Veteran Affairs Medical Center-Long Beach
| Address: | 5901 E Seventh StLong 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: | 562-826-5374 |
| Email: | stephen.davis@va.gov |
| Program website: | http://www.longbeach.va.gov/Our_Services%20/Endodontic.asp |
| Application method: | Institution |
| Application submission: | Hard copy |
| Application deadline: | July 15 |
| Application fee: | $0 |
| Application website: | http://www.longbeach.va.gov/Our_Services%20/Endodontic.asp |
| Annual start date: | July 1 |
| Accreditation status: | A1 |
| 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 internationally trained dentists? | No; residents must have graduated from an ADA-accredited dental school or have completed a U.S. dental school based international dentist program, acquiring a DDS or DMD degree. |
| 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 |
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| Number of endodontic resident slots: | 2 per year |
| Ratio of acceptance to applicants: | 1-to-30 |
| Tuition per year: | $0 |
| Microscope: | Provided |
| Salary amount: | $0 |
| Stipend amount: | $45,000-53,000 |
| Required graduate preclinical technique course: | Yes |
| First-year enrollment: | 2 |
| 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 |