VA Great Lakes Dental Residency Program

A new frontier of dental postgraduate education

Our vision is to be the premier destination for dental graduates seeking a residency in General Dentistry or a Specialty in Prosthodontics.

Residents who complete our programs gain real-world experience and confidence in how to treat a full spectrum of patients.  Residents are exposed to broad range medically compromised patients with complex oral conditions while utilizing the latest technology.

A mission to serve

With a continuing commitment to the raise the standards of care, our primary goals are to provide high quality advanced training to recent dental graduates while serving our country’s Veterans. Through values reflecting compassion, dignity, integrity, and service, our residency programs affirm our dedication to care for Veterans.

Our clinical training

VA Great Lakes Dental Residency programs reside throughout multiple facilities and locations.

Our teaching staff believes that its role is to help each resident achieve clinical competencies and then challenge the resident’s clinical understanding and decision-making capabilities.  All training is conducted under the direction and supervision of full-time and part-time staff. Attending instructors are educationally qualified and present during clinic and lecture sessions for consultation.  Our faculty for at each site consists of:

Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Milwaukee, WI Dental Clinic Staff

• Full-time staff:
  • 6 General Dentists
  • 1 Oral Surgeon
  • 3 Prosthodontists
  • 3 Prosthodontic Residents
  • 5 Hygienists
• Part-time staff:
  • 2 General Dentists
  • 1 Prosthodontist
  • 2 Oral Surgeons

Milo C. Huempfner VA Outpatient Clinic Green Bay WI Dental Clinic Staff

• Full-time staff
  • 2 General Dentists
  • 1 Oral Surgeon
  • 2 Prosthodontists
  • 2 Hygienists

The Great Lakes Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Residency is a one-year program that enrolls residents at two VA locations. The Clement J. Zablocki VAMC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, enrolls three AEGD residents, and the Milo C. Huempfner VA Health Care Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, enrolls two AEGD residents.

The Great Lakes Advanced Specialty Education in Prosthodontics at the Clement J. Zablocki VAMC in Milwaukee is a three-year year program that enrolls one resident per year.

Each Resident is afforded:

• A stipend position with benefits.
• Their own operatory to perform multiple aspects of dentistry.
• Their own desk and computer in the Doctor’s Office.

Every operatory has:

• A dedicated dental assistant to work alongside the Resident.
• Digital radiography equipment
• Armamentarium provided for comprehensive treatment in:
  • Root Canal Therapy
  • Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics
  • Direct Restorations
  • Oral Surgery

Current Technology Residents are exposed include:

• I/O Scanning
• CBCT/PANO
• 3D Printers
• Milling Machines

The patients are complex, and the standards are high. It is expected that residents will work efficiently as the needs of our Veteran population are extensive, yet the overriding emphasis is on quality, not quantity. The dedicated and energetic resident will find unlimited opportunities to excel, not only clinically, but also through direct resident feedback, we are able to be innovative with our program and improve resident experiences.

For admission to The Great Lakes Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) or The Great Lakes Advanced Specialty Education in Prosthodontics Residency, all prospective candidates must complete the PASS Application on the American Dental Education Association’s PASS application website. Click on the PASS Program Finder to search for our programs. When viewing each program and training site, you will see a unique Program Code that will represent the program and training site to which you are interested in applying. Use that Program Code on your application.  Application requirements are also listed on the  PASS Application website.

• Applicants may apply during their senior year of dental school. The applicant must be enrolled in or a graduate of an American Dental Association accredited dental school and have passed the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE).
• Applicants must be United States citizens.
• Applications may be filed through the Postdoctoral Applications Support Service (PASS) sponsored by the American Association of Dental Schools. This system relieves the applicant of completing multiple and repetitive applications to individual programs by allowing the applicant to file one standardized application with this centralized service.
• Candidates are selected based upon academic records, letters of recommendation, and a personal interview.

Please note:  The American Dental Education Association’s PASS application program simply facilitates the application process and has no impact upon the selection process. Information and PASS application forms and instructions can be obtained online at http://www.adea.org/.

Please note: Our Programs do not participate in The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®), also known as The Match®

Interested candidates can apply through PASS at:  https://www.adea.org/PASSapp/applicants/

Great Lakes Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD)

• Milwaukee VA - Milwaukee, WI – PASS Program Code 111
• Green Bay VA - Green Bay, WI – PASS Program Code 1521

Great Lakes Advanced Specialty Education in Prosthodontics (PROS)

• Milwaukee VA - Milwaukee, WI – PASS Program Code 437

To contact us for more information, please send us an email and include the following information:

• First name
• Last name
• Email address
• Dental school currently enrolled in (if applicable)
• How did you hear about us?
• Program you are interested in:

1. AEGD
2. Prosthodontics