GPR Program Spotlight: NYPBMH General Practice Residency Program by Gisele F. Richard, D.D.S., James J. Sconzo, D.M.D. and Aaron Brandwein, D.D.S. New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Division of Dental Medicine (NYPBMH Dental Medicine) is located at 506 6th Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. Our program was launched under the direction of Second District Dental Society (SDDS) Past President Dr. Robert Seminara, who instilled the need for quality patient care, which continues to this day. Amazing things have been happening here at NYPBMH Dental Medicine for the past 24 years. NYPBMH Dental Medicine’s attending staff has been homegrown “Brooklyn Family Style,” thanks to Dr. Seminara. This attending tradition continues as many of our newer attendings, both general dentists and specialists, are graduates of our program. The program is a one-year general practice residency with an option for a second year. Presently, we have 13 PGY-1s and 4 PGY-2s. There are no post-graduate specialty programs at the hospital. The program is structured in a block schedule format to include general restorative care, prosthodontics, oral surgery, periodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, and pediatrics. Each block schedule has at least one general dentist and one to two specialists overseeing patient care. Patients are treated Monday through Saturday. Residents see patients three days a week, with office hours Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each room is staffed with a dental assistant. Our didactic sessions are Wednesday evenings. This is in addition to our daily treatment and case planning discussions. All residents receive access to Spear Education and are required to complete specific units each week. In addition to the CODAmandated rotations, our program offers a rotation in radiation oncology and private practice. The hospital has a level two trauma designation and our residents have the opportunity to treat maxillary and mandibular fractures, in addition to routine dental abscesses and tooth avulGraduation day for residents of the NYPBMH Dental Medicine GPR program sions. Residents are on call an average of two to three times per month. The value of community service has always been at the forefront of our mission statement. We work hand in hand with our hospital outreach liaison and SDDS to help meet the needs of our Brooklyn neighbors. At community fairs and neighborhood schools, our residents and attendings screen and educate attendees on oral hygiene, smoking cessation and oral cancer awareness. In addition, we often help staff the Colgate van and participate in the Give Kids a Smile and Salute Veterans with a Smile programs. We are always in the market for new specialists (especially oral surgeons and periodontists) that share our desire to mentor our residents and help care for our patients in need. 4 SDDS BULLETIN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023 — VOLUME 40 ◊ NUMBER 5
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