the program.