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Medical College of Georgia
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 1459 Laney Walker Blvd.
City, state and zip: Augusta, GA 30912-1244
Program director: Robert J. Loushine, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: R. Norman Weller, D.M.D.
Predoctoral director: Steven Roberts, D.D.S.
Contact person: Marie Churchville
Phone: 706/721-2151
Fax: 706/721-8184
E-mail: mchurchville@mail.mcg.edu
Program Web site: www.mcg.edu/sod/AdvEd/endo.htm
Application method: Institution
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: October 1
Application fee: None
Application Web site(s): www.mcg.edu/sod/AdvEd/apply.pdf
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
Full-time faculty members: 3
Part-time faculty members: 4
Full-time Board certified: 3
Part-time Board certified: 2
Volunteer: 2
Volunteer Board certified: 1
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
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
  • Photo
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 2-to-75
Tuition per year: N/A
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
N/A
Microscope: Lease
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $0
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: Certificate
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 40%
Percent of time spent in research: 5%
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: 5%
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: Medical College of Georgia
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
Additional program highlights: Close association with the Army Endodontic Residency Program at Fort Gordon, GA.