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University of Florida
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 1600 W. Archer Road
City, state and zip: Gainesville, FL 32610-0436
Program director: Frank Vertucci, D.M.D.
Department/section chair: Frank Vertucci, D.M.D.
Predoctoral director: James Haddix, D.M.D.
Contact person: Frank Vertucci, D.M.D.
Phone: 352/273-4540
Fax: 352/273-5446
E-mail: vertucci@dental.ufl.edu
Program Web site: www.dental.ufl.edu
Application method: Institution
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: August 31
Application fee: $30
Application Web site(s): www.dental.ufl.edu
Annual start date: The Monday of the last full week of June
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 5
Part-time faculty members: 1
Full-time Board certified: 1
Part-time Board certified: 1
Volunteer: 23
Volunteer Board certified: 7
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
  • M.S.: 24
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Any 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
  • Photo
  • Résumé
  • Biographical sketch
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 5-to-100
Tuition per year: N/A
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
N/A
Microscope: Purchase
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $5,000
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: M.S.
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 20%
Percent of time spent in research: 10%
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: Once every nine weeks
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: Gainesville VA Dental Clinic and The Lake Butler Correction Facility
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: More than 250
Research requirements: Publishable paper
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Public Health