Prosthodontic Residency Programs in Iowa
Iowa has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in prosthodontics, based in Iowa City.
It's 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 a CODA-accredited prosthodontics residency is the recognized path into the specialty — read on for what the program's status means and what happens after residency.
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At a glance
In Iowa
Programs
1
With a program
Cities
1
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
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Every CODA-Accredited Program in Iowa
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 Iowa's Accreditation Status Means
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." By contrast, "Approval (with Reporting Requirements)" means CODA has identified specific deficiencies the program must correct within a set timeframe, and "Initial Accreditation" is what CODA grants a program that is accredited but hasn't yet 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 its current status with CODA before applying.
Why Accreditation Matters for the Path Into Prosthodontics
Prosthodontics 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 prosthodontist.
Iowa has one accredited program, compared with 1 in Minnesota, 1 in Illinois and none in South Dakota nearby; wherever you train, our step-by-step guide to becoming a prosthodontist covers the full sequence from dental school through residency, our prosthodontist career guide what the role involves day to day, and which dental specialty pays the most how prosthodontics compares with the other eleven.
Graduates of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry program in Iowa City who go on to practice in Iowa need a dentist license from the Iowa Dental Board — see Iowa's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Iowa
A CODA-accredited residency is the entry point into prosthodontics, not the final step — practicing afterward still requires holding an active dentist license in the state where you intend to work; in Iowa, prosthodontics is practiced under a dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Residents who train in Iowa City at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and go on to practice in Iowa rather than nearby Minnesota or Illinois can search current prosthodontist jobs to see who's hiring now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited prosthodontics residency programs are in Iowa?
Iowa has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in prosthodontics, located in Iowa City.
It's listed above with its city, current CODA accreditation status, and last and next accreditation visit years.
CODA's own directory is the definitive, up-to-date source — confirm the program's status directly with CODA before applying.
Does an out-of-state prosthodontics residency count toward licensure in Iowa?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is national, so a prosthodontics residency accredited by CODA counts regardless of which state it's located in.
What matters for practicing in Iowa is holding an active Iowa dentist license, which is a separate question from where you trained — see our Iowa dentist licensure page for what the state itself requires.
What does "Approval without Reporting Requirements" mean for a program?
It's the status CODA grants when a program meets or exceeds CODA's basic accreditation requirements, with no outstanding deficiencies it must report back on.
It doesn't reflect anything beyond that status at the time of CODA's last review — confirm the program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
What comes after finishing a CODA-accredited prosthodontics residency?
Graduates hold an active dentist license in the state where they intend to practice; in Iowa, prosthodontists practice under that dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Board certification through the American Board of Prosthodontics is a separate, voluntary step after residency.
Our how-to-become guide 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.