| Loma Linda University |
| Advanced Education Program in Endodontics |
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| Street address: |
11092 Anderson St. |
| City, state and zip: |
Loma Linda, CA 92350-1706 |
| Program director: |
Mahmoud Torabinejad, D.M.D., M.S.D., Ph.D. |
| Department/section chair: |
Leif K. Bakland, D.D.S. |
| Predoctoral director: |
N/A |
| Contact person: |
Mahmoud Torabinejad, D.M.D., M.S.D., Ph.D. |
| Phone: |
909/558-4681 |
| Fax: |
909/558-0122 |
| E-mail: |
endodontics@llu.edu |
| Program Web site: |
www.llu.edu/llu/dentistry/endo/graduateprogram.html |
| Application method: |
Institution |
| Application submission: |
Internet |
| Application deadline: |
October 15 |
| Application fee: |
$60 |
| Application Web site(s): |
www.llu.edu/apply/ |
| Annual start date: |
July 1 |
| Accreditation status: |
A1 |
| Full-time faculty members: |
4 |
| Part-time faculty members: |
31 |
| Full-time Board certified: |
2 |
| Part-time Board certified: |
9 |
| Volunteer: |
2 |
| Volunteer Board certified: |
0 |
| Accept foreign-trained dentists? |
Yes |
| Degrees/certificates offered: |
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| Length of program in months: |
- Certificate: 27
- M.S.: 27 plus
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| State license required? |
Yes |
| Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? |
No, license may be from any state |
| 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 Fellowship program (specific type required)
- Photo
- GRE only required if accepted into the program
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| Ratio of acceptance to applicants: |
3-to-50 |
| Tuition per year: |
Above $40,000 |
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above): |
$2,700 - 3,000 |
| Microscope: |
Provided |
| Salary amount: |
N/A |
| Stipend amount: |
N/A |
| Required graduate preclinical technique course: |
Yes |
| First-year enrollment: |
Certificate |
| Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: |
30% |
| Percent of time spent in research: |
10% |
| Percent of time spent in clinical care: |
50% |
| Percent of time spent in teaching: |
5 - 10% |
| Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: |
Less than 5% |
| Clinical setting: |
Dental school |
| Affiliated institution: |
N/A |
| Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: |
151 - 200 |
| Research requirements: |
Published paper, thesis |
| Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution: |
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Prosthodontics
- Orthodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Periodontics
- Dental Anesthesiology
- Advanced Implant Dentistry
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