Competency and Proficiency Statements – PGY1 |
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A graduate of the Advanced Education in General
Dentistry residency program at the University of
Connecticut School of Dental Medicine will be able
to: |
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1. Function as a patient’s primary and comprehensive
oral health care provider [P] |
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2. Treat patients efficiently in a dental practice
setting [C] |
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3. Use selected business systems in dental practice
including marketing, scheduling, patient flow,
record keeping, financial services, and recall
systems [C] |
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4. Work with patients in a manner that is
professional, builds rapport and confidence,
respects patient’s rights and dignity, puts patients
interests first, and maximizes patient satisfaction
with dental care [P] |
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5. Use and implement accepted sterilization,
disinfection, universal precautions and occupational
hazard prevention procedures in dental practice [P] |
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6. Provide patient care by working effectively with
auxiliary dental personnel [P] |
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7. Provide dental care as a part of a
multidisciplinary health care team [P] |
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8. Participate in community programs to improve
access to oral health care and to prevent and reduce
the incidence of oral disease [C] |
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9. Make referrals to, and obtain consultations from,
professional colleagues for the treatment of dental,
medical, psychological, and social problems
presented by patients [P] |
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10. Apply principles of professional ethics and
jurisprudence in the practice of dentistry [P] |
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11. Evaluate scientific literature and use
information in literature in making professional
decisions [P] |
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12. Evaluate information systems and use information
technology in dental practice [P] |
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13. Maintain patient records in a manner which
facilitates the retrieval and analysis of the
process and outcomes of treatment [C] |
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14. Analyze the outcomes of patient treatment to
improve that treatment [C] |
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15. Select and use assessment techniques to arrive
at a differential, provisional, and definitive
diagnosis for patients with simple and complex needs
[P] |
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16. Obtain and interpret the patient’s chief
complaint, medical, dental, and social history, and
review of systems [P] |
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17. Assess patient’s background and expectations for
dental care and perform patient care consistent with
that expectation [P] |
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18. Obtain and interpret clinical and other
diagnostic data from dental and other health care
professionals [P] |
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19. Use the services of clinical, medical, and
pathology laboratories and make referrals to health
professionals for the utilization of these services
[C] |
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20. Perform a history and physical evaluation and
collect data to establish a risk assessment for use
in the development of a dental treatment plan [P] |
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21. Use accepted prevention strategies to help
patients maintain and improve their oral health [P] |
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22. Obtain informed consent for dental treatment by
discussing with patients, parents, and guardians,
the following: diagnoses, risks, benefits, and
process of various treatment options; patient
responsibilities during and after treatment; and
estimated fees and payment responsibilities [P] |
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23. Integrate multiple disciplines into
individualized, comprehensive, sequenced treatment
plans for patients with uncomplicated and complex
needs [P] |
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24. Develop and carry out dental treatment plans for
patients, including patients with special needs, in
a manner which considers and integrates those
patient’s medical, psychological, and social needs
[P] |
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25. Modify the treatment plan, as indicated, based
upon therapeutic outcomes, unexpected circumstances,
or the patient’s individual needs [P] |
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26. Treat patients with intraoral dental emergencies
and infections [P] |
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27. Provide initial treatment and then manage
patients with extra-oral and complex ora-facial
emergencies and infections [C] |
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28. Anticipate, prevent, diagnose, and provide
initial treatment and follow-up management for
medical emergencies which may occur during dental
treatment [P] |
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29. Restore single teeth with a wide range of
materials and methods [P] |
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30. Treat patients with missing teeth requiring
removable restorations [P] |
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31. Treat patients with missing teeth requiring
uncomplicated and complex fixed restorations [P] |
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32. Restore endodontically treated teeth [P] |
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33. Diagnose and manage a patient’s occlusion [C] |
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34. Communicate case design with laboratory
personnel and evaluate the resultant prostheses [P] |
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35. Diagnose and treat pain of pulpal origin [P] |
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36. Perform uncomplicated non-surgical anterior
endodontic therapy [P] |
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37. Perform uncomplicated non-surgical posterior
endodontic therapy [P] |
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38. Diagnose and manage uncomplicated endodontic
complications [P] |
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39. Recognize, diagnose, and manage complex occlusal
abnormalities [C] |
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40. Treat minor occlusal abnormalities using space
maintenance and other orthodontic appliances [C] |
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41. Treat uncomplicated diseases and abnormalities
of the pediatric patient [C] |
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42. Manage complicated diseases and abnormalities of
the pediatric patient [C] |
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43. Perform pediatric pulpal therapy [P] |
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44. Restore a functional primary dentition [C] |
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45. Perform uncomplicated surgical procedures on
pediatric patients [C] |
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46. Use pharmacological and non-pharmacological
behavior management skills with a pediatric patient
[C] |
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47. Treat patients with missing teeth using dental
implant restorations [P] |
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48. Manage the surgical component of implant systems
[C] |
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49. Manage implant complications [C] |
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50. Assess and manage facial pain [C] |
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51. Diagnose and non-surgically treat uncomplicated
tm disorders [C] |
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52. Perform surgical and non-surgical extraction of
teeth [P] |
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53. Manage the removal of impacted teeth [C] |
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54. Perform initial evaluation, treatment, and
management of facial trauma [C] |
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55. Treat intraoral hard and soft tissue lesions of
traumatic origin [P] |
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56. Manage intraoral soft tissue lesions on
non-traumatic origin [C] |
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57. Diagnose and treat early and moderate
periodontal disease using non-surgical and surgical
procedures [P] |
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58. Manage advanced periodontal disease [C] |
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59. Evaluate the results of periodontal treatment
and participate in a periodontal maintenance program
[P] |
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60. Treat patients with complications related to
intraoral surgical procedures [C] |
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61. Diagnose and manage oral manifestations of
systemic disease [P] |
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62. Diagnose and manage common oral pathological
abnormalities [P] |
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63. Perform dental consultations and request medical
consultations for hospitalized patients [C] |
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64. Use pharmacological agents in the treatment of
dental patients [P] |
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65. Provide control of pain and anxiety in the
conscious patient through the use of psychological
interventions, behavior management techniques, local
anesthesia, and oral and nitrous oxide conscious
sedation techniques [P] |
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66. Prevent, recognize, and manage complications
related to the use and interactions of drugs, local
anesthesia, and conscious sedation [C] |
