Endodontics
Objectives
- To train dentists to become specialists in the field of endodontics with the objective of pursuing careers in private practice, academics, or health related fields.
- To provide in-depth training in the basic sciences as related to endodontics and to have the graduate integrate this background into endodontic practice.
- To provide advanced education and training in the field of endodontics consistent with the standards provided by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation.
- To prepare residents to design, conduct, analyze, and discuss a scientific research investigation.
- To provide an atmosphere that fosters the appreciation of the importance and advantages of membership and participation in organized dentistry.
- To prepare residents to become Diplomates of the American Board of Endodontics.
- To provide an environment conducive to evidence-based practice and life-long learning.
Scope of Training
The program integrates biological and clinical sciences to teach evidence-based endodontics by integrating the best research evidence with clinician expertise and patient values. Lectures, seminars, and literature reviews cover ethics and professionalism, biomedical sciences, clinical sciences, the history of endodontics, teaching methodology, jurisprudence, risk management, practice management and medical emergencies. Residents also participate in the preclinical and clinical mentoring of predoctoral students. Residents attend and/or present at professional meetings, study clubs, and continuing education courses held within and outside of the University. All residents dually enroll in the Graduate School's MS program in oral biology. Consideration to opt out of the MS degree is given to those who hold a similar degree or higher upon entering the endodontics certificate program. Regardless of enrollment in the MS degree program, all residents must participate in research and compile the results of the project in either a manuscript suitable for publication, a master’s thesis, or a Ph.D. dissertation. Although there is time for treating patients, most of the biomedical science courses are scheduled in the first year of study. The second and third years emphasize teaching, research activities and clinical sciences including diagnosis, treatment planning and prognosis; non-surgical and surgical endodontic treatment and retreatment; a variety of endodontic techniques; outcome evaluation; radiography and other diagnostic imaging technologies; management of medically compromised patients; emergency treatment for endodontic conditions; management of orofacial pain and anxiety; preparation of space for intraradicular restorations in endodontically treated teeth; communication with patients and health care professionals; and the use of magnification and light in endodontic treatment.
Site of Training
The training site is the University of Maryland School of Dentistry's Postgraduate Endodontics Practice.
Number of Positions
Three per year
Special Admission Guidelines
- High scholastic achievement.
- Clinical experience weighted heavily.
- A personal interview is desirable.
Length of Program
36 months, Certificate with Master’s degree.
Thirty-six (36) months.