*****Official PASS 2025 Endodontic Residency Interviews/Information***

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Dr. Pep said:
There might be hope for me still this year!!!
Did any of you get this Email from the University of Tennessee? Did anyone who applied to Tennesse not get this Email?

Hope you are doing well.
We are slimming down our 160 + applications and wanted to check to see if you have taken a position yet.
Please let me know if you are still available.
Sherry
Sherry R. Henson, BS, MAR
Administrative Program Support 2

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
College of Dentistry, ENDODONTICS
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i didn't get this email
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Did southern Illinois university really send interview invites? When is the interview?
 
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USC invite today via email for 8/12
 
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Dr. Pep said:
There might be hope for me still this year!!!
Did any of you get this Email from the University of Tennessee? Did anyone who applied to Tennesse not get this Email?

Hope you are doing well.
We are slimming down our 160 + applications and wanted to check to see if you have taken a position yet.
Please let me know if you are still available.
Sherry
Sherry R. Henson, BS, MAR
Administrative Program Support 2

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
College of Dentistry, ENDODONTICS
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good luck!!
 
Any other programs struggling in completing enough cases to graduate on time? I know of one (lack of clinic time within the program) and yea.. its stressful
 
endo135 said:
Any other programs struggling in completing enough cases to graduate on time? I know of one (lack of clinic time within the program) and yea.. its stressful
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Which program is this?
 
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endo135 said:
Any other programs struggling in completing enough cases to graduate on time? I know of one (lack of clinic time within the program) and yea.. its stressful
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Lack of clinic time? What the heck are the residents doing other than clinics?!
 
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TargetEndo said:
Lack of clinic time? What the heck are the residents doing other than clinics?!
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Yea, this is wild. We had one class from 7-8 on Mon-Wednesday. Clinic Mon, Tue, Wed, Thursday (8-12) and then Mon, Wed, Fri (1-5). Tuesday afternoons were Current Lit plus case presentations and Friday AM was Classic lit. Some Wednesday’s we taught the dental students but we rotated. We were closed May- July because of COVID and still all did over 300 cases. Which IMO is all you really need as long as they are diverse cases. Even though we were heavily clinic focused I thought we still wasted too much time with Lit.
 
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FutureDent020 said:
Yea, this is wild. We had one class from 7-8 on Mon-Wednesday. Clinic Mon, Tue, Wed, Thursday (8-12) and then Mon, Wed, Fri (1-5). Tuesday afternoons were Current Lit plus case presentations and Friday AM was Classic lit. Some Wednesday’s we taught the dental students but we rotated. We were closed May- July because of COVID and still all did over 300 cases. Which IMO is all you really need as long as they are diverse cases. Even though we were heavily clinic focused I thought we still wasted too much time with Lit.
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Which program was that?
 
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rb19 said:
Which program was that?
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OSU has similar schedule and me and my co-residents each have at least 200 cases and are coming up to halfway in our program
 
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I wont out the program. But if youre a resident you probably already know by talking to other residents at Apices/AAE. If youre not a resident and applying I highly recommend you to ask the program director/residents of the program how many root canals you can expect to complete by graduation. The difference between a clinical focused program and didactic/research based program can be a difference of completing 200 more/less root canals.
 
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Anyone know info about west virginia university endo program or interview? please PM, thanks!
 
Technically no program is supposed to be more than 50%-ish clinical time per CODA. The rest is supposed to be didactics, research, and teaching.

This program list used to have the breakdown reported by each program but I guess they got tired of updating it, now it’s just links to the program websites: Endodontic Programs & Requirements - American Association of Endodontists

Don’t worry THAT much about case numbers a program reports. See how happy and prepared the residents feel. Having a lot of easy younger cases that a general dentist could treat is one thing, having challenging retreats and calcified older teeth is better preparation for practice.
 
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I agree. I would care more about case diversity (trauma, pediatric, pco, complex retreat, etc), surgery exposure, resident's confidence level at the time of graduation, and clinic availability
 
lol105 said:
I agree. I would care more about case diversity (trauma, pediatric, pco, complex retreat, etc), surgery exposure, resident's confidence level at the time of graduation, and clinic availability
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This is true. But the more cases you do, the higher the chance you increase your diversity and exposure to different things. Our chair always said he wanted us doing as many root canals as possible in residency just to increase our exposure to different things. It’s a simple statement, but it’s true. The more you do, the more you are likely to see. I definitely recommend doing as many surgeries and retreats as you can in residency. Also calcified cases. The bread and butter molar RCT’s are the minority. Having a good grasp on the lit is important too though. We’re diagnosticians and also have to have a lot of discussions about “prognosis” to help treatment plan. Lit is great for that.
 
