>>I'm Edgard El Chaar
>>My name is Alejandro Castaño
>>Giuseppe Cicero
>>Peter Loomer
>>I'm Sarah Oshman, I'm a third year in the post graduate program in
periodontics at NYU College of Dentistry.
>>The importance for somebody to come for
postgraduate training is they look for
clinical experience
>>NYU, first of all is a very very strong clinical program
>>We're constantly working and
helping each other and having new
experiences it's just something that you
have to stand there and feel it to
really understand
>>It is a very vibrant
place, is a very cosmopolitan place, and
the beauty of it is it's a multi-ethnic place
>>The patient population is really diverse
so it can really prepare you for many
things in private practice.
>>Students get experience with patients of all different backgrounds
>>We're always facing new different
challenges every day
>>We are very rich in didactic so we give
them a variety of courses
>>And students have the opportunity to do research projects with all kinds of different
aspects of higher education
>>We're really focusing on new protocols on bone and
soft tissue regeneration
>>We've been trying to publish a lot of new articles
>>Being part of writing a textbook was a
dream for me
>>When I see them on the
podium lecture, it is amazing how you see
them and compare how three years have
made a difference in their lives,
how confident they are, on how they stand
up and it sounds like music coming out
of the mouth
>>When you're a graduate student in periodontics you're kind of part of a small family
>>It felt like a team; everyone supported each other and
that's really what I liked about it most
>>We're able to work together and get new things out there and I feel like we're
making a difference
>>My favorite part of the program is to build the smile back.
