| Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center |
| Advanced Education Program in Endodontics |
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| 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: |
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| Length of program in months: |
|
| 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
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| 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
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