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Nova Southeastern University
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 3200 S. University Drive
City, state and zip: Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
Program director: Kenneth N. Namerow, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: Kenneth N. Namerow, D.D.S.
Predoctoral director: Robert Seltzer, D.M.D.
Contact person: Kenneth N. Namerow, D.D.S.
Phone: 954/262-7326
Fax: 954/262-1782
E-mail: knamerow@nova.edu
Program Web site: http://dental.nova.edu/postgrad/endo/index.html
Application method: Institution
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: September 15
Application fee: $50
Application Web site(s): N/A
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 6
Part-time faculty members: 13
Full-time Board certified: 2
Part-time Board certified: 8
Volunteer: 3
Volunteer Board certified: 1
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.D.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
  • M.S.D.: 24 or more
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
  • Minimum TOEFL Score
  • Fellowship program (specific type required)
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-20
Tuition per year: $30,001 - 35,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$30,001 - 35,000
Microscope: Purchase
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $0
Required graduate preclinical technique course: N/A
First-year enrollment: Certificate
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 50% first year, 20% second year
Percent of time spent in research: 10%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 40%
Percent of time spent in teaching: 5 - 10%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: First-year residents rotate weekly
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: VA and local hospitals
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 201 - 250
Research requirements: Paper submitted for publication in referred journal, must present at AAE Annual Session
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
Additional program highlights: One week surgical externships in dental schools located in Mexico, Peru and Spain