| University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Advanced Education Program in Endodontics |
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| Street Address: |
1530 3rd Ave., S., SDB 406 |
| City, state, zip: |
Birmingham, AL 35294-0007 |
| Program director: |
Paul D. Eleazer, D.D.S. |
| Department/section chair: |
Paul D. Eleazer, D.D.S. |
| Predoctoral director: |
Madelyn Coar, D.M.D. |
| Contact person: |
Susie Moorer |
| Phone: |
205/934-5470 |
| E-mail: |
smoorer@uab.edu |
| Program Web site: |
www.dental.uab.edu/departments-and-programs/endodontics.html |
| Application method: |
Institution |
| Application submission: |
Hard copy |
| Application deadline: |
September 30 |
| Application fee: |
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| Application Web site(s): |
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| Annual start date: |
July 1 |
| Accreditation status: |
A1
(Approval without reporting requirements) |
| Full-time faculty members: |
3 |
| Part-time faculty members: |
4 |
| Full-time Board certified: |
1 |
| Part-time Board certified: |
0 |
| Volunteer: |
0 |
| Volunteer Board certified: |
0 |
| Accept foreign-trained dentists? |
No |
| Degrees/certificates offered: |
- Certificate
- M.S.
- Ph.D.
- M.S.D.
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| Length of program in months: |
- Certificate: 24
- M.S.: 24 or more
- Ph.D.: 36 or more
- M.S.D.: 24 or more
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| State license required? |
Yes |
| Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? |
Yes, Alabama |
| Prerequisites: |
- Dental degree from any national or international dental school
- Number of required letters of recommendation
- Class rank
- National Board scores along with minimum score,
if required
- Photo
- GPR or one year of practice
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| Number of endodontic resident slots: |
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| Ratio of acceptance to applicants: |
1-to-25 |
| Tuition per year: |
$5,000 - 10,000 |
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above): |
$5,000 - 10,000 |
| Microscope: |
Provided |
| Salary amount: |
$0 |
| Stipend amount: |
$4,000 |
| Required graduate preclinical technique course: |
No |
| 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: |
Rotating night on call |
| Clinical setting: |
Dental school |
| Affiliated institution: |
Birmingham VA Medical Center |
| Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: |
More than 250 |
| Research requirements: |
Published paper |
| Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution: |
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Prosthodontics
- Orthodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Periodontics
- Public Health
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