Education
Advanced and Graduate Education Students
Tuition, Fees, and Stipends
Stipends are different for each advanced education program. Review the table below for information relating to program stipends.
Tuition is based on credit hour rates. Tuition rates are subject to change at any time during enrollment. Current tuition rates vary depending on your date of enrollment (first semester registered in classes).
Fall and Spring Semesters
All postgraduate and graduate students are registered for 12 credit hours during fall and spring semesters.
Summer A, B, and C Semesters
A beginning student (Summer B), or student in the final term of studies (Summer A) is registered for 4 credit hours. A continuing student (Summer C) is registered for 8 hours.
Fees
In addition to tuition, some programs are required to purchase instruments. In 2005-2006, students were allotted the following amounts in their budgets for purchasing instruments:
- Endodontics - $37,900
- Orthodontics - $ 4,000
- Periodontics - $10,600
- Prosthodontics - $7,900
Stipends
Listed below are first-year stipends. Stipends may vary after the first year of study. All stipends are subject to change at any time during your enrollment.
| Program | Stipend |
|---|---|
| Advanced Education in General Dentistry* | $30,000 |
| Craniofacial Pain | $12,000 |
| Dental Biomaterials | Variable |
| Dental Public Health | Variable |
| Endodontics | $5,000 |
| Oral Biology | Variable |
| Oral Pathology | $16,000 |
| Oral Surgery | Variable |
| Orthodontics | $2,000 |
| Pediatric Dentistry | $35,000 |
| Periodontics | $9,500 |
| Prosthodontics | $7,000 |
*Stipend amounts are the same for Advanced Education in General Dentistry programs in Apopka, Hialeah, Jacksonville and St. Petersburg.
