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University of Pittsburgh
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 3501 Terrace St., 3064 Salk Annex
City, state and zip: Pittsburgh, PA 15261-1923
Program director: James A. Wallace, D.D.S., M.D.S.
Department/section chair: Marnie Oakley, D.D.S.
Predoctoral director: Marin Mandradjieff, D.D.S., M.S.D.
Contact person: Sondra Kipp
Phone: 412/642-8647
Fax: 412/383-9478
E-mail: skipp@pitt.edu
Program Web site: www.dental.pitt.edu/students/residency_program.php#endo
Application method: PASS and self managed
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: October 1
Application fee: $50
Application Web site(s): www.dental.pitt.edu/students/residency_programs.php#application
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 1
Part-time faculty members: 3
Full-time Board certified: 1
Part-time Board certified: 1
Volunteer: 0
Volunteer Board certified: 0
Accept foreign-trained dentists? No
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?
Prerequisites:
  • Dental degree from national or international dental school
  • Number of required letters of recommendation
  • Class rank
  • National Board scores along with minimum score, if required
  • GRE along with minimum score, if required
  • Minimum TOEFL score
Number of resident slots: 3 per class
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-30
Tuition per year: $35,001 - 40,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
Microscope: Lease
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $10,000
Required graduate preclinical technique course: No
First-year enrollment:
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:
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution:
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: More than 250
Research requirements: Research paper for publishing
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics