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Endodontics - Masters of Science (MS) in Oral Biology

Overview

Endodontics: Endodontists are critical to the military mission by providing necessary timely assessments and quality treatments for the resolution of oral pain associated with the dental pulp, periradicular pathology, traumatic injuries, and orofacial infections; which together account for many of the non-deployable classifications for the warfighter. This is a 24-month clinical and didactic post-doctoral program which trains residents to become skilled at providing competent evidence-based diagnoses along with surgical and non-surgical therapy to address pulpal and periapical disease. The program is built to fully satisfy the educational requirements to meet the examination and certification by the American Board of Endodontics. Additionally, residents learn to clinically and administratively manage a range of DoD Warfighters and their unique requirements. The program includes didactic basic sciences, pertinent Endodontic seminars, literature reviews, patient care and research.

SUMMARY: Endodontics Major

Length: 24 months

Locations: Army Postgraduate Dental School – Fort Gordon GA, Fort Bragg NC; Naval Postgraduate Dental School – Bethesda MD; Air Force Postgraduate Dental School - JBSA-Lackland TX.

Upon Completion: Certificate and Master of Science Degree (Oral Biology)

Location – Fort Bragg NC

First Year Curriculum

RCC 3100Dental Management of the Medically-Compromised/Medical Emergencies Seminar I

0.5
RCC 3101Endodontic Literature Review I

8
RCC 3105Endodontic Clinical Seminar I

0.5
RCC 3107Introduction to Endodontics

6
RCC 3108Endodontic Consultant Seminar I

0.5
RCC 3110Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck

1
RCC 3111Endodontic Microsurgery Techniques I

1
RCC 3116Inflammation and Immunology I

1
RCC 3118Endodontic Textbook Review I

0.5
RCC 3127Endodontic Specialty Clinic I

27
RCC 4110Minimal Sedation I

1
RCC 4180Research Design and Statistics

1.5
RCC 4190Cone Beam Computed Tomography I

0.5
RCC 8001Oral Biology I

2
RCC 8002Oral Biology II

2
RCC 8150Military Readiness Training I

1
Total Credit Hours:54.0

Second Year Curriculum

RCC 3102Endodontic Literature Review II

8
RCC 3106Endodontic Clinical Seminar II

0.5
RCC 3109Endodontic Consultant Seminar II

3.0
RCC 3112Professional Organizational Involvement

1
RCC 3117Inflammation and Immunology II

1
RCC 3119Endodontic Textbook Review II

0.5
RCC 3120Dental Management of the Medically-Compromised/Medical Emergencies Seminar II

0.5
RCC 3121Endodontic Research and Scientific Writing

3.0
RCC 3130Board Review Course

1
RCC 3128Endodontic Specialty Clinic II

28
RCC 3211Endodontic Microsurgery Techniques II

0.5
RCC 4111Minimal Sedation II

1
RCC 4164Oral Pathology/Oral Histology Seminar I

0.5
RCC 4191Cone Beam Computed Tomography II

0.5
RCC 8000Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Civic Responsibility

0.5
RCC 8003Oral Biology III

2
RCC 8004Oral Biology IV

2
RCC 8151Military Readiness Training II

1
Total Credit Hours:54.5

Total Credit Hours: 111

Location – Fort Gordon GA

First Year Curriculum

RCC 3100Dental Management of the Medically-Compromised/Medical Emergencies Seminar I

