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University of California at San Francisco
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 707 Parnassus Ave., Box 0758
City, state, zip: San Francisco, CA 94143-0000
Program director: Kurt F. Schroeder, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: Fritz Finzen, D.D.S.
Predoctoral director: Eric Wong, D.D.S.
Contact person: Kurt F. Schroeder, D.D.S.
Phone: 415/476-9885
Fax: N/A
E-mail: kurt.schroeder@ucsf.edu
Program Web site: http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_program3-endo.html
Application method: Institution
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: September 1
Application fee: $60 U.S. students, $80 foreign students
Application Web site(s): http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_program3-endo.html#ad4
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A2
(Approval with reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 2
Part-time faculty members: 4
Full-time Board certified: 0
Part-time Board certified: 1
Volunteer: 10
Volunteer Board certified: 2
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 36
  • M.S.: 36
State license required? No
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? N/A
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
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-20
Tuition per year: $10,001 - 15,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$5,000 - 10,000
Microscope: Lease
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $28,000/year
Required graduate preclinical technique course: Yes
First-year enrollment: Varies if student opts for masters or certificate
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: Varies if student opts for masters or certificate
Percent of time spent in research: Varies if student opts for masters or certificate
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: On call on rotating basis
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: N/A
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 201 - 250
Research requirements: Varies if student opts for masters or certificate
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Public Health
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology