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Naval Postgraduate Dental School
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 8901 Wisconsin Ave.
City, state and zip: Bethesda, MD 20889
Program director: Terry D. Webb D.D.S., M.S.
Department/section chair: Patricia Tordik, D.M.D.
Predoctoral director: N/A
Contact person: Patricia Tordik, D.M.D.
Phone: 301/319-4676
Fax: 301/295-5767
E-mail: patricia.tordik@med.navy.mil
Program Web site: www.bethesda.med.navy.mil/Careers/Postgraduate_Dental_School/Endodontics/
Application method: Only active duty U.S. Navy eligible
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline:
Application fee:
Application Web site(s):
Annual start date: August 1
Accreditation status:
Full-time faculty members: 3
Part-time faculty members: 0
Full-time Board certified: 3
Part-time Board certified: 0
Volunteer:
Volunteer Board certified: 3
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? Yes, applicant must have an active license in at least one state
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
Number of endodontic resident slots:
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-5
Tuition per year: $0
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$0
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: Resident is paid according to rank and time in service
Stipend amount: $0
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: M.S.
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 40%
Percent of time spent in research: 10%
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: Residents share on-call responsibilities
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: National Naval Medical Center, Naval Postgraduate Dental School
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 151 - 200
Research requirements: Manuscript suitable for publication
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Prosthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Public Health
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Comprehensive Dentistry
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pain
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
  • Oral Medicine
Additional program highlights: Pediatric dentists and orthodontists on site, every residency program is fully accredited