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University of Maryland
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 650 W. Baltimore St.
City, state and zip: Baltimore, MD 21201
Program director: Ashraf F. Fouad, B.D.S., D.D.S., M.S.
Department/section chair: Ashraf F. Fouad, B.D.S., D.D.S., M.S.
Predoctoral director: Ashraf F. Fouad, B.D.S., D.D.S., M.S.
Contact person: Toni Saunders
Phone: 410/706-7047
Fax: 410/706-3028
E-mail: asaunders@umaryland.edu
Program Web site: N/A
Application method: PASS
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: August 15
Application fee: $60
Application Web site(s): N/A
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 3
Part-time faculty members: 2
Full-time Board certified: 2
Part-time Board certified: 1
Volunteer: 5
Volunteer Board certified: 1
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 36
  • M.S.: 36
State license required? No
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? N/A
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
  • GRE along with minimum score, if required
  • Minimum TOEFL score
  • Fellowship program
  • Photo
  • Extracurricular activities demonstrating leadership and/or creativity
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-25
Tuition per year: $25,001 - 30,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$5,000 - 10,000
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $7,500
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: M.S.
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 30%
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: One week every eight to nine weeks
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: VA Medical Center
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 201 - 250
Research requirements: Published paper
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology