Periodontics Residency Programs in Texas
Texas has 4 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in periodontics, based in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.
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 Texas
Programs
4
With a program
Cities
3
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
4 of 4
Every CODA-Accredited Program in Texas
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 Texas's Accreditation Statuses Mean
The statuses shown above are CODA's own terms, not this site's.
All four Texas periodontics programs currently hold "Approval (without Reporting Requirements)" — the classification CODA grants when a program "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation." None currently holds "Approval (with Reporting Requirements)," the status CODA uses when a program has deficiencies it must correct within a set timeframe, or "Initial Accreditation," which CODA grants to a program that is accredited but hasn't yet enrolled and graduated its first class of residents.
The visit years shown are CODA's own accreditation-visit schedule, not the program's.
For admissions, structure, or cost, contact each program directly and confirm its 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.
Texas has 4 accredited programs, compared with 1 in Oklahoma, none in New Mexico and 1 in Louisiana 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 programs at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston and 2 other institutions who go on to practice in Texas need a dentist license from the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners — see Texas's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Texas
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 Texas, periodontics is practiced under a dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Residents who train in Dallas, Houston or San Antonio and go on to practice in Texas can search current periodontist jobs in Texas to see who's hiring now.
Where Texas's Programs Are Located
Texas's periodontics programs cluster in three of the state's largest metro areas, with two programs based in San Antonio alongside one each in Dallas and Houston.
That spread means an applicant weighing Texas programs is also weighing distinctly different regions of the state — North Texas, the Gulf Coast and South Texas each have their own practice landscape.
Contact each program directly for its current admissions cycle and application details before deciding where to apply.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited periodontics residency programs are in Texas?
Texas has 4 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in periodontics, located in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.
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 these programs?
"Approval (without Reporting Requirements)" is the classification CODA grants when a program "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation." All four Texas periodontics programs currently hold this status — it's a stable, no-deficiency standing between CODA's periodic site visits, not a ranking.
Confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
Does an out-of-state periodontics residency count if I want to practice in Texas?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is national, so a residency accredited by CODA counts regardless of which state it's located in.
What matters for practicing in Texas afterward is holding an active Texas dentist license — see our Texas dentist licensure page for what the state itself requires.
What comes after finishing a CODA-accredited periodontics residency in Texas?
Graduates hold an active dentist license in the state where they intend to practice; in Texas, 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.