Frequently Asked Questions

The individual membership caegories are:

• Specialist
• Certified

Yes

The membership categories available are:

• Society member - please apply to one of our national societies for membership
• Guest Specialist
• Guest Certified

If you are registered for an award in Endodontology with a recognised academic institution within a member country then yes you can.

Specialist and Guest specialist application fee: 250 Euros (No fee for Certified or Guest Certified members)

Certified and Guest Certified applicaiton fee: NONE

ESE registered postgraduate student: NONE

Dental Nurse: NONE

There are 5 routes for applicants:

1. Route 1: Graduates from ESE-accredited specialist training programmes in Endodontology;
2. Route 2: Grand-parenting of existing specialists in countries where Endodontics is recognised as a speciality and that have national endodontic/dental societies affiliated with the ESE. That is: Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom; (not applicable for Guest)
3. Route 3: Grand-parenting of existing de facto specialists;
4. Route 4: Mediated entry - where non-ESE-accredited training is considered equivalent to ESE-accredited specialist training;
5. Route 5: Mediated entry - no formal national recognition as a specialist in Endodontology but can demonstrate evidence of a major contribution to Endodontology through education and research.

A points system is used to evaluate applications for certified or guest certified membership. It takes into account completion of taught programmes, as well as clinical, educational and research knowledge, experience and publications. A minimum of 60 points is required, and must be obtained from at least two of the categories, unless the credit point score is 60 for training with a recognised academic institution (min 120 ECTS).

Membership runs from the 1st January to 31st December each year.

Specialist and Guest Specialist member: €250 per year. Payment includes mandatory subscription to the International Endodontic Journal.

Certified and Guest Certified membership: €185. Payment includes mandatory subscription to the International Endodontic Journal.

ESE registered Postgraduate student member: €40 Euros per year. For an extra 20 Euros per year you can access the on-line version of the International Endodontic Journal.

Dental Nurse: €40 Euros per year.

Your postgraduate membership will run to the end of the year in which your course finishes.

The application will be assessed by 2 independent members of the membership committee and scored on a template. After the reports are received the chair of the membership committee will make a decision and the applicant will be informed.

Although some applications are more involved than others the process will generally take around 1 to 2 months, but may be expedited in certain circumstances, e.g. postgraduate membership application prior to a conference.

The vast majority of applications are successful, however, after assessment some applicants are advised to apply for other membership categories or informed of ways to improve their application.

The decision of the membership committee is binding and is not subject to appeal.

Yes, your group can still apply and be eligible for the rights awarded to all national societies; however, if your group is not the largest group in the country in terms of numbers of members, the voting rights will remain with the largest society.

• Full member society
• Associate member society

€5 annually for their first 100 members and €3.5 per member from 101 onwards.