Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Programs in Minnesota
Minnesota has 2 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in oral and maxillofacial surgery, based in Minneapolis and Rochester.
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 one of these programs is the recognized path into the oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty — read on for what each program's status means and what happens after residency.
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At a glance
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Every CODA-Accredited Program in Minnesota
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 Minnesota's Accreditation Statuses Mean
The statuses shown above are CODA's own terms, not this site's. "Approval (without Reporting Requirements)" is the classification CODA grants when a program "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation." A program elsewhere might instead carry "Approval (with Reporting Requirements)" — meaning CODA has identified specific deficiencies the program must correct within a set timeframe, not a warning to avoid it — or "Initial Accreditation," granted 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 any program's 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.
Minnesota has 2 accredited programs, compared with none in North Dakota, 1 in Iowa and none in South Dakota 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 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs who go on to practice in Minnesota need a dentist license from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry — see Minnesota's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Minnesota
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.
Minnesota also issues a separate specialty license; check its requirements with the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.
Residents who train in Minneapolis or Rochester and go on to practice in Minnesota can check oral surgeon salary in Minnesota for state-level pay data and search current oral surgeon jobs in Minnesota to see who's hiring now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited oral and maxillofacial surgery residency programs are in Minnesota?
Minnesota has 2 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in oral and maxillofacial surgery, located in Minneapolis and Rochester.
Each is listed above with its institution, city 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.
Does an out-of-state OMS residency count toward practicing in Minnesota?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is a national standard, not a state-specific one, so a residency's location doesn't determine whether it counts — what matters is that the program itself is CODA-accredited.
Licensure to practice in Minnesota is a separate step, governed by the state's own dentist licensure requirements.
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," per CODA's own definitions.
It's a current standing, not a permanent guarantee — statuses are reassessed at each accreditation visit.
Confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
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.
Minnesota also issues a separate specialty license; check its requirements with the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.
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.