Endodontic Residency Programs in California
California has 5 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in endodontics, based in Loma Linda, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Each is listed below with its institution, city, 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.
Completing a CODA-accredited endodontics residency is the recognized path into the specialty — read on for what each program's status means and what happens after residency.
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At a glance
In California
Programs
5
With a program
Cities
3
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
5 of 5
Every CODA-Accredited Program in California
Source: CODA program directory, index dated 2026-09-09. Status terms (“Approval without Reporting Requirements,” “Approval with Reporting Requirements,” “Initial Accreditation,” “Discontinued,” etc.) are CODA’s own.
Reading the List: What California's Accreditation Statuses Mean
The status shown for every California program 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." That's distinct from "Approval (with Reporting Requirements)," which means CODA has identified specific deficiencies the program must correct within a set timeframe, and from "Initial Accreditation," which CODA grants to a program that is accredited but has not yet enrolled and graduated its first class of residents.
The last- and next-visit years shown are CODA's own accreditation-visit schedule, not anything set by the program itself.
For admissions requirements, program structure, or cost, contact the program directly, and confirm any program's current status with CODA before applying.
Why Accreditation Matters for the Path Into Endodontics
Endodontics is one of 12 recognized dental specialties, and completing a CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in the specialty is how a dentist becomes an endodontist.
California has 5 accredited programs, compared with 1 in Oregon, none in Arizona and none in Nevada nearby; wherever you train, our step-by-step guide to becoming an endodontist covers the full sequence from dental school through residency, our endodontist career guide what the role involves day to day, and which dental specialty pays the most how endodontics compares with the other eleven.
Graduates of programs at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California and 3 other institutions who go on to practice in California need a dentist license from the Dental Board of California — see California's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in California
A CODA-accredited residency is the entry point into endodontics, not the final step — practicing afterward still requires holding an active dentist license in the state where you intend to work.
Check whether California also requires a separate specialty license with the Dental Board of California.
Residents who train in Loma Linda, Los Angeles or San Francisco and go on to practice in California can search current endodontist jobs in California to see who's hiring now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited endodontics residency programs are in California?
California has 5 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in endodontics, located in Loma Linda, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Each is listed above with its current CODA accreditation status and visit years.
CODA's own directory is the definitive, up-to-date source — confirm a program's status directly with CODA before applying.
Does an out-of-state endodontics residency count if I want to practice in California?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is national, so a residency completed anywhere in the country carries the same standing — what matters is that the program is CODA-accredited, not which state it's in.
What you still need is a California dentist license to practice there; see our California dentist licensure page for what the state itself requires.
What does "Approval (without Reporting Requirements)" mean for a program?
It's the classification CODA grants when a program "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation" — CODA's own wording.
It doesn't rank the program against others; CODA doesn't publish rankings.
Confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
How do I check a program's current accreditation status?
CODA's own program directory is the definitive source and is updated more frequently than any third-party list, including this one.
Confirm a program's current status there, or contact the program directly, before applying.
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," or "Discontinued" — 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.