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University of Pennsylvania
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 240 S. 40th Street
City, state and zip: Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030
Program director: Vacant
Department/section chair: Syngcuk Kim, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Predoctoral director: Yi-Tai Jou, D.D.S., D.M.D.
Contact person: Ms. Pamela Beatty
Phone: 215/898-4616
Fax: 215/573-2148
E-mail: dadeinfo@dental.upenn.edu
Program Web site: www.dental.upenn.edu/academic/DADEprogram/endo/.htm
Application method: PASS
Application submission: Internet
Application deadline: September 1
Application fee: $40
Application Web site(s): www.adea.org/pass
Annual start date: August 1
Accreditation status:
Full-time faculty members: 4
Part-time faculty members: 22
Full-time Board certified: 2
Part-time Board certified: 4
Volunteer: N/A
Volunteer Board certified:
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
  • M.S.: 36
State license required? No, school will obtain a state training license
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located?
Prerequisites: N/A
Number of endodontic resident slots: 8
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: N/A
Tuition per year: Above $40,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
N/A
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: N/A
Stipend amount: N/A
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: N/A
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 20%
Percent of time spent in research: 10%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 50%
Percent of time spent in teaching: 10%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: 10%
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: University of Pennsylvania
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 275
Research requirements: Yes
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Orthodontics
  • Periodontics
  • Periodontics/Prosthodontics
  • Pedodontics
  • Oral Medicine