| University of Texas at Houston |
| Advanced Education Program in Endodontics |
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| 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: |
|
| 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
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| 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
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| Additional program highlights: |
Dental branch located at Texas Medical Center—the world's largest medical center. |