Dental Medicine and Surgery Clerkship

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Stanford Plastic Surgery's Dental Section offers a 4-week clerkship for 3rd and 4th year medical and dental students interested in learning more about dental medicine and surgery, Residents (typically ED, ENT, Anesthesia, ID, Path). The rotation offers a broad exposure to the many different clinical facets of dental medicine and surgery from dentoalveolar trauma to clearance of oral infection prior to cancer treatment, transplants, or cardiac devices. Students will also have the opportunity to work in a variety of practice settings. The rotation consists of two week rotations that take place in Stanford Hospital and the Dental Medicine and Surgery/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic. Clerkship includes time in Clinic on Welch Road and at RWC campus, as well as in OR & ED, along with in hospital consults. Students will meet and work with faculty from these sites. The students will work as members of the clinical teams and participate in the clinical care of dental surgery patients. Four week schedule will be distributed prior to first day of clerkship. Please note: Visiting students must obtain approval from Lillian L.C. Lee prior to applying for this clerkship. Please email requests to lilclee@stanford.edu. PREREQUISITES: Dental or medical school student in 3rd or 4th year. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 2 weeks or 4 weeks, 2 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Gary Roberts, DDS, groberts@stanford.edu, 650-723-5824. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Lillian L.C. Lee, lilclee@stanford.edu, 650-724-5985. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Meet with Dr. Roberts or designated dental faculty to touch base at 1st floor of Blake Wilbur; Time: 7:00 AM. CALL CODE: 2- Rotating Residents and Fellows will likely share some call depending on the set call schedule. Rotating Students will have the option to share call, but will not be primary. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: SUMC.