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Veterans Affairs Medical Center
New York
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 423 E. 23rd St.
City, state and zip: New York, NY 10010
Program director: Bernard S. Lichtenstein, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: Stephen Bergen, D.D.S.
Predoctoral director: N/A
Contact person: Bernard S. Lichtenstein, D.D.S.
Phone: 212/686-7500, ext. 7048
Fax: 212/951-3378
E-mail: Bernard.Lichtenstein@va.gov
Program Web site: N/A
Application method: N/A
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: September 30
Application fee: $0
Application Web site(s): N/A
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 1
Part-time faculty members: 3
Full-time Board certified: 0
Part-time Board certified: 1
Volunteer: 0
Volunteer Board certified: 0
Accept foreign-trained dentists? No
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
State license required? No
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? N/A
Prerequisites:
  • Number of required letters of recommendation
  • National Board scores along with minimum score,
    if required
  • Class rank
  • GPR
  • Dental degree from United States or Canada
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-40
Tuition per year: Above $40,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
Above $40,000
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: $60,000
Stipend amount: N/A
Required graduate preclinical technique course: N/A
First-year enrollment: Certificate
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 30%
Percent of time spent in research: 5%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 60%
Percent of time spent in teaching: 5 - 10%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: N/A
Clinical setting: Hospital
Affiliated institution: N/A
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 151 - 200
Research requirements: Thesis
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Prosthodontics
  • Periodontics