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The goals of this project, Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (Grant Number D76HP20574), are to procure equipment for resident educational training in conjunction with the initiative to create an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM), and to enhance the general practice training opportunities of the TUSDM’s General Practice Residency (GPR) in Dentistry training program. The goals of the development and implementation of the AEGD will be in accordance with the American Dental Association’s recommendation for the Commission of Dental Accreditation for new program development in post graduate dental education. The proposed AEGD and enhanced GPR will provide increased access to care for populations at risk for oral health disease, defined as patients with developmental disabilities, HIV/AID’s, elderly, victims of domestic violence and substance abuse, the homeless and immigrants, through the benefits of the purchasing of the equipment. Emphasis will be made on the importance of oral health and its impact on general health and quality of life through the use of the equipment and curricula in conjunction with the services the equipment will provide. The development and implementation of an AEGD and the enhancement of the GPR at TUSDM will use the distance learning principles of Internet based curriculum to foster curriculum enhancement for faculty and resident training. The grant funded project to create faculty development will provide the framework for comprehensive, quality patient care utilizing community and dental school-based facilities as clinical sites for pre-doctoral student, resident, and faculty education, development, and practice.

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