DISCIPLESHIP | COMMUNITY | DENTAL EXCELLENCE
The CMDA Dental Residency [+] Program trains and equips dentists to provide excellent dental care to underserved populations domestically and internationally in response to the call of Jesus to preach the Gospel and heal the sick.
WHY DO A RESIDENCY?
The CMDA Dental Residency [+] provides a unique combination of exceptional clinical experience and discipleship. The dentists we accept into The [+] Program intend to spend their lives serving the underserved through dentistry among under-resourced, marginalized and vulnerable populations domestically or internationally. Whether serving in an urban city, rural town or within an international context among unreached people groups, our graduates are encouraged to listen to the voice of God in their lives and follow His guidance. In all these scenarios graduating dental students benefit greatly from clinical training with difficult cases, exposure to living cross culturally and with intentional discipleship to be able to train others in the future.
THE [+] PROGRAM FRAMEWORK
Discipleship | Being and Making Disciples
Together with other residents, dentists, and other professionals, residents will navigate what it looks like to be compassionate doctors and obedient disciples of Jesus Christ equipped to carry the Gospel through dentistry domestically and internationally.
Community | Living in and Loving on Our Neighborhood
In the U.S., [+] Residents intentionally live in the neighborhood of their patient population- learning to build relationships and gaining exposure to the lives of their patients.
Dental Excellence | Post-Graduate Residency
In the U.S., [+] residents complete the NYU Langone Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Residency hosted at a CMDA [+] Program partnering health center. For specific information about the requirements of the AEGD program please see the NYU Langone AEGD description.
THE [+] PROGRAM OVERVIEW
YEAR 1 - RESIDENCY
Receive clinical training and complete the formal AEGD Residency at a [+] Health Center, while living in community.
YEAR 2 AND YEAR 3 - STAFF DENTIST
Hired as a staff dentist for 2 years, in the same [+] Health Center as your residency. Participate in an international rotation, training other residents, learning about practice management and growing in leadership.
“The [+] Program focuses on living out the Gospel in all aspects of life: from work to where we live and the relationships we have.”
— Elise Shockley, Former Dental Residency [+] Director
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL & DENTAL ASSOCIATIONS [+] COVENANT COMMUNITY CARE
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