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University of North Carolina School of Dentistry
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 05 Brauer Hall CB #7450
City, state and zip: Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450
Program director: Eric M. Rivera, D.D.S., M.S.
Department/section chair: Eric M. Rivera, D.D.S., M.S.
Predoctoral director: Eric M. Rivera, D.D.S., M.S.
Contact person: Ms. Donna Perdue
Phone: 919/966-2707
Fax: 919/966-6344
E-mail: Donna_Perdue@dentistry.unc.edu
Program Web site: www.dent.unc.edu/academic/programs/ade/endo/index.cfm
Application method: PASS
Application submission: Internet
Application deadline: September 1
Application fee: Refer to PASS
Application Web site(s): www.dent.unc.edu/academic/programs/ade/endo/admissions.cfm
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
Full-time faculty members: 5
Part-time faculty members: 2
Full-time Board certified: 1
Part-time Board certified: 0
Volunteer: 0
Volunteer Board certified: 0
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 36
  • M.S.: 36
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Yes (Resident must apply for the North Carolina State Board Intern permit)
Prerequisites:
Number of endodontic resident slots:
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 3-to-90
Tuition per year: $7,000-21,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
Microscope: Lease or purchase
Salary amount:
Stipend amount:
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: Certificate and M.S.
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 30%
Percent of time spent in research: 15%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 50%
Percent of time spent in teaching: Less than 5%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: Less than 5%
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: North Carolina Central Prison and Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: More than 250
Research requirements: Thesis and manuscript submitted for publication to a referred journal
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Sedation Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology