Course of Study (Didactic and Clinical)
Endodontic Program Resident Time Commitment
- Biomedical Sciences - 7.3%
- Clinical Instruction and Patient Care - 54.3%
- Teaching (pre-doctoral and preclinical) - 9.3%
- Research - 11.2%
- Other Didactic Instruction - 17.9% (includes case review, literature review, textbook review, multidisciplinary conferences, etc.)
Biomedical Sciences Core of Study for Graduate Education in Endodontics:
- GRBS 820 - Advanced Biomedical Sciences (Craniofacial Embryology and Anatomy, Neuro-Sciences, Advanced Biomaterials, and Oral Biology)
- GRMI 825 - Advanced Oral Microbiology
- GROM 830 - Advanced Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
- GRPH 840 - Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (Pain and Anxiety Management, Pharmacology, Local and General Anesthesia Topics, Sedation Therapy)
- GRRS 850 and GREN 697 - Research Methodology
Clinical Endodontic Topics:
- GREN 688 - Clinical Endodontics
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- endodontic treatment of anterior, premolar, and molar teeth
- differential diagnosis of odontogenic pain
- diagnosis and management of endodontic emergencies including pain and/or swelling
- complex rubber dam isolation including gingivectomy procedures
- endodontic re-treatments, including removal of posts, silver cones, paste, and other root fillings and broken instruments
- treatment through existing restorations
- root canal ledge corrections
- surgical procedures including incision and drainage, diagnostic flap, root-end resection, root-end filling, root resection, obtaining biopsy specimen, and perforation repair • management of patients with immature apex, pediatric patients, endodontic-periodontic, and endodontic-orthodontic patients
- management of traumatized patients, physically and mentally handicapped, and other systemically compromised patients
- implants, intentional replantation, auto-transplantation, splinting procedure, intra-radicular restorations (including post preparation), and core build-up
- bleaching and fabrication of esthetic temporary crowns
The endodontic residents gain experience and become familiar with crown lengthening procedures. The residents are expected to manage all patients referred to them for treatment and record their clinical activities (including diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and follow-up) in the endodontic electronic patient record portion of AxiUm. Each resident must also develop a case portfolio of all of their cases in hard copies. Ten of each resident's cases need to be prepared according to the American Board of Endodontics format and submitted to the program director before graduation. Endodontic faculty members are available for clinical supervision and consultation at all times and all completed cases are reviewed individually by at least one endodontic faculty member during scheduled Case Review sessions.
- GREN 681 - Fundamentals of Endodontics
- GREN 682- Fundamentals of Endodontics Laboratory
- GREN 683 - Endodontic Classic and Topical Literature Review
- GREN 684 - Endodontic Current Literature Review
- GREN 685 - Endodontic Case Review and Analysis
- GREN 690 - Teaching Practicum
Postdoctoral Grand Rounds and Advanced Topics
- GRGR 820/821
- GRGR 830/831
- GRGR 840/841
Grand Rounds will be a way to disseminate knowledge in regards to diagnosis, treatment, research, and to inspire changes in clinician practice and improve patient outcomes.
Teaching
As a part of the requirements mandated by the American Dental Association, all endodontic residents are expected to gain experience in clinical and didactic instruction and be familiar with teaching methodology. Thus, they give formal presentations to the faculty and fellow students and participate in preclinical and clinical teaching of endodontics to the predoctoral dental students.
Endodontic resident teaching is scheduled throughout the 24-month training program comprising approximately 9.3% of program’s total time.
Endodontic residents are required to prepare themselves for teaching by reviewing the predoctoral syllabi and familiarize themselves with current predoctoral student clinical requirements and their clinic chart, electronic record, and clinical evaluation procedures. During the preclinical course DAEN 722, the residents will teach in the lecture and laboratory sessions. Teaching consists of scheduled assignments in predoctoral laboratory courses and predoctoral endodontic clinic.
Endodontic residents take part in student clinical evaluation and are authorized to evaluate and grade predoctoral students. They, however, do not evaluate student performance assessment practicals (only endodontic faculty members are authorized to evaluate such cases). Endodontic residents are always scheduled with a faculty member in each teaching session and the faculty member monitors their teaching.
Endodontic residents are not assigned to teach other endodontic residents, however informal clinical consultations between endodontic residents is encouraged. The program director evaluates endodontic resident teaching based on their competency in teaching methodology and observation of their teaching performance in the pre-clinic and clinic.
Research
All endodontic residents are required to engage in research. Their research activity is determined by their career goals and their personal aspirations as well as the endodontic program in which they enroll.
The research requirements are determined by a committee that is comprised of a major advisor and associate advisors who include the Endodontic Program Director. Endodontic residents’ research requirements include: successful completion of the research project; presentation to the Spring Student Faculty Research Day in their first year of study; and submission of an abstract for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of Endodontists in the spring of their second year; and preparation of a manuscript suitable for submission to a peer reviewed journal.
