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Keesler Medical Center
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 301 Fisher St.
City, state and zip: Keesler AFB, MS 39534-2567
Program director: Richard E. Rutledge, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: N/A
Predoctoral director: N/A
Contact person: Richard E. Rutledge, D.D.S.
Phone: 210/292-7831
Fax: 210/292-6431
E-mail: richard.rutledge@lackland.af.mil
Program Web site: www.keesler.af.mil/units/81stmedicalgroup.asp
Application method: Accepts active duty Air Force dental officers only
Application submission: N/A
Application deadline: N/A
Application fee: N/A
Application Web site(s): N/A
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
Full-time faculty members: 2
Part-time faculty members: 0
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
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Yes, any state license
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
  • GRE along with minimum score, if required
  • Must be active duty Air Force
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-4
Tuition per year: $0
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$0
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: Air Force salary
Stipend amount: $0
Required graduate preclinical technique course: N/A
First-year enrollment: N/A
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 36.2%
Percent of time spent in research: 5.8%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 54.3%
Percent of time spent in teaching: 3.7%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: On-call seven consecutive days every 12 weeks
Clinical setting: Stand-alone dental facility
Affiliated institution: Baylor School of Dentistry
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: More than 250
Research requirements: Publishable manuscript
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • GPR and AEGD-1