CDE1881 - Endodontic Preceptorship
Course Description
The Kornberg School of Dentistry offers a 10-month Endodontic Internship program that provides foreign- and domestic-trained dentists the opportunity to experience didactic training in endodontics, pre-clinic laboratory practice and clinical patient care under faculty supervision.
Interns will experience various endodontic-specific topics throughout the program, including dental trauma, endodontic materials and methods, microscopic endodontic surgery, periapical biology, and pulp biology, In addition, treatment-planning seminars and current literature reviews are offered on a weekly basis.
The Endodontic Internship facility is equipped with state-of-the-art endodontic technologies, providing the opportunity to work with surgical microscopes, X-ray machines, a rotary system, ultrasonic instruments, cone beam computed tomography and more.
The Endodontic Internship program runs from July 1st to June 30th. There are two open internship positions annually.
Objectives of the Program
- Interns will learn to perform simulation cases on extracted teeth, 3D-printed teeth and jaws under faculty supervision as part of pre-clinical laboratory practice.
- Interns will perform root canal therapy and root canal retreatment, as well as endodontic surgeries on the simulated model.
- Interns will observe clinic teaching, as well as assist residents in the treatment of patients.
- Interns will have the opportunity to work on a research project during the program and possibly present it at the annual American Association of Endodontics conference.
Upon successful completion of the internship, a letter of attendance will be awarded. Although completion of the program does not guarantee acceptance to a graduate endodontic program or to the Kornberg School of Dentistry, it greatly improves the knowledge and skills of participants.