Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Programs in New Jersey
New Jersey has 2 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in oral and maxillofacial surgery, in 2 cities: Newark and Paterson.
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
In New Jersey
Programs
2
With a program
Cities
2
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
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Every CODA-Accredited Program in New Jersey
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 New Jersey's Accreditation Status Means
The status shown above for both New Jersey programs 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 a program must correct within a set timeframe — a status mid-correction, not a warning to avoid the program — 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 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.
New Jersey has 2 accredited programs, compared with 17 in New York, 7 in Pennsylvania and 1 in Delaware 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 Rutgers School of Dental Medicine and St. Joseph's University Medical Center-Dental Department programs who go on to practice in New Jersey need a dentist license from the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry — see New Jersey's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in New Jersey
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.
New Jersey also issues a separate specialty permit, and a dentist must obtain it before announcing a specialty; check its requirements with the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry.
Residents who train in Newark or Paterson and go on to practice in New Jersey can check the national oral surgeon salary guide for pay context 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 New Jersey?
New Jersey has 2 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in oral and maxillofacial surgery, one in Newark and one in Paterson.
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 OMS residency outside New Jersey still count if I want to practice in New Jersey?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is a national standard, not a state-by-state one, so a CODA-accredited oral and maxillofacial surgery residency completed anywhere in the country counts the same way.
What determines whether you can practice in New Jersey afterward is the state's own dentist licensure requirements, not where you trained.
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," in CODA's own words.
It doesn't rank the program against others — it simply means CODA identified no outstanding deficiencies at its last review.
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.
New Jersey also issues a separate specialty permit, and a dentist must obtain it before announcing a specialty; check its requirements with the New Jersey State 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.