THE SUMMER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM (SMP) AT PENN DENTAL MEDICINE

Lamarr Holland

SMP Overview

SMP is a four-and-a-half week program for local rising juniors and seniors in high school who have demonstrated academic excellence and an interest in pursuing a graduate education

Several graduate programs at the University of Pennsylvania participate, and select 10 students from the list of applicants

SMP Overview

The participating graduate programs: Medicine Nursing Engineering Dentistry Law

Each Wednesday, all 5 programs would meet and the students would receive lectures and assistance in college application process from university administrators

The Dental Program

The Penn Dental Medicine program is overseen by the Director of Diversity, Dr. Beverly Crawford, and coordinated by two rising 2nd year students

The emphasis of the program is to give students a condensed experience of the first year of dental school Didactic lectures Laboratory Exercises Clinical experiences (observational)

SMP Schedule

Didactic Lectures

Students received 1-hour lectures from faculty members on a variety of subjects Periodontics Orthodontics Prosthodontics Pharmacology

Lectures were also given by the coordinating dental students on osteology and anatomy

Occipital Bone

Lambda

Confluence of Sinuses

Superior Nuchal Line

Inferior Nuchal Line

Sphenoid Bone

Sella Turcica

Lesser Wing

Greater Wing

Optic Canal

Laboratory Experiences

A large portion of the program focused on laboratory experiences Wax-ups Drilling Preparations Restorative

Procedures Amalgam Composite

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Laboratory Experiences

The students were held to a high standard with regards to quality of work and professional approach

The purpose of the laboratory experiences was not to simply “try out” a procedure, but to learn it and appreciate its significance

Clinical Experiences

New to the Penn Dental Medicine is the Dental Auxiliary Unit program in which 1st year and 2nd year students assist 3rd and 4th year students in the clinic

To simulate that program, the students were given the proper preparation, and allowed to observe chair-side with working students Prior to entering the clinic floor the

students were CPR certified and informed of HIPPA practices

Clinical Experiences

Penn Dental Medicine has specialty clinics in many areas: Periodontics Endodontics Pediatric Dentistry Oral Medicine Oral Surgery Radiology

Students were given opportunities to observe in the endo, pediatric, and the oral surgery clinics as well

Continuation After Completion After the program ends, three students

from each program are selected by the coordinators to participate in the SMP-Plus program

SMP-Plus is a year-round program that guides students through the college application process step-by-step

The SMP-Plus students also take part in the SMP program for the next year as assistants to the graduate coordinators

Questions?

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