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University of Texas at San Antonio
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 7703 Floyd Curl Drive
City, state and zip: San Antonio, TX 78229
Program director: Kenneth M. Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Department/section chair: Kenneth M. Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Predoctoral director: Jim A. Gilles, D.D.S., M.S.
Contact person: Donna Harris
Phone: 210/567-3394
Fax: 210/567-3389
E-mail: harrisd2@uthscsa.edu
Program Web site: http://endodontics.uthscsa.edu
Application method: Institution
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: August 15
Application fee: $50
Application Web site(s): http://endodontics.uthscsa.edu
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 2
Part-time faculty members: 3
Full-time Board certified: 2
Part-time Board certified: 1
Volunteer: 7
Volunteer Board certified: 5
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 26
  • 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 Texas state board exception tracking number
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
  • Official transcripts
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 3-to-75
Tuition per year: $6,000 - 10,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
N/A
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $6,800 per year
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
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: Less than 5%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: 8%
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: Department of Veteran Affairs, South Texas Veterans Health Care System and San Antonio Dental Center
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 201 - 250
Research requirements: Published paper
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics