Prosthodontic Residency Programs in Virginia
Virginia has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in prosthodontics, based in Richmond.
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 Virginia
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1
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1
Approval without Reporting Requirements
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Every CODA-Accredited Program in Virginia
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 Virginia's Accreditation Status Means
The status shown above is CODA's own term, not this site's. "Initial Accreditation" is the classification CODA grants to a program that is accredited but hasn't yet enrolled and graduated its first class of residents — it doesn't mean the program is provisional or lesser, just that it hasn't operated long enough to have graduates.
That's distinct from "Approval (without Reporting Requirements)," which CODA grants when a program "achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation," and from "Approval (with Reporting Requirements)," which means CODA has identified specific deficiencies the program must correct within a set timeframe.
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.
Virginia has one accredited program, compared with none in the District of Columbia, 1 in North Carolina and 2 in Maryland 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 VCU School of Dentistry program who go on to practice in Virginia need a dentist license from the Virginia Board of Dentistry — see Virginia's dentist licensure requirements for the clinical exams it accepts and the rest of what it requires.
After Residency in Virginia
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 Virginia, prosthodontics is practiced under a dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
Residents who train in Richmond and go on to practice in Virginia can search current prosthodontist jobs in Virginia to see who's hiring now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited prosthodontics residency programs are in Virginia?
Virginia has 1 CODA-accredited advanced dental education program in prosthodontics, at VCU School of Dentistry in Richmond.
It's listed above with its institution, city and current CODA accreditation status.
CODA's own directory is the definitive, up-to-date source — confirm the program's status directly with CODA before applying.
Does a prosthodontics residency have to be in Virginia to count toward practicing there?
No. Virginia licenses dentists — including prosthodontists — who completed a CODA-accredited residency regardless of which state it's located in; what matters is the residency's CODA accreditation, not its location.
See our Virginia dentist licensure page for what the state itself requires before you can practice.
What does "Initial Accreditation" mean for a program?
It's the classification CODA grants to a program that is accredited but hasn't yet enrolled and graduated its first class of residents.
It doesn't mean the program is provisional or lesser — it simply hasn't operated long enough to have graduates yet.
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 Virginia, prosthodontists practice under that dentist license rather than a separate specialty license.
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.