Accredited Dental Public Health Residencies

Program Directors & Addresses of Accredited Dental Public Health Residencies
(Program Descriptions can be found by linking to the "Program Description" under selected programs)

A.T. Still University (updated 1/22/2020)

Application Deadline: 1-Nov
Required Entrance Exams: NB1 & 2 / TOEFL
ADEA PASS Used: Yes
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend: None
Tuition 2020-2021: ~$32,000 for two year MPH dental emphasis degree
Length of Residency: 25 months
# F/T Positions/year: 2 per year
# P/T Positions/year: Optional
Additional Degree Programs: MPH
Program Director: Dr. Jeff Chaffin
[email protected]
Program Description

Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (updated 9/23/2021)

Application Deadline: 15-Nov
Required Entrance Exams: TOEFL
ADEA PASS Used: Yes
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend 2021-2022: None
Tuition 2021-2022: $87,500
Length of Residency: 12 months f/t; 24 months p/t;
MSD- 24 months f/t; DScD - 36 months f/t
# F/T Positions/year: 4-5 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 1-2 per year
Additional Degree Programs: MSD & DScD
Program Director: Dr. Mary Tavares
[email protected]
Program Description

Case Western Reserve University (updated 4/29//21)

Application Deadline: November 1
Required Entrance Exams: NBDE I or GRE, TOEFL or IELTS
ADEA PASS Used: YES
Foreign Trained:  YES
Stipend: NONE
Tuition 2020-21: MPH: $49,360/Year; Residency: FT=$46,350; PT=$23,175/Year
Length of Residency: 12 months Full-Time (FT), 24 months-FT, or 24 months PT
# F/T Positions/year: 3 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 1
Degree/Certificate: 2-year Full-time – MPH degree and Residency certificate, 1-year Full-time – Residency certificate, 
2-year Part-time – Residency certificate
Program Director:  Sena Narendran
[email protected]
Program Description

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Application Deadline: September 27
Required Entrance Exams: TOEFL*
ADEA PASS Used: No
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend 2016-2017: approximately $45,000-60,000
Tuition 2016-2017: None
Length of Residency: 12 months f/t or 24 months p/t
# F/T Positions/year: 1-2 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 0-1
Additional Degree Programs: None
Program Director: Dr. Gina Thornton-Evans
[email protected]
Program Description 
* If both dental and advanced degree in Public Health are from Institutions with language other than English

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

Application Deadline: Currently not enrolling
Required Entrance Exams: No
ADEA PASS Used: No
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend 2016-2017: Approx $50,000 available to HRSA Fellows (US Citizen/Permanent Resident only; ends in 2020)
Tuition 2016-2017: $54,000 tuition plus approximately $4,500 in fees (covered for HRSA Fellows)
Length of Residency: 12 months
# F/T Positions/year: 2-3 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 0
Additional Degree Programs: None
Program Director: Dr. Kavita Ahluwalia
[email protected]
For application questions, email Alicia Garcia
Program Description

Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto (updated 9/23/21)

Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
Application Deadline: Application window April 1 – January 15 for the following September.
Required Entrance Exams: TOEFL or IELTS for internationally-trained applicants
ADEA PASS Used: No
Internationally Trained: Yes
Stipend 2016-2017: None
Tuition 2016-2017: $8,000 (for Canadian residents)
Length of Residency: 24 months FT or 48 months PT
# F/T Positions/year: 1-4 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 1-4 per year
Additional Degree Programs: None
Program Director: Dr. Carlos Quiñonez

[email protected]

Program Description

Harvard School of Dental Medicine (updated 11/16/2021)

Application Deadline: 1-Nov
Required Entrance Exams: TOEFL
ADEA PASS Used: Yes
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend: None
Tuition 2019-2020: $63,400
Length of Residency: 23 months
# F/T Positions/year: 2 -3 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 0
Additional Degree Programs: MMSc (3 years), DMSc (4 years)
Program Director: Dr. Hend Alqaderi
[email protected]
Program Description

Jacobi Medical Center Dental Public Health Residency Program (updated 3/17/22)

Application deadline: October 1 to March 15 for July 1 starting date
Required entrance exam: No
ADEA PASS used: Yes
Foreign trained: No
Stipend 2022: $68,000
Length of residency: 12 months F/T or 24 months P/T
# F/T positions: 2 per year
# P/T positions: 2 per year
Additional degree programs: No
Program director: Dr. Nadia Laniado
[email protected]
Program description

