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Loma Linda University
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
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:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 27
  • M.S.: 27 plus
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
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