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University of Southern California
Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Street address: 925 W. 34th St. University Park MC0641
City, state, zip: Los Angeles, CA 90089-0641
Program director: James H. Simon, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: Ilan Rotstein, D.D.S.
Predoctoral director: Thomas A. Levy, D.D.S., M.S.
Contact person: Jackie Miller
Phone: 213/740-0655
Fax: 213/740-8760
E-mail: jmuro@usc.edu
Program Web site: www.uscendo.org
Application method: PASS
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: September 1
Application fee: $85
Application Web site(s): www.adea.org
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A2
(Approval with reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 2
Part-time faculty members: 20
Full-time Board certified: 1
Part-time Board certified: 2
Volunteer: 0
Volunteer Board certified: 0
Accept foreign-trained dentists? Yes
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
State license required? No
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
Number of endodontic resident slots: 10
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-12
Tuition per year: $56,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$15,001 - 20,000
Microscope: Purchase
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $0
Required graduate preclinical technique course: No
First-year enrollment: Certificate
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 30%
Percent of time spent in research: 5%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 60%
Percent of time spent in teaching: 5 - 10%
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution:
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: 200
Research requirements: Completion of project
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology