The following courses must be taken to fulfill the requirements for the master's degree:**Depending on the residents research and educational interests, additional courses can be taken.
Current Literature Review
Residents that are accepted into the endodontic residency program earn a Master's degree.  Here you will learn not only the "how" of root canal therapy but also the "why."  Residents are able to adjust their treatment according to sound biologic principles and proven techniques as found in the endodontic literature.
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd week of each month select articles are chosen from the previous months issue of the Journal of Endodontics, the International Endodontic Journal, and Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics (A.K.A. "triple O") respectively.  Full-time faculty and residents critically review these articles together and discuss their implications on endodontic treatment.
Current literature review for the fourth week of the month includes selected articles from the following dental journals:
Classic Literature Review
Each week of the month several journal articles considered to be "classic" endodontic literature are assigned to residents for critical review.  Residents and Full-time faculty then critically review the articles and discuss their implications on treatment and prognosis.
Classic literature is chosen according to topic.  The following topics were discussed during the 2006-07 academic year:
Pre-op
Working Length
Pre-surgery obturation
Post-op with gray MTA
root-end filling
Once a week, during lunch, a resident presents one or two interesting cases to the other residents and full-time faculty.  The case presentations are in power point format and are thoroughly discussed for the benefit of all the endodontic residency and faculty.


This is not a fearful experience.
Master's Program Curriculum
In order to receive the master's degree, a research project must be completed.  With the help of a full-time faculty advisor, each resident is responsible for deciding on a topic for their master's thesis.  This thesis is then tested, written-up, and defended by the resident.  Starting in the second year of the residency, residents may take one day a week out of clinic for activities associated with their master's thesis.
Master's Thesis
Teaching
  • Beginning in July of the second year, each resident is responsible for teaching undergraduate dental students in the patient clinic at least one session (AM or PM) per week.
  •   Residents are also responsible for teaching 2nd year dental students during their pre-clinical training.
  • From time-to-time, residents are assigned to present lectures/case presentations to the undergraduate dental students.

Case Presentations
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