| Veteran Affairs Healthcare System-Long Beach |
| Advanced Education Program in Endodontics |
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| Street address: |
5901 E. Seventh St. |
| City, state, zip: |
Long Beach, CA 90822-5201 |
| Program director: |
Stephen B. Davis, D.D.S. |
| Department/section chair: |
Stephen B. Davis, D.D.S. |
| Predoctoral director: |
N/A |
| Contact person: |
Stephen Davis, D.D.S. |
| Phone: |
562/826-8000, ext. 3171 |
| Fax: |
562/826-8007 |
| E-mail: |
stephen.davis@med.va.gov |
| Program Web site: |
www.longbeach.va.gov/Our_Services/Endodontic.asp |
| Application method: |
Institution |
| Application submission: |
Hard copy |
| Application deadline: |
August 15 |
| Application fee: |
$0 |
| Application Web site(s): |
www.longbeach.va.gov/Our_Services/Endodontic.asp |
| Annual start date: |
July 1 |
| Accreditation status: |
A1
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| Full-time faculty members: |
1 |
| Part-time faculty members: |
0 |
| Full-time Board certified: |
1 |
| Part-time Board certified: |
0 |
| Volunteer: |
6 |
| Volunteer Board certified: |
2 |
| Accept foreign-trained dentists? |
Yes |
| Degrees/certificates offered: |
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| Length of program in months: |
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| State license required? |
Yes |
| Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? |
No, a valid license from any state is sufficient |
| Prerequisites: |
- Dental degree from any U.S. or Canadian dental school
- Active and valid dental license from any state
- Three letters of recommendation
- National Board scores if required
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| Number of endodontic resident slots: |
2 per year |
| Ratio of acceptance to applicants: |
1-to-30 |
| Tuition per year: |
$0 |
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above): |
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| Microscope: |
Provided |
| Salary amount: |
$0 |
| Stipend amount: |
$42,000-47,000 |
| Required graduate preclinical technique course: |
Yes |
| First-year enrollment: |
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| Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: |
25% |
| Percent of time spent in research: |
10% |
| Percent of time spent in clinical care: |
45% |
| Percent of time spent in teaching: |
5 - 10% |
| Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: |
10 - 15 % |
| Clinical setting: |
Hospital |
| Affiliated institution: |
School of Medicine, University of California at Irvine |
| Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: |
More than 250 |
| Research requirements: |
Publishable paper |
| Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution: |
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