Association of Residency Program Directors in Endodontics
Welcome to our association website
The Association of Residency Program Directors in Endodontics (ARPDE), a first of its kind dental residency Program Director association, was established by leading educators in endodontics. The purpose is to serve as a unified organizational voice for its residency Program Director membership, who seek to maintain excellence within their postgraduate endodontics training programs.
The tradition of dedicated Program Director associations within Medicine has been in existence for several decades, across all specialties. Currently over 50 organizations of academic physicians promote the role of residency Program Directors in achieving excellence in graduate medical education. Hopefully, the ARPDE will represent the first of many such future associations founded within postgraduate academic dentistry.
Vision
To maintain the standards of excellence in endodontics residency education through the collaboration, professional development, scholarship, and innovation of its membership.
Purpose
ARPDE is the organization that provides resources, develops best practices for endodontics residency training programs, and offers professional development for endodontics residency program directors.
Mission Statement
To provide endodontics residency program directors a forum for the presentation, discussion, review and potential resolution of issues that are important to all stakeholders within postgraduate endodontics education.
Recent Blog Posts
Major challenges faced by endodontics educators today, with the proverbial crossroads firmly planted in our rearview mirror. Where are we headed and who is leading us there?
As many DDS/DMD programs shift to a pass-fail environment, what have become your predominant criteria for extending interview invitations? ADAT? Research? Personal Statement? LORs?
Endodontics education – isn’t it also worth saving?
Endodontics treatment-related misinformation within the 24/7 media sphere. Its weaponization has become increasingly propelled by the rise of organized social media influencers and personalities. That along with the “celebrification” of associated pseudoscience key opinion leaders, some of whom are claimed healthcare providers. Effective educational strategies for our residents and our patients.
Protect the Future of Postgraduate Endodontics Education: Demand a Program Director Group Vote on The Match Question, Today.
No offense meant to the fans of the Harry Potter book and film series, but is there a “Voldemort issue” within postgraduate endodontics education today? It could just be “The Match” question, or as also known, “It Shall Not Be Named” (let alone discussed)?
All kidding aside, in this progressive educational era, where every other major dental specialty employs it, how much longer will those policy makers within our specialty continue to refuse to entertain transparent group discussions on The Match question outside of their relatively isolated and comfortably opaque committees?
How can we as an educator group systematically study and collect data now, to best frame and inform decisions when the inevitable time comes for considering our future use of The Match?
(Public)
The Board Certification process in Endodontics, its ongoing evolution in testing criteria, and toward identifying a public credential-level threshold percentage target for our specialty.
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.
Henry Ford
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QUESTIONS?
Whether you’re curious about the Association of Residency Program Directors in Endodontics, or would like to request membership information while serving as a currently active Program Director, please contact us.