Endodontic Residency Programs in Virginia
Virginia has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in endodontics, based in Richmond.
It 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 this program is the recognized path into the endodontics specialty — read on for what its status means and what happens after residency.
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At a glance
In Virginia
Programs
1
With a program
Cities
1
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
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Every CODA-Accredited Program in Virginia
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 Virginia's Accreditation Status Means
The 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." "Approval (with Reporting Requirements)" means CODA has identified specific deficiencies a program must correct within a set timeframe — it is not a warning to avoid a program, only a status mid-correction. "Initial Accreditation" is what CODA grants 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 its 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.
Virginia has one accredited program, compared with none in the District of Columbia, 2 in North Carolina and 2 in Maryland 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 the VCU School of Dentistry program who go on to practice in Virginia need a dentist license from the Virginia Board of Dentistry — see Virginia's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Virginia
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; in Virginia, endodontics is practiced under a dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Residents who train in Richmond and go on to practice in Virginia can search current endodontist jobs in Virginia to see who's hiring now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited endodontics residency programs are in Virginia?
Virginia has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in endodontics, located in Richmond.
It's listed above with its institution, city and current CODA accreditation status.
CODA's own directory is the definitive, up-to-date source — confirm the program's status directly with CODA before applying.
Does an out-of-state endodontics residency still count toward licensure in Virginia?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is a national standard, not a state-by-state one, so a residency accredited anywhere in the country counts the same way Virginia's own program does.
What matters for practicing afterward is holding an active Virginia dentist license, not where the residency itself was located.
See Virginia's dentist licensure page for what the state requires.
What does "Approval without Reporting Requirements" mean for a program?
It's CODA's classification for a program that "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation," with no outstanding deficiencies CODA has asked it to correct.
Virginia's program currently holds this status.
Confirm its current status directly with CODA before applying, since status can change between accreditation visits.
What comes after finishing a CODA-accredited endodontics residency?
Graduates hold an active dentist license in the state where they intend to practice; in Virginia, endodontists practice under that dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Many go on to pursue board certification through the American Board of Endodontics.
Our step-by-step guide to becoming an endodontist walks through the full sequence from dental school through residency and licensure.
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.