Pediatric Dentistry Residency

Program Overview

Program Director: Dr. Rochelle Lindemeyer
The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, in affiliation with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, offers a two-year residency training program in Pediatric Dentistry. The goal of the program is to prepare pediatric dentists who are proficient in providing primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special needs.

Two residents are accepted per year. Residents receive extensive clinical and didactic training in Pediatric Dentistry including, but not limited to, comprehensive care of both healthy and special needs children and adolescents, restorative dentistry, pulp therapy, periodontal therapy, oral surgery, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic behavior management techniques, space maintenance, orthodontic therapy, growth and development, treatment of patients under conscious sedation, treatment of patients in the operating room under general anesthesia, and management of traumatic injuries and emergency care.

Hospital rotations include General Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Craniofacial/Cleft Palate Clinic, Sedation, Oncology, Spina Bifida Clinic, General and Craniofacial Surgery, and Emergency Department. Hospital rotations help residents gain a deeper understanding of medical conditions and learn to work closely with medical colleagues and other members of the health care team.

Residents have time designated for research and involvement in community activities. They also teach at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. Elective rotations and continuing education opportunities are also encouraged. The program promotes critical thinking and inquiry in order to be able to participate in practice, education, and research in institutional, private, and public health settings; and to prepare residents to grow into leadership roles in Pediatric Dentistry.

The Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program has full accreditation from the American Dental Association.