Dental Professionals

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Street Address: 1530 3rd Ave., S., SDB 406
City, state, zip: Birmingham, AL 35294-0007
Program director: Paul D. Eleazer, D.D.S.
Department/section chair: Paul D. Eleazer, D.D.S.
Predoctoral director: Madelyn Coar, D.M.D.
Contact person: Susie Moorer
Phone: 205/934-5470
Email: smoorer@uab.edu
Program website: www.dental.uab.edu/departments-
and-programs/endodontics.html
Application method: Institution
Application submission: Hard copy
Application deadline: September 30
Application fee: $25
Application website(s):  
Annual start date: July 1
Accreditation status: A1
(Approval without reporting requirements)
Full-time faculty members: 3
Part-time faculty members: 4
Full-time Board certified: 1
Part-time Board certified: 0
Volunteer: 0
Volunteer Board certified: 0
Accept internationally trained dentists? No
Degrees/certificates offered:
  • Certificate
  • M.S.
  • Ph.D.
  • M.S.D.
 
Length of program in months:
  • Certificate: 24
  • M.S.: 24 or more
  • Ph.D.: 36 or more
  • M.S.D.: 24 or more
 
State license required? Yes
Must the license be from the state where the sponsoring institution is located? Yes, Alabama
Prerequisites:
  • Dental degree from any national or international dental school
  • Number of required letters of recommendation
  • Class rank
  • National Board scores along with minimum score,
    if required
  • Photo
  • GPR or one year of practice
 
Number of endodontic resident slots:  
Ratio of acceptance to applicants: 1-to-25
Tuition per year: $5,000 - 10,000
Fees per year
(if not included in tuition above):
$5,000 - 10,000
Microscope: Provided
Salary amount: $0
Stipend amount: $4,000
Required graduate preclinical technique course: No
First-year enrollment: Certificate
Percent of time spent in courses/lectures/seminars: 30%
Percent of time spent in research: 5%
Percent of time spent in clinical care: 60%
Percent of time spent in teaching: 5 - 10%
Percent of time spent on-call and/or in emergency clinic: Rotating night on call
Clinical setting: Dental school
Affiliated institution: Birmingham VA Medical Center
Average number of nonsurgical procedures completed per resident: More than 250
Research requirements: Published paper
Residency programs available in other dental specialties at sponsoring institution:
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Prosthodontics
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Public Health
 

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