Periodontics Residency Programs in Georgia
Georgia has 2 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in periodontics, based in Augusta and Ft.
Eisenhower.
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 periodontics specialty — read on for what each program's status means and what happens after residency.
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At a glance
In Georgia
Programs
2
With a program
Cities
2
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
2 of 2
Every CODA-Accredited Program in Georgia
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 Georgia'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 Periodontics
Periodontics is one of 12 recognized dental specialties, and completing a CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in the specialty is how a dentist becomes a periodontist.
Georgia has 2 accredited programs, compared with 1 in North Carolina, 2 in Florida and 1 in South Carolina nearby; wherever you train, our step-by-step guide to becoming a periodontist covers the full sequence from dental school through residency, our periodontist career guide what the role involves day to day, and which dental specialty pays the most how periodontics compares with the other eleven.
Graduates of the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University and US Army Dental Activity/Ft Gordon programs who go on to practice in Georgia need a dentist license from the Georgia Board of Dentistry — see Georgia's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Georgia
A CODA-accredited residency is the entry point into periodontics, not the final step — practicing afterward still requires holding an active dentist license in the state where you intend to work; in Georgia, periodontics is practiced under a dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Residents who train in Augusta or Ft.
Eisenhower and go on to practice in Georgia can search current periodontist jobs to see who's hiring now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited periodontics residency programs are in Georgia?
Georgia has 2 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in periodontics, located in Augusta and Ft.
Eisenhower.
Each is listed above with its current CODA accreditation status, address and program director.
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 periodontics residency still count if I want to practice in Georgia?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is a national standard, not a state one, so a periodontics residency accredited by CODA counts regardless of which state it's located in.
What matters for practicing in Georgia is holding an active Georgia dentist license — see our Georgia dentist licensure page for what the state itself 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 the program to correct.
It is the most straightforward of CODA's approval statuses.
Confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying, since statuses can change between accreditation visits.
What comes after finishing a CODA-accredited periodontics residency?
Graduates hold an active dentist license in the state where they intend to practice; in Georgia, periodontists practice under that dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Our step-by-step guide to becoming a periodontist 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.