Pediatric Dentistry externships are limited to a one-week rotation for dental students who are enrolled in another dental school in the U.S. This externship is a working externship and you will be providing care to patients. Types of procedures will be left to the supervising faculty.
The pediatric dental externships are primarily intended for dental students who are interested in applying to our residency program.
Externs are scheduled with the pediatric residents at two clinical sites. One site is at the dental school (Center for Oral Health Care and Research) and the second is at an outreach clinic location (Ricardo Salinas Clinic).
The UT Health San Antonio Pediatric Externship provides dental students from other dental schools an opportunity to:
- Develop a more complete understanding of Pediatric Dentistry
- Observe the variety of services provided in the pediatric program, including collaboration with other departments
- Acquire experience with outreach community clinics
Requirements
- A letter to explain your interest in our program
- Currently enrolled and in good standing at a US dental school
- Current and updated curriculum vitae
- A letter of recommendation from a pediatric dental faculty at your school
- Dental school GPA > 3.0
- Dedication to ethical work practices and honesty
- You are responsible for your own room/board and transportation
- If accepted, provide your own malpractice insurance
- Proof of health insurance
- Background check
Externship Schedules
The participation of the externship takes place in the summer. There will be at times other dental students from other schools or our own school completing summer selectives. This is an opportunity to network with other dental students from our school.
- The best time to participate in the summer externships is in the summer following the junior year of dental school .
- Applications are accepted January 15 to March 31 each year (published on the University’s website)
- The summer externship will be one week:
- June 10 through June 14
- June 17 through June 21
- June 24 through June 28
- July 1 through July 5
We are not able to provide malpractice insurance for externs. If accepted, you must show proof of malpractice insurance prior to your arrival for the externship. The request to fill an externship position, once accepted, represents a serious commitment. If an applicant withdraws without sufficient notice to the UT Health San Antonio Program Director, he or she is essentially robbing other applicants of an externship opportunity.
Apply
Dental students interested in this experience should download, complete, and submit by email the Extern Application Form to:
Email: ramirezr14@uthscsa.edu
Phone: (210)567-1284
Additional information on Pediatric Dentistry Externships or the application process may be obtained through the Administrative Assistant of the Pediatric Dentistry program, Rebecca Ramirez, at (210) 567-1284 or via email at ramirezr14@uthscsa.edu