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University of Texas at Houston
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 6516 MD Anderson Blvd.
City, state and zip: Houston, TX 77030-3402
Program director: John R. Ludington Jr., D.D.S., M.S.D.
Department/section chair: John R. Ludington Jr., D.D.S., M.S.D.
Predoctoral director: John R. Ludington Jr., D.D.S., M.S.D.
Contact person: John R. Ludington Jr., D.D.S., M.S.D.
Phone: 713/500-4227
Fax: 713/500-0402
E-mail: john.r.ludington@uth.tmc.edu
Program Web site: www.db.uth.tmc.edu
Application method: PASS
Application submission: Internet
Application deadline: August 15
Application fee: N/A
Application Web site(s): https://pass.adea.org/
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
Full-time faculty members: 3
Part-time faculty members: 5
Full-time Board certified: 1
Part-time Board certified: 2
Volunteer: 4
Volunteer Board certified: 4
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.D.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 36
  • M.S.D.: 36
State license required? No
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? N/A
Prerequisites:
  • Dental degree from national or international dental school
  • Number of required letters of recommendation
  • Class rank
  • National Board scores along with minimum score, if required
  • GRE along with minimum score, if required
  • Minimum TOEFL score
  • Photo
  • Official Transcripts
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 2-to-45
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: $0
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: Certificate or M.S.D.
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 40%
Percent of time spent in research: 10%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 50%
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: Published paper
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Public Health
Additional program highlights: Dental branch located at Texas Medical Center—the world's largest medical center.