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University of Missouri-Kansas City
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 650 East 25th St.
City, state and zip: Kansas City, MO 64108-2784
Program director: James C. Kulild, D.D.S., M.S.
Department/section chair: James A. Dryden, D.D.S., M.S.
Predoctoral director: James C. Kulild, D.D.S., M.S.
Contact person: James C. Kulild, D.D.S., M.S.
Phone: 816/235-2749
Fax: 816/235-2157
E-mail: kulildj@umkc.edu
Program Web site: http://dentistry.umkc.edu/bec_patient/endodontics.htm
Application method: Institution
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: August 15
Application fee: $45
Application Web site(s): http://dentistry.umkc.edu/bec_student/AdvEdPrograms.htm
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
Full-time faculty members: 5
Part-time faculty members: 10
Full-time Board certified: 3
Part-time Board certified: 3
Volunteer: 2
Volunteer Board certified: 0
Accept foreign-trained dentists? No
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Yes, any state license
Prerequisites:
  • Number of required letters of recommendation
  • Class rank
  • National Board scores along with minimum score,
    if required
  • Minimum TOEFL score
  • Photo
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 2-to-54
Tuition per year: $10,001 - 15,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
N/A
Microscope: Purchase
Salary amount: $25,000 per year
Stipend amount: $21,000 per year
Required graduate preclinical technique course: N/A
First-year enrollment: Certificate
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 40%
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: 0%
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
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Additional program highlights:
  • State-of-art dental endodontic clinic where each resident has dedicated individual operatory.
  • Dedicated Postgrad Endo Seminar Room.
  • Dedicated office space with 2 residents per office with high-speed computer and Internet access.
  • All-electronic recordkeeping to include digital radiography.
  • Medical library within the School of Dentistry.
  • Cost of living in Kansas City very reasonable.
  • School of Dentistry located on Hospital Hill adjacent to Children's Mercy Hospital, Truman Medical Center, and UMKC Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and School of Biological Sciences. Also adjacent to HQs of Hallmark Card Corporation and Hallmark Crown Center Mall - an upscale mall with many stores and restaurants.