Periodontics Residency Programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 3 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in periodontics, all based in Boston.
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 Massachusetts
Programs
3
With a program
Cities
1
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
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Every CODA-Accredited Program in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts's Accreditation Statuses Mean
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" — all three Massachusetts programs currently hold this status.
That's distinct from "Approval (with Reporting Requirements)," which means CODA has identified specific deficiencies a program must correct within a set timeframe, and from "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 for each program 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 a 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.
Massachusetts has 3 accredited programs, compared with none in New Hampshire, 1 in Connecticut and none in Vermont 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 Boston University Henry M.
Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine programs who go on to practice in Massachusetts need a dentist license from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry — see Massachusetts's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts, periodontics is practiced under a dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Residents who train in Boston and go on to practice in Massachusetts can search current periodontist jobs to see who's hiring now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited periodontics residency programs are in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has 3 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in periodontics, all located in Boston.
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 periodontics residency count if I want to practice in Massachusetts?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is national, so a residency accredited by CODA counts regardless of which state it's in.
What matters for practicing in Massachusetts afterward is holding an active Massachusetts dentist license — see our Massachusetts dentist licensure page for what the state itself requires.
What does "Approval without Reporting Requirements" mean for these programs?
It's CODA's classification for a program that "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation," without any outstanding deficiencies CODA is tracking.
All three Massachusetts programs currently hold this status.
Confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying, since status can change between accreditation visits.
What comes after finishing a CODA-accredited periodontics residency in Massachusetts?
Graduates hold an active dentist license in the state where they intend to practice; in Massachusetts, 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.