Residency Programs

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The two-year pediatric dentistry residency program, started after graduation from dental school, immerses dentists in scientific study and clinical experience. The trainee learns advanced diagnostic and surgical procedures, along with child psychology and clinical management, oral pathology, child-related pharmacology, radiology, child development, management of oral/facial trauma, care for patients with special needs, conscious sedation, and general anesthesia. 

To update the information on a residency program, please fill out this online form, only with the changes you would like to be made.

For questions on updating your page, please contact the Web and Social Media Coordinator, Camryn Schreiner, at cschreiner@aapd.org. Please Note: The residency program database is a standard template and cannot be altered for individual programs.

If you have any questions regarding residency programs, please contact the Education Development and Academic Support Manager, Leola Royston, at lroyston@aapd.org or 312.337.2169. 

The list below links to general information, program profiles, and fellowship opportunities (if available) for each residency program. Please let us know if any information is incorrect or missing.

Canadian Programs
By reciprocal agreement, programs that are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada are recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. However, individuals attending dental programs in one country and planning to practice in another country should carefully investigate the requirements of the licensing jurisdiction where they wish to practice. By reciprocal agreement, predoctoral dental education, level II dental assisting, dental hygiene, and advanced ental education programs in dental health, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial pathology, and manillo radiology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and othodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pedaitric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics that are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation Canada are recognized by the ommission on Dental Accreditation.  For additional information, please visit the Canadian Dental Association at CDAC.