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Advanced Education Programs in Endodontics
General Description
The goal of the Advanced Education Program in Endodontics is to graduate residents who can practice the specialty of Endodontics and teach the discipline. They will also be able to participate in research and be motivated to include service to disadvantaged populations in their careers.
The Advanced Education Program in Endodontics selects highly motivated candidates to receive two years of extensive clinical and biomedical education together with experience in teaching and research. The program accepts 8 residents a year with a total of 16 students enrolled in the program. The program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and has consistently attracted outstanding candidates.
Didactic Program
The didactic portion of the program consists of basic science and departmental courses. The departmental instruction includes textbook review (first year), theory and practice of endodontics (first and second years), literature review (first and second years), endodontic surgery, and an extensive number of basic sciences. Examinations are conducted in all courses. The didactic portion of the program emphasizes the biological basis of endodontics.
Clinical Program
The clinical component of the program covers an interdisciplinary approach to nonsurgical and surgical endodontics. Case conferences and interdisciplinary seminars are regularly conducted. Varied instrumentation and obturation techniques are taught in the program by faculty members and guest lecturers. During the first year of the program didactic surgical material is presented. Surgical cases of various types are part of the resident's clinical experiences. Residents take didactic courses in implant dentistry during their first year and place implants in appropriate cases in their second year. Residents participate in out-reach programs to underserved areas. The Endodontic Postgraduate Clinic is equipped with 15 chairs, six operating surgical microscopes and two endoscopes. Hospital rotations augment their clinical experiences. A new clinical facility (Center for Excellence) is planned and will be available for Advanced Education Programs in the near future.
Research Program
Research is a requirement for graduation. All residents gain experience in research by participating in clinical or basic science research projects. Research advisers are selected from clinical or basic science departments. The research program has received national recognition.
Teaching Program
Teaching experiences are a part of the program and a requirement for all residents. Teaching of undergraduate dental students will provide residents with experiences that may be a motivating factor in the inclusion of education as part of their career plans.
Length of the Program
The program is two full calendar years (24 months) beginning on the day after Labor Day of each calendar year.
Admissions
All applicants must be graduates of dental schools accredited by the American or Canadian Dental Association. Please complete our application and include:
- A check or money order in the amount of $100 made payable to "NYU College of Dentistry". Indicate "ENDODONTICS" on your payment.
- 3 sealed letters of recommendation
- Official dental school transcript noting your degree
- A copy of your diploma
- Official sealed National Dental Board Score Report or a Dean's letter stating these scores
- A personal essay
A one-year general practice residency, experience in practice, and/or research is highly recommended.
The program does not participate in the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS). The deadline for receipt of an application and supplemental materials is October 1. Applications should be mailed to:
NYU College of Dentistry
Admissions Office
Attn: Endodontics Program
345 East 24th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10010-4086.
Applicants are accepted into the program on a rolling admission basis after October 1 of each year.
Contact Information
Correspondence regarding application and admission procedures should be directed to the above address or the telephone numbers below.
Admissions Office
(212) 998-9818
Louis M. Lin, D.M.D., Ph.D., Director and Professor of Endodontics
(212) 998-9687
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