Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Programs in Washington
Washington has 2 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in oral and maxillofacial surgery, based in Seattle and Tacoma.
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 Washington
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 Washington'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." "Approval (with Reporting Requirements)" means CODA has identified specific deficiencies the program must correct within a set timeframe — it is not a warning to avoid the 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 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.
Washington has 2 accredited programs, compared with 1 in Oregon and none in Idaho 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 Washington School of Dentistry and US Army Dental Activity-Joint Base Lewis-McChord/Madigan Army Medical Center programs who go on to practice in Washington need a dentist license from the Dental Quality Assurance Commission — see Washington's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Washington
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 Washington, OMS is practiced under a dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Residents who train in Seattle or Tacoma and go on to practice in Washington 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 Washington?
Washington has 2 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in oral and maxillofacial surgery, located in Seattle and Tacoma.
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.
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," with no outstanding deficiencies to correct.
It is CODA's standard, good-standing status — not a ranking or endorsement of one program over another.
Confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
Do I have to complete an OMS residency in Washington to practice as an oral surgeon there?
No. Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington, 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.