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Boston University
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 100 E Newton St.
City, state and zip: Boston, MA 02118-2308
Program director: Jeffrey W. Hutter, D.M.D., M.Ed.
Department/section chair: Jeffrey W. Hutter, D.M.D., M.Ed.
Predoctoral director: Yanling Jiang, D.M.D., D.Sc.
Contact person: Jeffrey W. Hutter, D.M.D., M.Ed.
Phone: 617/638-5204
Fax: 617/638-6665
E-mail: jhutter@bu.edu
Program Web site: http://dentalschool.bu.edu/departments/index.html
Application method: PASS
Application submission: Internet
Application deadline: November 1
Application fee: N/A
Application Web site(s): http://dentalschool.bu.edu/bulletin/postdoc/app-index.html
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 3
Part-time faculty members: 3
Full-time Board certified: 1
Part-time Board certified: 0
Volunteer: 5
Volunteer Board certified: 1
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.D.
  • D.Sc.D.
  • Ph.D.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
  • M.S.D.: 36
  • D.Sc.D.: 48 or more
  • Ph.D.: 84
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Yes, limited license from Massachusetts
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
  • Minimum TOEFL score
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-20
Tuition per year: Above $40,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$15,001 - 20,000
Microscope: Purchase
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $0
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: Certificate
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 50%
Percent of time spent in research: 10%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 40%
Percent of time spent in teaching: Less than 5%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: 5%
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: N/A
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 201 - 250
Research requirements: Manuscript
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Public Health
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology