Geriatric Dental Medicine Fellowship
The Geriatric Dental Medicine Fellowship prepares dentists in a multidisciplinary setting to improve the healthcare of medically complex and vulnerable older adults. It is a full-time 12-month graduate program that begins July 1 of each year and utilizes a combination of didactic learning, clinical education and teaching, and community-based experiential learning.
Overview
The Department of Community Dentistry and Population Health developed this post-doctoral fellowship in response to the State of Colorado legislation (SB23-031) authorizing the creation of a multidisciplinary healthcare provider training program to improve the healthcare of medically complex and vulnerable older Coloradans.
Training provides fellows with a range of experiences across diverse populations and settings, including the dental school’s Senior and Special Care Clinic, UC Health Hospital and Seniors Clinic, long-term care and senior residential communities, and with other community partners that provide oral healthcare to large numbers of older adults.
Fellows’ learning experiences will focus on a holistic health approach that includes:
- Advanced clinical geriatric dentistry;
- Interprofessional geriatric patient assessment and care coordination;
- Studies in gerontology with an emphasis on the physical, mental and social aspects and implications of aging;
- Dental public health considerations for vulnerable older adult populations; and community outreach.
A stipend will be paid comparable to a PGY1 resident for the program year.