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University of Louisville
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 501 S. Preston St., Room LL35
City, state and zip: Louisville, KY 40292
Program director: Stephen J. Clark, D.M.D.
Department/section chair: Henry Greenwell, D.M.D., M.S.D.
Predoctoral director: Ricardo Caicedo, D. M.D., and Joe Morelli, D.M.D.
Contact person: Stephen J. Clark, D.M.D.
Phone: 502/852-1224
Fax: 502/852-3333
E-mail: stephen.clark@louisville.edu
Program Web site: http://louisville.edu/dental/endodontics/program
Application method: Institution
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: August 15
Application fee: $50
Application Web site(s): N/A
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: N/A
Full-time faculty members: 3
Part-time faculty members: 6
Full-time Board certified: 2
Part-time Board certified: 1
Volunteer: 0
Volunteer Board certified: 0
Accept foreign-trained dentists? No
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
  • M.S.: 24
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Limited license in the state of Kentucky
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
  • Photo
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-25
Tuition per year: $10,001 - 15,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$5,000 - 10,000
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $0
Required graduate preclinical technique course: No
First-year enrollment: Can enrolll in both the first year
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 20%
Percent of time spent in research: 10%
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: On-call two months per year
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: N/A
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: More than 250
Research requirements: Paper suitable for publication for certificate and thesis plus paper for master's degree
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
Additional program highlights: Extensive clinical experience with most residents completing 400-600 cases. All instruments and microscope furnished by program. Each of the three full-time faculty has 20 plus years of private practice experience.