The West Virginia University School of Dentistry welcomed five newly matched residents to its Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs this month.
The GME residency programs at the School of Dentistry – General Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Pediatric Dentistry – provide the opportunity for intensive specialty training that includes hospital-based clinical rotations.
The general practice residency program welcomed Dr. Rhett Dalley from the Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine.
Emphasizing patient care in a variety of settings on both a comprehensive and emergency basis, the one-year general practice program provides residents with a variety of advanced didactic experiences and hospital-related clinical experiences not typically included in a predoctoral dental school curriculum. Residents work with expert faculty as they rotate through specialty clinics including oral surgery, hospital dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics, among others.
Dr. Jackson Joyce, a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, joined the oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program.
The four-year residency program prepares trainees to practice the full scope of the oral and maxillofacial specialty in knowledge and surgical expertise. Residents enhance their technical skills and understanding in oral surgery through instruction on diagnostic, consultative, and treatment services. Throughout the program, residents will participate in rotations including, but not limited to, trauma surgery, anesthesia, neurosurgery, and plastic surgery.
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery also welcomed Dr. Karley Bates, a graduate of the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, and Dr. Ahmed Dakouche, a graduate of the Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine, to its internship program. The pre-residency program is designed to provide dentists with additional experiences and training in oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures prior to pursuing specialty training or entering general dental practice.
The pediatric dentistry program’s newest class of residents includes Dr. Wafa Khan, a graduate of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; Dr. Olivia Manzano, a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry; and Dr. Quinn Preece, a graduate of the University of Utah School of Dentistry.
Throughout the two-year pediatric dentistry program, residents receive advanced education serving infants and children through adolescence, including individuals with special healthcare needs. The program is designed to prepare residents with in-depth knowledge and skills in all aspects of pediatric dentistry practice in both private and hospital settings.
Trainees in the residency programs provide care and complete rotations at WVU Dental, the clinical practice component of the WVU School of Dentistry, and WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital and WVU Medicine Children’s.
To schedule an appointment with a resident provider at WVU Dental, call 304-293-6208.
All WVU School of Dentistry residency programs are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Upon completion, residents will be prepared for specialty board certification.
In addition to its GME residency programs, the WVU School of Dentistry offers a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, Doctor of Dental Surgery, and advanced education programs in endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, and prosthodontics.
To learn more about GME residency programs at the WVU School of Dentistry, visit dentistry.wvu.edu/students/residency.
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