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Louisiana State University
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
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: 504/941-8395
Fax: 504/941-8396
E-mail: dbradf@lsuhsc.edu
Program Web site: www.lsusd.lsuhsc.edu/
Application method: PASS
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: September 1
Application fee: $30
Application Web site(s): N/A
Annual start date: July 1
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:
  • 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, Louisiana restricted license 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
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-20
Tuition per year: $5,000 - 10,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
Approximately $900
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $1,200 - 1,800
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 emergencies seen in clinic
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: N/A
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
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