Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Programs in Colorado
Colorado has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in oral and maxillofacial surgery, based in Denver.
It's 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 program like this one is the recognized path into the oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty — read on for what its status means and what happens after residency.
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At a glance
In Colorado
Programs
1
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Cities
1
Approval without Reporting Requirements
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Every CODA-Accredited Program in Colorado
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 Colorado'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." 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 hasn't 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 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery 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 oral surgeon.
Colorado has one accredited program, compared with 1 in Arizona, 1 in Nebraska and 1 in Oklahoma nearby; wherever you train, our step-by-step guide to becoming an oral surgeon covers the full sequence from dental school through residency, our oral surgeon career guide what the role involves day to day, and which dental specialty pays the most how OMS compares with the other eleven.
Graduates of the Denver Health Medical Center program who go on to practice in Colorado need a dentist license from the Colorado Dental Board — see Colorado's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Colorado
A CODA-accredited residency is the entry point into oral and maxillofacial surgery, not the final step — practicing afterward still requires holding an active dentist license in the state where you intend to work; in Colorado, OMS is practiced under a dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Residents who train in Denver and go on to practice in Colorado can check oral surgeon salary in Colorado for state-level pay data and search current oral surgeon jobs to see who's hiring now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited oral and maxillofacial surgery residency programs are in Colorado?
Colorado has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in oral and maxillofacial surgery, located in Denver.
It's listed above with its current CODA accreditation status, address and program director.
CODA's own directory is the definitive, up-to-date source — confirm the program's status directly with CODA before applying.
What does "Approval without Reporting Requirements" mean?
It's the classification CODA grants when a program "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation." It's the standard, unqualified approval status — not a warning and not a temporary or provisional designation.
Confirm the program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
Do I have to complete an OMS residency in Colorado to practice as an oral surgeon there?
No. Colorado licenses dentists — including oral surgeons — who completed a CODA-accredited residency regardless of which state it's located in; what matters is the residency's CODA accreditation, not its location.
See our Colorado dentist licensure page for what the state itself requires before you can practice.
What comes after finishing a CODA-accredited oral and maxillofacial surgery residency?
Graduates hold an active dentist license in the state where they intend to practice; in Colorado, oral surgeons practice under that dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Our step-by-step guide to becoming an oral surgeon 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.