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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

Length: 24 months

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

Upon Completion: Certificate and Master of Science Degree (Endodontics)

Location – Fort Bragg, NC

First Year Curriculum

ENDR 711Endodontic Specialty Clinic I

27
ENDR 720Introduction to Endodontics

6
ENDR 721Endodontic Literature Review I

8
ENDR 723Endodontic Clinical Seminar I

0.5
ENDR 724Endodontic Textbook Review I

0.5
ENDR 725Endodontic Microsurgery Techniques I

1
ENDR 726Endodontic Consultant Seminar I

0.5
CCCR 735Inflammation and Immunology I

1
CCCR 742Dental Management of the Medically-Compromised / Medical Emergencies Seminar I

0.5
CCCR 743Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck

1
CCCR 746Minimal Sedation I

1
CCCR 751Research Design and Statistics

1.5
CCCR 773Cone Beam Computed Tomography I

0.5
CCCR 775Topics in Oral Biology I

2
CCCR 776Topics in Oral Biology II

2
CCCR 780Military Readiness Training I

1
Total Credit Hours:54.0

Second Year Curriculum

ENDR 811Endodontic Specialty Clinic II

28
ENDR 821Endodontic Literature Review II

8
ENDR 823Endodontic Clinical Seminar II

0.5
ENDR 824Endodontic Textbook Review II

0.5
ENDR 825Endodontic Microsurgery Techniques II

0.5
ENDR 826Endodontic Consultant Seminar II

0.5
ENDR 827Board Review Course

1
ENDR 850Endodontic Research and Scientific Writing

3
CCCR 761Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Civic Responsibility I

0.5
CCCR 772Oral Pathology / Oral Histology Seminar I

0.5
CCCR 835Inflammation and Immunology II

1
CCCR 842Dental Management of the Medically-Compromised / Medical Emergencies Seminar II

0.5
CCCR 846Minimal Sedation II

1
CCCR 862Professional Organizational Involvement

1
CCCR 873Cone Beam Computed Tomography II

0.5
CCCR 875Topics in Oral Biology III

2
CCCR 876Topics in Oral Biology IV

2
CCCR 880Military Readiness Training II

1
Total Credit Hours:52.0

Total Credit Hours: 106.0

Location – Fort Eisenhower, GA

First Year Curriculum

ENDR 711Endodontic Specialty Clinic I

27
ENDR 720Introduction to Endodontics

6
ENDR 721Endodontic Literature Review I

8
ENDR 723Endodontic Clinical Seminar I

0.5
ENDR 724Endodontic Textbook Review I

0.5
ENDR 725Endodontic Microsurgery Techniques I

1
ENDR 726Endodontic Consultant Seminar I

0.5
CCCR 740Endodontics / Periodontics / Prosthodontics Seminar I

0.5
CCCR 742Dental Management of the Medically-Compromised / Medical Emergencies Seminar I

0.5
CCCR 743Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck

1
CCCR 744Endodontics / Periodontics / Prosthodontics Short Course I

1
CCCR 745Dental Implant Course I

0.5
CCCR 746Minimal Sedation I

1
CCCR 751Research Design and Statistics

1.5
CCCR 761Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Civic Responsibility I

0.5
CCCR 770Oral Biology I

2
CCCR 772Oral Pathology / Oral Histology Seminar I

0.5
CCCR 773Cone Beam Computed Tomography I

0.5
CCCR 780Military Readiness Training I

1
Total Credit Hours:54.0

Second Year Curriculum

ENDR 811Endodontic Specialty Clinic II

28
ENDR 821Endodontic Literature Review II

8
ENDR 823Endodontic Clinical Seminar II

0.5
ENDR 824Endodontic Textbook Review II

0.5
ENDR 825Endodontic Microsurgery Techniques II

0.5
ENDR 826Endodontic Consultant Seminar II

0.5
ENDR 827Board Review Course

1
ENDR 850Endodontic Research and Scientific Writing

3
CCCR 735Inflammation and Immunology I

1
CCCR 840Endodontics / Periodontics / Prosthodontics Seminar II

0.5
CCCR 842Dental Management of the Medically-Compromised / Medical Emergencies Seminar II

0.5
CCCR 844Endodontics / Periodontics / Prosthodontics Short Course II

1
CCCR 845Dental Implant Course II

0.5
CCCR 846Minimal Sedation II

1
CCCR 862Professional Organizational Involvement

1
CCCR 870Oral Biology II

2
CCCR 872Oral Pathology / Oral Histology Seminar II

0.5
CCCR 873Cone Beam Computed Tomography II

0.5
CCCR 880Military Readiness Training II

1
Total Credit Hours:51.5

Total Credit Hours: 105.5

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

0.5
N 2210Naval Operational Management

1
N 2230Restorative Implantology

1
N 2280Pharmacotherapeutics

1
N 2300Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Radiology Part I

2
N 2310Systemic Disease in Clinical Dentistry

1.5
N 2390Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

0.5-1
N 2410
Periodontics

2
N 2490Nitrous Oxide

0.5
N 2630Research Methods I

1
N 2641Research Project

4
N 2650Seminar, Current Endodontic Literature

3.5
N 2810Forensic Dentistry

1
N 2850Orofacial Pain

2
N 3110Ethics

0.5
N 3441Maxillofacial Prosthetics

0.5-1.5
N 2250Operative Dentistry

1
Total Credit Hours:57.0-58.5
 

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: 105.5-107.0

Location – Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, TX

First Year Curriculum

CCCF 730Biomedical Foundations

1.5
CCCF 731Pharmacology 1

1.5
CCCF 740Interdisciplinary Seminar 1

1
CCCF 741Pain Control and Principles of Sedation

1
CCCF 742Dental Implantology

2
CCCF 750Research Methodology/Statistics

1
CCCF 771Oral Medicine

1.5
CCCF 772Oral Pathology 1

1.5
CCCF 773Cone Beam Computed Tomography

1
CCCF 774Orofacial Pain

1.5
CCCF 880Forensic Dentistry

1
ENDF 715Clinical Endodontics 1

10
ENDF 721Endodontic Current Literature Review 1

2.5
ENDF 722Endodontic Classic Literature Review 1

9
ENDF 723Readings in Endodontics 1

1
ENDF 730Growth and Development/Embryology

0.5
ENDF 741Endodontic Supervised Teaching 1

1
ENDF 750Endodontic Research

4
ENDF 790Introduction to Advanced Endo

4
ENDF 791Endo Case Presentation 1

8.5
ENDF 792Contemporary Endodontics 1

2
ENDF 793Surgical Endodontics

1.5
ENDF 717Periodontics Regeneration Course

0.5
PERF 712Surgical Anatomy

1
Total Credit Hours:60.0

Second Year Curriculum

CCCF 840Interdisciplinary Seminar 2

1
CCCF 872Oral Pathology 2

1
CCCF 881Military Operational Dentistry

0.5
ENDF 811Clinical Endodontics 2

28
ENDF 821Endo Current Literature Review 2

2.5
ENDF 822Endo Classical Literature Review 2

9
ENDF 823Readings in Endo 2

1.5
ENDF 830Pulp Biology and Pain Pharmacology

1.5
ENDF 841Endo Supervised Teaching 2

1
ENDF 850Research Manuscript and Thesis Defense

2
ENDF 891Endodontic Case Presentation 2

5
ENDF 892Contemporary Endodontics 2

2
Total Credit Hours:55.0
 

Total Credit Hours: 115.0