University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Dentistry, Memphis
- Tennessee
- Endodontics
- uthsc.edu
Program Contact
UTHSC College of Dentistry
ATTN: Sherry Henson
875 Union Avenue, C-502
Memphis, Tennessee, 38163
The Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is located on a downtown campus in Memphis within the College of Dentistry. Post-graduate education consists of direct patient contact, with supervision from full and part-time faculty, research and scholarly activity, and teaching. In-depth instruction is provided in a state-of-the art clinic following an intensive 8 week preclinical course in non-surgical endodontics, retreatment, instrument retrieval, perforation repair and adjunct procedures that encompass endodontic practice. Surgical endodontics is performed as a PGY2 as cases become available. Each resident is provided a dedicated operatory, equipped with an ASI cart with integrated electric motors, ultrasonics, irrigation systems, Stropkos, curing lights, System B, Obtura gun and computers running TDO electronic office software. Kodak 6100 sensors are provided for intraoral radiography, in addition to a Carestream CS 8200 CBCT, dedicated to the Department of Endodontics. JedMed surgical stools provide ergonomics during treatment with visualization through a Zeiss Pico microscope with Varioskop lens (PGY1) or a ProErgo (PGY2). Documentation and intraoral photography and videography is 1080P from all microscopes to a MediCAP USB system and connected directly the resident conference room projection system. A dedicated intraoral digital SLR is available for shared use. Annual clinic utilization fees are assessed in lieu of tuition at $12,750, for clinic maintenance, renting instruments and acquiring new capital items. Individuals are expected to provide their own handpieces. Attachments exist for 5-hole sir-driven turbines and connectors for NSK electric motors. This cost does not include any housing and cost-of-living expenses or other program-related expenses. An annual stipend of $4,000.00 is offered for teaching in the predoctoral program. Post-graduate students are provided with all disposables and a complete set of hand and rotary instruments with which contemporary endodontic treatment can be performed. Variations from the provided instrument sets are costs borne personally by post-graduate students. All residents are involved in an original, independent research project that should display a high level of scholarly intrigue and contribute to the existing foundation of professional knowledge. Research requirements include presentation at a national meeting (Certificate) and a manuscript submitted for publication (MDS only).
As Tennessee's only public, statewide academic health system, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health, with a focus on the citizens of Tennessee and the region. The main UTHSC campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.
The College of Dentistry was founded in 1878 making it the oldest dental college in the South, and the third oldest public college of dentistry in the United States. The Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics is the most recent specialty at the college commencing July 2012 and maintains A1 accreditation status.
Detailed program information, including program-related expenses, can be found at https://uthsc.edu/endo
Program Information
| Program Type | Endodontics |
|---|---|
| Program Code | ENDO42 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate, Masters |
| Program Size | 3 |
| Program Length | 24 months |
| Application Deadline | August 1 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | Yes |
| Stipend Offered | Yes |
| Match Participating | No |
| Program Website | uthsc.edu |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- NBDE1
- NBDE2
Supplemental Requirements
- Requires supplemental fee
Transcript Evaluation and Instructions
Do not send any certified transcripts directly to the program unless you have conditional acceptance. You will be called or emailed with detailed instructions where and when they should be sent.
Other Requirement Instructions
APPLICATION FEE is $100. Payable by credit card or Cashier's Check to the UTHSC Endodontic Residency Program. The application WILL NOT be accepted without the applicant fee and photo.
REMIT to: UTHSC, College of Dentistry - ENDO
Attn: Sherry Henson
875 Union Avenue, C-502
Memphis, TN 38163
**A credit card link to pay online will be provided upon request to Sherry Henson at shenso15@uthsc.edu.
2 x 2 passport photo by email or mail to: shenso15@uthsc.edu
International Student Eligibility
This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: No
Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:
- US Citizen
- US Permanent Resident
- Canadian Citizen
Additional Information
The application requirements to provide official dental school transcripts, National Dental Board Examination scores and state licensure information are managed through the PASS application. Upon acceptance to the program, UTHSC will require certified copies of all undergraduate, dental school, as well as any post-graduate transcripts to be mailed directly from the awarding institution to the address provided in PASS for this program's coordinator. A certified copy of state licensure and a criminal background check are also required prior to the program start date.
NOTE: Resident orientation will occur in early July. Residents are required to attend.
DON"T forget the application fee of $100 and photo are requirements of the Graduate Specialty Endodontic program. A link to pay by credit card online will be provided upon request to Sherry Henson shenso15@uthsc.edu or by Cashier's Check mailed to: UTHSC 875 Union Ave., C502, Memphis, TN 38163. Photos can be emailed.