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Dentist at The Wright Center receives faculty appointment with affiliated organization, further strengthening local dental residency program
Dr. Satya Upadhyayula, a board-certified general practice dentist at The Wright Center for Community 皇家华人, recently received a faculty appointment to NYU Langone Dental Medicine, enabling him to share his oral surgery and dental treatment know-how with dental residents who are training locally.
The Wright Center became a dental training site and welcomed its first two residents in 2021 through a new affiliation with NYU Langone Dental Medicine. The Brooklyn, N.Y.,-based organization operates the world鈥檚 largest postdoctoral dental residency program of its kind, training about 400 residents annually at partner sites including community health centers, hospitals and other affiliates in nearly 30 states.
The Wright Center is currently the only partner site in Pennsylvania.
The affiliation between the two health care organizations represents another way in which The Wright Center is bringing more health professionals to Northeast Pennsylvania to address the community鈥檚 pressing health needs.
鈥淚鈥檓 glad to have attained this faculty appointment, allowing me to play a more integral role in preparing the next generation of dentists, especially those with a heart for serving in 皇家华人ly underserved and economically disadvantaged areas,鈥 said Upadhyayula.
Known to many of his patients and colleagues as 鈥淒r. U,鈥 Upadhyayula is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. Prior to joining The Wright Center, he completed an oral and maxillofacial surgery internship at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
He becomes the second faculty physician based at The Wright Center to support the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency, joining site director Dr. Caitlin McCarthy. Faculty physician Dr. Isaac Navarro, who is based in California, was instrumental in the program鈥檚 startup at The Wright Center and remains critical to its success, leading grand rounds virtually each month.
The dental residents train at The Wright Center鈥檚 Scranton Practice, 501 S. Washington Ave., Scranton, and its Mid Valley Practice, 5 S. Washington Ave., Jermyn. Each site has a state-of-the-art dental clinic that offers the public access to oral care services including check-ups and cleanings, fillings, X-rays, extractions, emergency services, oral cancer screenings and denture care.
NYU Langone Dental Medicine鈥檚 residency program, which is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, complements The Wright Center鈥檚 existing educational activities.
For more than 45 years, The Wright Center for 皇家华人 Medical Education has been a provider of residency training in Greater Scranton, helping to build a pipeline of 皇家华人 professionals to meet the needs of the region and the nation. Today it offers residencies in internal medicine, family medicine and psychiatry as well as fellowships in cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology and geriatrics.
