Prosthodontic Residency Programs in Minnesota
Minnesota has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in prosthodontics, based in Minneapolis.
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 this program is the recognized path into the prosthodontics specialty — read on for what its status means and what happens after residency.
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At a glance
In Minnesota
Programs
1
With a program
Cities
1
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
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Every CODA-Accredited Program in Minnesota
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 Minnesota'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." Two other statuses can also appear in CODA's directory: "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 a program, only a status mid-correction — and "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 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.
Minnesota has one accredited program, compared with none in North Dakota, 1 in Iowa 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 Minnesota School of Dentistry program in Minneapolis who go on to practice in Minnesota need a dentist license from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry — see Minnesota's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Minnesota
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.
Minnesota also issues a separate specialty license; check its requirements with the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.
Residents who train in Minneapolis and go on to practice in Minnesota can search current prosthodontist jobs in Minnesota to see who's hiring now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited prosthodontics residency programs are in Minnesota?
Minnesota has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in prosthodontics, located in Minneapolis.
It's listed above with its current CODA accreditation status, address and program director.
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 the same as one in Minnesota?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is national, so a program's accreditation status doesn't depend on which state it's in.
What matters for practicing in Minnesota afterward is holding a Minnesota dentist license, not where the residency itself was located — see Minnesota's dentist licensure page for what the state requires.
What does "Approval (without Reporting Requirements)" mean?
It's CODA's classification for a program that "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation," with no outstanding deficiencies CODA has flagged for correction.
It's the status a program carries when nothing further is owed to CODA at its next scheduled site visit.
Confirm a 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.
Minnesota also issues a separate specialty license; check its requirements with the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.
Our step-by-step guide to becoming a prosthodontist 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.