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Application Deadline: November 17, 2021
Required Entrance Exams: No
ADEA PASS Used: No
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend 2016-2017: $52,000-56,000
Tuition 2016-2017: None
Length of Residency: 12 months f/t or 24 months p/t
# F/T Positions/year: 2-3 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 1-2 per year
Additional Degree Programs: No
Program Director: Bruce Dye, DDS, MPH
[email protected]
Program Description

New York State Dental Public Health Residency Program (updated 10/8/2021)

Application Deadline: November 30th for July 1 starting date
Required Entrance Exams: No
ADEA PASS Used: Yes
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend 2019- 2020: $44-$68,000 (depending on location)
Tuition 2019- 2020: $0-$10,000 (depending on location)
Length of Residency: 12 months F/T or 24 months P/T
# F/T Positions/year: 3 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 2 per year
Additional Degree Programs: None
Program Director: Dr. Sangeeta Gajendra
(Affiliated site program director: Dr. Victor Badner 
[email protected] 
[email protected]
Program Description 

North Carolina Division of Public Health (updated 2/10/2022)

Application Deadline: November 1st for July 1st start date
Required Entrance Exams: TOEFL (minimum score 100; waived if dental or public health degree received in predominantly English-speaking country)
ADEA PASS Used: No
Internationally Trained: Yes
Stipend 2023-2024: TBD
Tuition 2023-2024: None
Length of Residency: 12 months f/t
# F/T Positions/year: 1-2 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 0
Additional Degree Programs: None
Program Director: Dr. Rhonda Stephens
[email protected]
Program Description includes admissions requirements, deadlines and frequently asked questions. Please review carefully.

Temple University The Maurice H Kornberg School of Dentistry (updated 9/29/2021)

Application Deadline: Rolling Admissions - September 1 start date
Required Entrance Exams: No
ADEA PASS Used: No
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend: None
Tuition: $43,488
Length of Residency: 12 months FT or 24-36 months PT
# F/T Positions/year: 4 per year (total f/t or p/t)
# P/T Positions/year: 4 per year (total f/t or p/t)
Additional Degree Programs: None
Program Director: Dr. Marisol Tellez
[email protected]
Program Description

UT Health San Antonio (updated 6/9/2020)

Application Deadline: 1-Dec
Required Entrance Exams: TOEFL*
ADEA PASS Used: No
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend 2020-2021: $33,000 - Federal funds
Length of Residency: 12 months f/t or 24 months p/t
# F/T Positions/year: 4 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 4 per year
Additional Degree Programs: MPH
Program Director: Dr. Suman Challa
[email protected]
Program Description
* If both dental and advanced degree in Public Health is from Institutions with a language other than English

Texas A&M College of Dentistry (updated 10/1/2021)

Application Deadline: November 1
Required Entrance Exams: GRE, INDBE, and TOEFL
ADEA PASS Used: Yes
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend: No
Length of Residency: 12 months FT
# F/T Positions/year: 1-3 per year
Additional Degree Programs: None
Program Director: Dr. Peggy Timothé
[email protected]
Program Description

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry (updated 4/28/2021)

Application Deadline: 1-Nov
Required Entrance Exams: TOEFL & GRE
ADEA PASS Used: No
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend 2021-2022: Varies.  Approximately $53,000 and paid tuition available for HRSA-trainees (U.S. citizens/permanent residents)
Tuition 2020-2021: In-State: $14,653/year; Out-of-state: $35,633/year
Length of Residency: 25 months
# F/T Positions/year: 3-4 per year
# P/T Positions/year: 0-1 per year
Additional Degree Programs: This is a MS degree program; PhD program also available.
Program Director: Dr. John Warren
[email protected]
Program Description

University of California, San Francisco

Application Deadline: February 1; Joint UC Berkeley MPH/UCSF DPH program deadline: December 2
Required Entrance Exams: TOEFL; (GRE for Joint program)
ADEA PASS Used: Yes 
Foreign Trained: Yes
Stipend 2019-2020: $35,000 for US citizens and Permanent Residents; Discretionary funds also available for non-citizen students who are embedded within a CA local oral health program
Tuition 2019-2020: $23,000 (CA Resident); $38,000 (Non-CA resident)
Length of Residency: 12 months f/t 
# F/T Positions/year: 1-4 per year
# P/T Positions/year: None
Additional Degree Programs: Joint Program with UC Berkeley Interdisciplinary MPH (full-time on-campus 12 months)
Program Director: Dr. Eni Obadan-Udoh
[email protected]
Program Description