University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dental Anesthesiology Residency is a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) approved, 36-month program. It is designed to train residents, in the most comprehensive manner, to use pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods for managing anxiety and pain among adults, children, and patients with special care needs who undergo dental, maxillofacial, and adjunctive procedures. Residents will be qualified in the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of acute orofacial pain.
Contact
Dr. Ken Reed
kenneth.reed@unlv.edu
Application Information
Applicants must satisfy one of the following qualifications to be eligible for the advanced dental education program in dental anesthesiology:
- Graduates from a predoctoral dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation; or
- Graduates from a predoctoral dental education program in Canada accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada; or
- Graduates from an international dental school with equivalent educational background and standing as determined by the institution and program.
Qualifying applicants must use the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Pass to apply.
Selection Criteria/Considerations
Selection of residents is based on the following:
- Dental school transcripts
- Class rank
- Letters of recommendation
- Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of the specialty
- Observation of programs and private practice dentist anesthesiologists
- Attendance at anesthesia meetings
- Applicant essays
- The interview process
Applicants are categorized based on qualitative and quantitative criteria to determine who will be offered interviews and their rank order for the MATCH program. Initially, interviews will be virtual and held during late October or the first week of November. MATCH results will be released in mid-November.
Program Mission
The mission of the program is to encourage residents to learn and practice beyond the evaluation of simple competency — moving toward a higher level of expertise in hospital, surgery center, and mobile, office-based anesthesia for dentistry. Residents will learn skills that enable them to self-assess their ongoing educational needs, continue to build upon their expertise, enhance their ability to think critically, and evaluate and respond to individual patient needs.
Program Goals
- Deliver anxiety and pain control services for emergency and comprehensive multidisciplinary oral health care.
- Plan and provide anesthesia-related care for the full range of dental patients, including patients with special needs.
- Manage the delivery of oral health care by applying concepts of patient and practice management and quality improvement that are responsive to a dynamic healthcare environment.
- Function effectively within the hospital, dental office, ambulatory surgery center, and other healthcare environments.
- Function effectively within interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Apply scientific principles to learning and anesthesia-related oral health care. This includes using critical thinking, evidence, or outcomes-based clinical decision-making, and technology-based information retrieval systems.
- Utilize the values of professional ethics, lifelong learning, patient-centered care, adaptability, and acceptance of cultural diversity in professional practice.