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University of Nebraska
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 40th and Holdrege St.
City, state and zip: Lincoln, NE 68583-0000
Program director: Tom G. Gound, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: Bruce Bavitz, D.M.D.
Predoctoral director: Hany Makkaw, B.D.S., D.D.S.
Contact person: Tom G. Gound, D.D.S.
Phone: 402/472-1320
Fax: 402/472-5290
E-mail: tgound@unmc.edu
Program Web site: www.unmc.edu/dentistry/departmentscenters/surg_spec/ss.htm
Application method: PASS
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: August 15
Application fee: $50
Application Web site(s): www.unmc.edu/dentistry
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 2
Part-time faculty members: 4
Full-time Board certified: 1
Part-time Board certified: 1
Volunteer: 0
Volunteer Board certified: 0
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
  • Ph.D.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
  • M.S.: 30
  • Ph.D.: 48
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Yes, Nebraska
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
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 2-to-50
Tuition per year: $5,000 - 10,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$5,000 - 10,000
Microscope: Purchase
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $12,000
Required graduate preclinical technique course: No
First-year enrollment: Certificate
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 30%
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: 1%
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: N/A
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 201 - 250
Research requirements: Paper suitable for publication
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics