在牙科医学院和附属教学医院（包括石溪大学医学中心和长岛犹太医学中心）提供培训。该计划的目标是培养高学历，具有临床能力的牙周病医生，他们能够熟练地诊断和治疗各种形式的牙周疾病。在植入术，口腔和牙周整形外科，口腔重建外科和牙周医学方面进行了重要的培训。通过演讲，研讨会，病例报告会和临床实践来实现教育目标。牙周证书的获得取决于所有预定课程的圆满完成，20份书面完整病例报告的组合以及通过在职，口头综合检查和美国牙周病学模拟考试的合格性。
Training is provided at the School of Dental Medicine and at affiliated teaching hospitals, including Stony Brook University Medical Center and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The program objective is to produce highly educated and clinically competent periodontists proficient in the diagnosis and treatment of the various forms of periodontal diseases. Significant training is given in implantology, oral and periodontal plastic surgery, oral reconstructive surgery, and periodontal medicine. Educational objectives are accomplished through lectures, seminars, case presentation conferences and clinical practice. The receipt of a certificate in periodontics is dependent upon satisfactory completion of all scheduled courses, a portfolio of 20 written completed case reports, and passing in-service, oral comprehensive examinations and simulated American Board of Periodontology examinations.