Department of General Dentistry

Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine's Department of General Dentistry provides comprehensive oral healthcare services. These services, performed by performed by supervised dental students, residents and faculty, include routine dental exams, cleanings and X-rays, as well as restorative procedures like fillings, crowns and bridges. Additionally, patients can receive preventive care such as fluoride treatments and sealants to help maintain dental health. Patients benefit from affordable care while students gain hands-on experience.

Emergency On-Call: Urgent and emergent dental care is managed 24 hours/day 7 days per week in the Emergency Department at Stony Brook University Hospital and on weekdays at the outpatient dental care center. Residents are assigned to daily and weekend call on a rotating basis.

The stipend for the GPR program is equivalent to that of a PGY-1 hospital-based resident. Salary for the 2025-2026 year is $77,008, in addition to state benefits (paid holiday and sick leave, medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, and prescription plan) and tuition/fee waivers. Salary is subject to any changes as may be contractually negotiated.

Each GPR resident will accrue 15 days of paid vacation time, one week of which must coincide with the observed winter recess of the School of Dental Medicine unless assigned to the emergency coverage or other service rotations. The remaining vacation time may be taken at a time that does not interfere with assigned rotations and must have the approval of the GPR program director or his/her designee. Each resident will also be entitled to all holidays observed by the UUP bargaining unit. The following are the State scheduled holidays to which the GPR residents are entitled unless a specific assignment or emergency coverage has been scheduled as part of the program on one of those days. In those instances, the GPR residents are entitled to compensatory time off in lieu of the day worked/assigned. The holidays are Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day and Presidents Day. GPR residents accrue sick days during the calendar year to be utilized for illness and medical issues. In case of illness, please contact the GPR reception desk as soon as possible to allow for patient rescheduling. 

Make an Appointment: (631) 632-8989

For more information on general dentistry services, visit the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Dental Care Center website.

Department Chair: Ying Gu, DDS, PhD
Phone: (631) 632-8971 | Email: ying.gu@stonybrookmedicine.edut the Current General Practice Residents