0.5
RCC 3101Endodontic Literature Review I

8
RCC 3105Endodontic Clinical Seminar I

0.5
RCC 3107Introduction to Endodontics

6
RCC 3108Endodontic Consultant Seminar I

0.5
RCC 3110Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck

1
RCC 3111Endodontic Microsurgery Techniques I

1
RCC 3118Endodontic Textbook Review I

0.5
RCC 3127Endodontic Specialty Clinic I

27
RCC 4110Minimal Sedation I

1
RCC 4160Endodontics/Periodontics/Prosthodontics Seminar I

0.5
RCC 4164Oral Pathology/Oral Histology Seminar I

0.5
RCC 4170Endodontics/Periodontics/Prosthodontics Short Course I

1
RCC 4180Research Design and Statistics

1.5
RCC 4190Cone Beam Computed Tomography I

0.5
RCC 4262Dental Implant Course I

0.5
RCC 8000Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Civic Responsibility

0.5
RCC 8001Oral Biology I

2
RCC 8150Military Readiness Training I

1
Total Credit Hours:54.0

Second Year Curriculum

RCC 3102Endodontic Literature Review II

8
RCC 3106Endodontic Clinical Seminar II

0.5
RCC 3109Endodontic Consultant Seminar II

3.0
RCC 3112Professional Organizational Involvement

1
RCC 3116Inflammation and Immunology I

1
RCC 3119Endodontic Textbook Review II

0.5
RCC 3120Dental Management of the Medically-Compromised/Medical Emergencies Seminar II

0.5
RCC 3121Endodontic Research and Scientific Writing

3.0
RCC 3128Endodontic Specialty Clinic II

28
RCC 3130Board Review Course

1
RCC 3211Endodontic Microsurgery Techniques II

0.5
RCC 4111Minimal Sedation II

1
RCC 4161Endodontics/Periodontics/Prosthodontics Seminar II

0.5
RCC 4165Oral Pathology/Oral Histology Seminar II

0.5
RCC 4171Endodontics/Periodontics/Prosthodontics Short Course II

1
RCC 4191Cone Beam Computed Tomography II

0.5
RCC 4263Dental Implant Course II

0.5
RCC 8002Oral Biology II

2
RCC 8151Military Readiness Training II

1
Total Credit Hours:54.0

Total Credit Hours: 110

Location – Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, Bethesda MD

First Year Curriculum

N 2010Applied Dental Psychology

0.5
N 2070Laboratory, Surgical Anatomy

1
N 2090Laboratory, Endodontic Technique

2
N 2100Laboratory, Pulp Morphology

0.5
N 2110Seminar, Clinical Endodontics/Pre-Surgical Conference

6
N 2140Seminar, Classical Endodontic Literature

8.5
N 2150Seminar, Endodontics Related Specialties

0.5
N 2160Specialty Clinic, Endodontics

14
N 2180Management of Medical Emergencies

0.5
N 2220Pediatric Dentistry

.5
N 2210Naval Operational Management

1
N 2230Restorative Implantology

1.0
N 2280Pharmacotherapeutics

1
N 2300Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Radiology Part I

2.0
N 2310Systemic Disease in Clinical Dentistry

1.5
N 2390Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

0.5-1.0
N 2410
Periodontics

2
N 2490Nitrous Oxide

0.5
N 2630Research Methods I

1
N 2641Research Project

3-4
N 2650Seminar, Current Endodontic Literature

3.5
N 2810Forensic Dentistry

1
N 2850Orofacial Pain

1-2
N 3110Ethics

0.5
N 3441Maxillofacial Prosthetics

0.5-1.5
N 2250Operative Dentistry

1.0
Total Credit Hours:56.5-60.0
 

Second Year Curriculum

N 3010Rotation, WRNMMC, Bethesda

1.0
N 3020Seminar, Clinical Endodontic/Presurgical Conference

6
N 3030Seminar, Endodontics Classical Literature

8.5
N 3040Seminar, Endodontics/Related Specialties

0.5
N 3050Specialty Clinic, Endodontics

19
N 3070Seminar, Endodontic Surgical Oral Pathology

1
N 3080Teaching, Endodontics

1.5
N 3090Laboratory, Surgical Anatomy

1
N 3550Research Methods II

0.5
N 3640Seminar, Current Endodontics Literature

3.5
N 3690
Research Project

5
N 3710Dental Administration Management

1
Total Credit Hours:48.5

Total Credit Hours: 102.5

Location – Joint Base San Antonio Lackland TX

First Year Curriculum

FLE 100Introduction to Advanced Endo

4
FLE 101Endo Clinic 1

8
FLE 102Oral Pathology

2
FLE 103Endo Case Presentation 1-1

1
FLE 104Endo Literature Review 1-1

1
FLE 105Endo Literature Review 1-2

4
FLE 106Endo Literature Review 1-3

4
FLE 108Interdisciplinary Seminar 1-1

1
FLE 109Interdisciplinary Seminar 1-2

1
FLE 110Dental Biomedical Core 1-1

4
FLE 111Dental Biomedical Core 1-2

1
FLE 112Graduate Research Methodology

2
FLE 113Biostatistics

1
FLE 115Dental Photography

0.5
FLE 116Endosseous Dental Implants

1
FLE 118Fundamentals of Dental Radiography

1
FLE 119Endo Supervised Teaching

1
FLE 120Endo Case Presentation 1-2

4
FLE 121Endo Clinical Seminar 1-1

2
FLE 122Endo Clinical Seminar 1-2

2
FLE 123 Surgical Anatomy

1.0
FLE 124Endo Case Presentation 1-3

4
FLE 129Readings in Endo

1
FLE 140Endo Research 1

5.0
FLE 150Endo Current Lit Review 1-1

0.5
FLE 151Endo Current Literature Review 1-2

1
FLE 152Endo Current Literature Review 1-3

1
FLC 125Cone Beam Computed Tomography

0.5 - 1
FLC 216Forensic Dentistry

1
Total Credit Hours:60.5-61.0

Second Year Curriculum

FLE 220Endo Applied Clinical Literature Seminar 2-2

4
FLE 202Endo Clinic 2

28
FLE 204Endo Applied Clinical Lit Seminar 2

9.0
FLE 207Endo Current Literature Review 2

3.0
FLE 210Endo Clinical Seminar 2

3.0
FLE 216Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Anxiolysis

0.5
FLE 215Principles of Anxiolysis/IV Sedation

1
FLE 223Oral Pathology Seminar 2

1
FLE 224Pediatric Dentistry

0.5
FLE 226Endo Supervised Teaching

1
FLE 228ABE Certification Process

1.0
FLE 230Endo Mock Oral Boards

1
FLE 231Research Manuscript & Thesis Defense

2
FLE 233Pulp Biology & Pain Pharmacology

2
FLE 235Readings in Endo

1
FLE 238Perio Regeneration Course

0.5
Total Credit Hours:58.5
 

Total Credit Hours: 116