St. Luke’s Trains Dentists to Provide Comprehensive Primary Care

St. Luke’s Department of Dentistry offers a comprehensive GPR Program. Three positions are available for one year of post-graduate education and training including outpatient and inpatient care. The program is accredited by the CODA.

The St. Luke’s Dental Residency Program trains dentists to provide comprehensive primary care to all patients. There is a diverse patient population that includes complex medical patients, special-needs patients and geriatric patients.

Experience is obtained across the spectrum of:

  • Dentistry, including fixed and removable prosthetics
  • Restorative and aesthetic dentistry
  • Oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • Orthodontics
  • Pediatric dentistry
  • Periodontics
  • Endodontics
  • Oral medicine

Clinical experiences include off-service rotations in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family medicine and community health. Residents also will acquire competency in the assessment and treatment of dental and facial trauma, dental emergencies, physical diagnosis and the treatment of office emergencies, including experience performing OR cases.

Application Process

Eligibility

All applicants to the St. Luke’s GPR Program must:

  • Be graduates of a fully ADA accredited United States or Canadian dental school.
  • Be eligible for a limited permit or license in Pennsylvania
  • Secure their own student visas through the US Immigration and Naturalization Service

Applications

The GPR Program participates in the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) for resident application. The GPR Program also participates in the MATCH residency selection process.

Applicants who DO NOT apply through PASS or MATCH must send the items below directly to:

St. Luke’s Dental Residency Program
c/o Dental Program Director
240 Union Station Plaza
Bethlehem, PA 18015

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal statement describing goals and objectives for entering the program
  • Dental school transcript(s)
  • Dean’s letter of recommendation
  • Three letters of recommendation from clinical faculty
  • Scores from the National Dental Board Examination, Part 1
  • 2” x 2” photograph