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- One major reason for choosing OHSU is,
I went to Prosthodontic Residency before this
and then looking to dual specialize
I wanted a program that could fulfill some of my needs
for what I wanted to continue my training.
Part of that is Nasal Alveolar Molding
which we get great experience in,
as part of the cranial facial team
up at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.
Additionally, it was important to have a well-rounded
experience with, working with the orthodontic colleagues,
working with our endodontic colleagues.
Kinda getting a nice approach
of, handling Pediatric Dentistry as a whole
rather than just like a segmented view of just a few things.
- So the program at OHSU is a really fun program
because we are integrated with all of our friends,
both in the school of dentistry and in the hospital
at Doernbecher Children's Hospital.
So, our residents get a very nice experience
working with both our dental specialty colleagues,
as well as the different medical colleagues
in the hospital programs.
- Most of the patients in the whole State
that have disabilities come to this one dental clinic
because no one else the dentists are prepared to see 'em
and are comfortable seeing 'em.
So you'll leave here with really, really good training
and be comfortable seeing these kids
and know where to look for the answers and that kinda thing.
- The residents have a lot of opportunities
to just get in there and do Pediatric Dentistry
in the operating room setting, in the clinic setting.
The collaborative work with other services
and other providers.
Building confidence in being able to communicate with,
different medical providers and different team members
and learning how to communicate,
it's such a great component to this program.
- We're looking for residents that are self-starters
and are really looking to work hard
and learn a lot during these two years here.
I think, you're presented with a such a great opportunity
of being around people that are experts
in all of their fields.
And so, we're looking for people
who really embrace that and take that to heart
and can give all of their energy and time
to really get the best experience out of this two years.
- We have four residents in the second year class
and four residents in the first year class.
So we have eight residents total.
And so we also run three different clinics.
We have a clinic here at the school,
we have a clinic up at the hospital
and then we have our operating room.
And so, it's something where among the residents
we can be dispersed in any of the clinics at any given time.
One amazing part of this program,
is a second year has always paired with the first year.
And that's a great thing
because you get to learn from the second year,
you get to work with them and it's something as a first year
whether you're coming out of dental school,
whether you've been out in private practice,
whether you've done a GPR or AGD,
it's nice because you can work with the second year
and kind of build off of their experiences.
- I can't say enough about how much I love my co-residents,
which to me was kinda of a surprise
because, I didn't meet any of my co-residents
on interview day.
So when I found out who my co-residents were,
I was curious what our dynamic would be like
but, my co-residents are such good people.
They're just genuine and awesome and honest
and we all have each other's back.
And we just get along super well.
- I love the Attendings who are here.
We have a diverse group of Attendings.
The three full-time Attendings are wonderful
we work with them in the operating room,
we work with them in clinics.
We can really bounce ideas or treatment plans off of them
or if we're working with a medically complex patient,
up at the hospital that's a time that we can sit down
with them, discuss the case, discuss any consultations
we need with medical colleagues.
All in all, they're amazing.
- The faculty here are really great.
We have three faculty that we work with very consistently.
They come with very different experiences
and very different treatment approaches,
that really encourage us to think through
why the patient is before us.
Not just to treat the symptom of their carries process,
but also to treat the patient
and to address the fact that there needs to be changes.
And how to communicate that with both the child
and the parents or the guardians.
- Our Attendings are great.
They're incredibly welcoming and respectful
and understand that we all come from different backgrounds.
So it's truly a gift to be able to work alongside
with people that I look up to, that can encourage
our training and encourage our learning.
- Portland it's just a very, it's an active city.
There are always people biking
even when it's a downpour of rain,
there are still people out biking
and they just have their rain gear
and they're ready to go.
It's interesting and funny and cool.
Also, it's not that far to get to the coast of Oregon.
There are some really beautiful parts of the coast of Oregon
and just driving through Oregon,
the terrain is unlike any I've experienced before.
- I've been loving it.
And Portland is such a cute town.
You go to different areas of Portland
and each place kind of has a different vibe to it,
but also overall they're cohesively relax
and everyone is super chill and I've been enjoying
that a lot.
The nature is beautiful.
Like just driving from one place to another
like I'm just amazed by the scenery.
So every time I'm driving I'm just like, "Oh my God,"
super distracted by all the pretty trees
and the sunset and things like that.
So yeah I love Portland.
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