Prosthodontic Residency Programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 3 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in prosthodontics, based in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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 a CODA-accredited prosthodontics program is the recognized path into the specialty — read on for what each program's status means and what happens after residency.
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At a glance
In Pennsylvania
Programs
3
With a program
Cities
2
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
3 of 3
Every CODA-Accredited Program in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania'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." 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," which CODA grants 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 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.
Pennsylvania has 3 accredited programs, compared with 1 in New Jersey, 2 in Maryland and 7 in New York 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 Temple University The Maurice H.
Kornberg School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine programs who go on to practice in Pennsylvania need a dentist license from the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry — see Pennsylvania's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania, prosthodontics is practiced under a dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Residents who train in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh and go on to practice in Pennsylvania can search current prosthodontist jobs to see who's hiring now.
Where Pennsylvania's Programs Are Located
Pennsylvania's three prosthodontics programs cluster in two cities: two are in Philadelphia and one is in Pittsburgh.
Applicants weighing programs by location can use that geographic spread alongside each program's own admissions information — contact the program directly for details the CODA directory doesn't cover.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited prosthodontics residency programs are in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania has 3 CODA-accredited advanced dental education programs in prosthodontics, located in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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 prosthodontics residency count toward licensure in Pennsylvania?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is national, so a prosthodontics residency completed anywhere in the country carries the same accreditation status regardless of which state it's in.
What Pennsylvania itself requires for licensure is a separate question — see our Pennsylvania dentist licensure page for that.
What does "Approval without Reporting Requirements" mean for a program?
It's the classification CODA grants when a program achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation, with no outstanding deficiencies CODA has flagged for correction.
It's distinct from "Approval with Reporting Requirements," where CODA has identified specific issues a program must address within a set timeframe.
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; in Pennsylvania, prosthodontists practice under that dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
See our Pennsylvania dentist licensure page for what the state itself requires, and search current prosthodontist jobs to see what's hiring now.
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.
More Pennsylvania & Prosthodontist Resources
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.