Dental Public Health Residency Programs
There are 16 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in dental public health in the United States, in 12 states.
Every one is listed below with its institution, city, state, current accreditation status, and the years of CODA's last and next accreditation visits, pulled directly from the Commission on Dental Accreditation's own program directory.
Read on for what the statuses mean, where dental public health sits among the recognized dental specialties, and what comes after residency.
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At a glance
Nationwide
Programs
16
With a program
States
12
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
14 of 16
Every CODA-Accredited Program in the United States
Source: CODA program directory, index dated 2026-09-09. CODA classes these as advanced dental education programs; status terms (“Approval without Reporting Requirements,” “Approval with Reporting Requirements,” “Initial Accreditation,” etc.) are CODA’s own.
Reading the List: What the Accreditation Statuses Mean
Every status shown above is CODA's own term, not this site's. "Approval (without Reporting Requirements)" is the classification CODA grants when a program "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation," and it covers 14 of the 16 programs listed. "Approval (with Reporting Requirements)" — one program on this list — means CODA has identified specific deficiencies the program must correct within a set timeframe; it is not a warning to avoid the program.
One program's status is "Withdrawn": CODA's own definition is that students who enroll after accreditation has been withdrawn will not be considered graduates of a Commission-accredited program and may be ineligible for certification or licensure examinations, so confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
The last- and next-visit years are CODA's accreditation-visit schedule, not anything set by the program.
For admissions requirements or program structure, contact the program directly.
Dental Public Health Among the Recognized Specialties
Dental public health is one of the 12 dental specialties recognized by the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards, an agency of the American Dental Association; it was recognized in 2018, and its certifying board is the American Board of Dental Public Health.
CODA classes the programs above as advanced dental education programs, the same category as every other specialty residency, and completing one is the recognized path into the specialty.
Our guide to dental residency and board certification explains how specialty residencies, the Match and board certification fit together in general, and the dentist career guide covers the path from dental school onward.
After Residency
A residency is not a license: a dental public health specialist practices under a dentist license in the state where they work — and, in some states, a separate specialty license as well — and what each state requires before it will issue one is set by that state.
See our state-by-state dentist licensure pages for what the boards themselves publish.
When you are ready to look at what's hiring, search current dentist jobs nationwide.
Where the Programs Are
Boston is the only city with more than one program, home to 3 of the 16; Dallas and San Antonio each host one of Texas's 2, and Bronx and Rochester each host one of New York's 2.
Every other program sits alone in its city, and sponsors range from university dental schools to a state health department and a federal research institute, so an applicant weighing programs is also weighing very different kinds of institutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited dental public health residency programs are there?
There are 16 CODA-accredited dental public health programs in the United States, in 12 states.
Each is listed above with its institution, city, state and current CODA accreditation status.
CODA's own directory is the definitive, up-to-date source — confirm a program's status directly with CODA before applying.
Is dental public health a recognized dental specialty?
Yes.
Dental public health is one of the 12 specialties recognized by the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards, recognized in 2018, and its certifying board is the American Board of Dental Public Health.
CODA accredits its residency programs as advanced dental education programs, the same category as the other specialty residencies.
What does a "Withdrawn" status mean for one of the programs on this list?
It is CODA's own classification, and CODA defines it on its accreditation-status definitions page: students who enroll after a program's accreditation has been withdrawn are not considered graduates of a Commission-accredited program and may be ineligible for certification or licensure examinations.
This directory reports the status exactly as CODA published it on the snapshot date and does not interpret it further — confirm current status with CODA and the program directly.
Do I have to complete the residency in the state where I want to practice?
No. CODA accreditation is national, so a residency completed in any of the 12 states carries the same accreditation standing everywhere.
What a state requires before it will license a dentist is set by that state, not by a program, so check the state's own dentist licensure page and confirm with its dental board before you plan around a residency.
Is every program on this list accredited?
Every program above is shown with the CODA accreditation status CODA had published for it as of 2026-09-09, the date this directory was last pulled from CODA's own program search. "Approval without Reporting Requirements" is CODA's standard fully-accredited standing; other status terms on this page — such as "Approval with Reporting Requirements," "Initial Accreditation," "Withdrawn," or a "teach-out" qualifier — mean something different, and a status can change after that date.
Confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
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Sourced from the CODA program directory (index dated 2026-09-09). Verified September 2026. Program details change. Confirm accreditation status, admission requirements and costs with the program and with CODA before applying.