| Louisiana State University |
| Advanced Education Program in Endodontics |
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| Street address: |
1100 Florida Ave. |
| City, state and zip: |
New Orleans, LA 70119-2714 |
| Program director: |
Billie G. Jeansonné, D.D.S., Ph.D. |
| Department/section chair: |
Billie G. Jeansonné, D.D.S., Ph.D. |
| Predoctoral director: |
Leneise C. Lynn, D.M.D. |
| Contact person: |
Delores Bradford |
| Phone: |
504/941-8113 |
| Fax: |
504/941-8115 |
| E-mail: |
dbradf@lsuhsc.edu |
| Program Web site: |
www.lsusd.lsuhsc.edu/ |
| Application method: |
PASS |
| Application submission: |
Hard copy, photo, and fee directly to LSUSD Office of Advanced Education |
| Application deadline: |
September 1 for LSU; two weeks earlier for PASS |
| Application fee: |
$30 |
| Application Web site(s): |
www.adea.org |
| Annual start date: |
June 22 |
| Accreditation status: |
A1 |
| Full-time faculty members: |
2 |
| Part-time faculty members: |
5 |
| Full-time Board certified: |
1 |
| Part-time Board certified: |
1 |
| Volunteer: |
4 |
| Volunteer Board certified: |
3 |
| Accept foreign-trained dentists? |
Yes |
| Degrees/certificates offered: |
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| Length of program in months: |
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| State license required? |
Yes |
| Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? |
Yes, Louisiana restricted license application sent on acceptance into program, and requires credential review and written jurisprudence examination only |
| 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
- Photo
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| Number of endodontic resident slots: |
3 per class |
| Ratio of acceptance to applicants: |
1-to-20 |
| Tuition per year: |
$5,000 - 10,000 (tuition waived with stipend award) |
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above): |
Approximately $900 |
| Microscope: |
Provided |
| Salary amount: |
$0 |
| Stipend amount: |
$1,200 - 1,800 (awarded to all residents) |
| Required graduate preclinical technique course: |
Yes |
| First-year enrollment: |
Certificate |
| Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: |
25% |
| Percent of time spent in research: |
5% |
| Percent of time spent in clinical care: |
60% |
| Percent of time spent in teaching: |
5 - 10% |
| Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: |
No on-call; current patient emergencies are seen in clinic as needed |
| Clinical setting: |
Dental school |
| Affiliated institution: |
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| 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: |
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Prosthodontics
- Orthodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Periodontics
- Oral Medicine
- GPR
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| Additional program highlights: |
After completion of certificate program, residents can pursue M.P.H. or M.S. in Oral Biology with a third year of study |