SURG301A

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Stanford Plastic Surgery's Dental Section offers a 4-week clerkship for 3rd and 4th year medical and dental students interested in learning more about dental medicine and surgery. In addition, Residents (typically ED, ENT, Anesthesia, ID, Path) have also enjoyed this clerkship. The rotation offers a broad exposure to the many different clinical facets of dental medicine and surgery from dentoalveolar trauma to clearance of oral infection prior to cancer treatment, transplants, or cardiac devices. Students will also have the opportunity to work in a variety of practice settings. The rotation consists of two week blocks that take place at both Stanford Hospital and Lucille Packard Children?s Hospital, as well as at the outpatient Dental Medicine and Surgery/Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic. Time will be spent at the Welch Road Campus in the OR, ED, and doing inpatient hospital consults, the Menlo Outpatient Clinic, and occasionally at the RWC campus. Students will meet and work with faculty from these sites. The students will integrate as members of the clinical teams and participate in direct care of dental surgery patients. An individualized schedule will be distributed prior to first day of clerkship. Please note: Visiting students must obtain approval from Sabrina Alinejad prior to applying for this clerkship. Please email requests to salineja@stanford.edu. PREREQUISITES: Dental or medical school student in 3rd or 4th year; any year of Residency. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 2 weeks or 4 weeks, 2 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Gary Roberts, DDS, groberts@stanford.edu, 650-723-5824. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Sabrina Alinejad salineja@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Meet with Dr. Roberts or designated dental faculty to touch base at 1st floor of Blake Wilbur; Time: 7:00 AM. CALL CODE: 2- Rotating Residents and Fellows will likely share some call depending on the set call schedule. Rotating Students will have the option to share call, but will not be primary. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: SUMC.