Emily Neeley, DMD
Program Director
The LSU Health Shreveport General Practice Residency (GPR) program is a one-year experience in hospital dentistry and is based in the university’s affiliates: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center and David Raines Community Health Center and other community clinics.. The program intensively trains general dentists to understand and competently manage complex dental patients with medically, mentally, emotionally, and physically compromised conditions, including age (geriatric and pediatric), utilizing the resources and facilities of a hospital. Advanced training is provided in all areas of dentistry to enhance the skills required during postdoctoral education and upon completion, the skills and judgement commensurate with their residency experience.
More than 87% of Louisiana is designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Area (DHPSA). There are an average of 3,397 citizens per general dental practice in Louisiana, which is higher than the current US average of 3,018.
Qualified candidates must have a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or equivalent from U.S. or Canadian Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited dental school, must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident, and must submit all required program application materials by the application deadline. Admission criteria are applied equally to all participants. Successful candidates will be evaluated for academic achievement and no adverse discriminatory judgements are made based on race, sex, religion, or national origin. Candidates will either hold a current DDS issued by any U.S. state or will be eligible to apply for licensure upon completion of dental school and before residency start date of July 1. Successful applicants are required to hold a Louisiana State Resident (Limited/Restricted) Dentist License effective at the beginning of residency training valid for duration of the residency program.
Program Director
Program Administrator
Codi Carpenter
Phone: (318) 675 - 6036
Email:
codi.carpenter@lsuhs.edu
The program intensively trains general dentists to understand and competently manage complex dental patients of all ages – pediatric to geriatric. LSU Health Shreveport currently enrolls six residents per year and provides advanced training in all areas of dentistry. The residents will experience general adult and pediatric dentistry based in the clinics of Dentistry, a division of LSU Health Shreveport Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Residents will also gain general dentistry experience in community and private practice clinics.