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Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: MRD 2450 Pepperell St.
City, state and zip: Lackland AFB, TX 78236
Program director: Timothy C. Kirkpatrick, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: Richard E. Rutledge, D.D.S.
Predoctoral director: N/A
Contact person: Timothy C. Kirkpatrick, D.D.S.
Phone: 210/292-7832
Fax: 210/292-6431
E-mail: timothy.kirkpatrick@lackland.af.mil
Program Web site: www.whmc.af.mil/
Application method: Air Force residency education selection board
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: September 15
Application fee: $0
Application Web site(s): N/A
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 2
Part-time faculty members: 0
Full-time Board certified: 2
Part-time Board certified: 0
Volunteer: 0
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? No
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
  • Active duty dental officer in the U.S. Air Force
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-3
Tuition per year: $0
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$0
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: Based on military pay scale
Stipend amount: $0
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: N/A
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 40%
Percent of time spent in research: 10%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 40%
Percent of time spent in teaching: Less than 5%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: Less than 5%
Clinical setting: U. S. Air Force dental clinic
Affiliated institution: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: More than 250
Research requirements: Published paper
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics