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West Virginia University
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: HSN Medical Center Drive, Room 1088, P.O. Box 9450
City, state and zip: Morgantown, WV 26506
Program director: C. Russell Jackson, D.D.S., M.S.
Department/section chair: C. Russell Jackson, D.D.S., M.S.
Predoctoral director: C. Russell Jackson, D.D.S., M.S.
Contact person: Karen B. Davis
Phone: 304/293-4719
Fax: 304/293-2859
E-mail: kdavis@hsc.wvu.edu
Program Web site: www.hsc.wvu.edu/sod/academic_programs/graduate_programs/endo/index.html
Application method: PASS
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: September 15
Application fee: $50
Application Web site(s): www.hsc.wvu.edu/sod/Admissions/application_process.html
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 1
Part-time faculty members: 1
Full-time Board certified: 1
Part-time Board certified: 0
Volunteer: 0
Volunteer Board certified: 1
Accept foreign-trained dentists? No
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.D.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
  • M.S.D.: 24
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Yes, a valid West Virginia license
Prerequisites:
  • Dental degree from any U.S. or Canadian dental school
  • National Board scores along with minimum score if required
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-35
Tuition per year: $10,000 - 15,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
N/A
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $7,000 for second-year residents
Required graduate preclinical technique course: No
First-year enrollment: N/A
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: N/A
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: N/A
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 201 - 250
Research requirements: Thesis
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery