Program Overview

Introduction to the DIU Endodontie Program

The DIU Endodontie program is a university diploma offered by the Faculty of Health at the University of Toulouse. This program aims to train professionals in the field of endodontics, providing them with the necessary skills and knowledge to practice endodontic treatments.

Presentation of the Formation

The DIU Endodontie program is designed to form practitioners who can exercise endodontic activities. The program focuses on providing students with the necessary knowledge and skills to analyze and criticize scientific articles, indicate orthograde endodontic treatments, and understand the materials and biomaterials used in endodontics.

Admission Criteria

To be eligible for the DIU Endodontie program, students must meet the following prerequisites:

• In initial training: Students must be in their third cycle of dental surgery (long cycle) specializing in bucco-dental medicine, or be a chief clinician or AHU in Toulouse.
• In continuing education: Students must be doctors in dental surgery holding a French or European Union diploma, or a diploma from outside the European Union.

Program Details

The program is divided into two years, with the following curriculum:

• First year: The program covers the basics of endodontics, including the analysis of healthy tissues, pathologies, and treatments.
• Second year: The program delves deeper into endodontics, covering topics such as traumatology, resorptions, and endodontic retreatments.

Team and Faculty

The program is taught by a team of experienced faculty members, including:

• R. ARBAB-CHIRANI
• V. ARMENGOL
• M.F. BERTRAND
• C. BESNAULT
• Y. BOUCHER
• A. BOURGEOIS
• G. BRUNEL
• F. BUKIET
• P. CALAS
• J. CAMPS
• L. COLIN
• L. COTTREEL
• J. DARTIGUES
• E. DEVEAUX
• F. DIEMER
• D. DOUDOUX
• G. KUHN
• O. LABOUX
• J.J. LASFARGUES
• S. LAURENCIN
• B. LEVALLOIS
• J.J. LOUIS
• J.P. MALLET
• E. MEDIONI
• C. RICCI
• J-P ROCCA
• D. NEBOT
• F. PEREZ
• P. PIONCHON
• L. POMMEL
• J.P. PROUST
• P. ROCHER
• G. TIRLET
• F. TOUMELIN-CHEMLA
• A. WODA

Evaluation and Assessment

The program includes various evaluation methods, such as:

• Attendance
• Final written exam
• Final oral exam
• Defense of a final thesis

After the Program

Upon completion of the program, students will have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to practice endodontic treatments, including:

• Analyzing and criticizing scientific articles
• Indicating orthograde endodontic treatments
• Understanding the materials and biomaterials used in endodontics
• Organizing a dental office and its technical platform for endodontics
• Presenting a clinical case to peers
• Writing a report to a referring colleague
• Indicating a orthograde or retrograde endodontic retreatment
• Understanding the risks and steps of microsurgical endodontics
• Performing the surgical steps of microsurgical endodontics

Tuition Fees

The tuition fees for the program are as follows:

• First year: 178 (university registration fees) + 3000 (training fees)
• Second year: 178 (university registration fees) + 3000 (training fees)