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FutureDent020 said:
This is true. But the more cases you do, the higher the chance you increase your diversity and exposure to different things. Our chair always said he wanted us doing as many root canals as possible in residency just to increase our exposure to different things. It’s a simple statement, but it’s true. The more you do, the more you are likely to see. I definitely recommend doing as many surgeries and retreats as you can in residency. Also calcified cases. The bread and butter molar RCT’s are the minority. Having a good grasp on the lit is important too though. We’re diagnosticians and also have to have a lot of discussions about “prognosis” to help treatment plan. Lit is great for that.
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While I agree with this, I would place emphasis on quality over quantity. Rushing to complete more cases will only create poor habits and most dental school locations provide ample diversity in cases already. Speed will come over time. I did over 550 cases in residency and don’t feel like I was any more experienced than those that did 250. Residency will provide you the tools and knowledge. Similar to dental school, there’s still a steep learning curve the first 3 to 6 months after graduating.
 
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Some programs have a reputation for being clinically heavy and some are didactically heavy. But at 2-3 years after residency, I don't know how much it really matters? I know a program whose residents finish with the CODA minimum (what is that? 250 nonsurgical cases?) and they seem to do fine afterwards. Can any working endodontist comment?
 
redchesus said:
Some programs have a reputation for being clinically heavy and some are didactically heavy. But at 2-3 years after residency, I don't know how much it really matters? I know a program whose residents finish with the CODA minimum (what is that? 250 nonsurgical cases?) and they seem to do fine afterwards. Can any working endodontist comment?
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Yea, as @SirBrotherJam said, it’s the first 3-6 months where you kind of get baptized by fire. Pretty steep learning curve. 2-3 years later? No, I don’t think where you went to residency or what you did in residency will make much of a difference at that point. You’ll do 3x as many RCT’s your first year out that you did in residency. Unless you did 550 😂 (That’s a lot by the way). Too much work to not be getting paid… You’ll develop your own philosophy and practice style at that point. It’ll be lit based, but you’ll put your spin on it. As you see on the message boards, even though we all read the same stuff, there are plenty of different styles and philosophies when it comes to practice.
 
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redchesus said:
Some programs have a reputation for being clinically heavy and some are didactically heavy. But at 2-3 years after residency, I don't know how much it really matters? I know a program whose residents finish with the CODA minimum (what is that? 250 nonsurgical cases?) and they seem to do fine afterwards. Can any working endodontist comment?
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When it comes to regular initial endo treatments, and non surgical retreatments, I agree that after 2-3 years, it really doesn't matter. However, the one area that I do see a difference is when it comes to SURGICAL retreatments (apicos). The programs where residents get more exposure to doing apico surgeries can make a difference how comfortable/likely the resident will tackle surgeries in their clinical practice especially the more difficult molar cases.
Sadly, I have heard of some programs where residents graduate with no molar surgical experience and shy away from doing any molar surgeries once they graduate. Of course, there are always hands on ce courses an endodontist can take after graduating to acquire more surgical knowledge.
 
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shendo said:
When it comes to regular initial endo treatments, and non surgical retreatments, I agree that after 2-3 years, it really doesn't matter. However, the one area that I do see a difference is when it comes to SURGICAL retreatments (apicos). The programs where residents get more exposure to doing apico surgeries can make a difference how comfortable/likely the resident will tackle surgeries in their clinical practice especially the more difficult molar cases.
Sadly, I have heard of some programs where residents graduate with no molar surgical experience and shy away from doing any molar surgeries once they graduate. Of course, there are always hands on ce courses an endodontist can take after graduating to acquire more surgical knowledge.
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This!! You're going to be doing NSRCT your whole life. If you don't get comfortable with apicos, you will avoid them and eventually lose the skill.
 
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Any Langone news? Offers go out? I know they were having issues with their background checks so I wasn’t sure if that delayed things.
 
Looking forward to the next application cycle, does anyone have advice on doing a GPR vs AEGD to bolster the application for endo? Also are there any specific programs that have better endo exposure than others?
 
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Kings County in Brooklyn is an Excellent GPR to get Endo and Apicoectomy experience. There is no short of Endos at King’s County hospital.
 
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Are there any recommended programs in either Colorado or the Chicago area? Also how would doing a GPR compare to working for an FQHC for a year?
 
dieslink said:
Are there any recommended programs in either Colorado or the Chicago area? Also how would doing a GPR compare to working for an FQHC for a year?
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3 CU GPR residents applied and got into endo residency the past 2 years.
 
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lol105 said:
I agree. I would care more about case diversity (trauma, pediatric, pco, complex retreat, etc), surgery exposure, resident's confidence level at the time of graduation, and clinic availability
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This!!! Case numbers don’t matter at this level lol
 
For buffalo program interview. Did you get instruction email after you picked a slot ??
Update:
They will send confirmation / instructions email this afternoon.
 
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Anyone received an offer, rejection, or got waitlisted from Nova?
 
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