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University of Illinois at Chicago
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 801 S. Paulina St.
City, state and zip: Chicago, IL 60612-7212
Program director: Bradford R. Johnson, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: Christopher S. Wenckus, D.D.S.
Predoctoral director: Mike Barrows, D.D.S., M.S., and Mark Baker, D.D.S.
Contact person: Nancy Lee
Phone: 312/996-7514
Fax: 312/996-3375
E-mail: nancylee@uic.edu
Program Web site: www.uic.edu/depts/endo/endo(1).html
Application method: PASS
Application submission: N/A
Application deadline: August 15
Application fee: N/A
Application Web site(s): www.uic.edu/depts/endo/endo(1).html
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 4
Part-time faculty members: 8
Full-time Board certified: 2
Part-time Board certified: 1
Volunteer: 0
Volunteer Board certified: 0
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
  • M.S.: 24 plus
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Temporary license can be obtained from the state
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
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-17
Tuition per year: $20,001 - 25,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$5,000 - 10,000
Microscope: Purchase
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: Variable
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: 10%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 50%
Percent of time spent in teaching: 5 - 10%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: 5%
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: N/A
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