Standards for Dental Education Programs
The Commission on Dental Accreditation meets twice each year to review accreditation reports and award accreditation statuses to programs. These accreditation standards are copyrighted, but they may be reproduced in whole or in part in the interest of education. New and revised standards are here. Included below are current standards for the Dental Education Programs.
- Standards for Predoctoral Dental Education
- Standards for Allied Dental Education Programs
- Standards for Postdoctoral General Dentistry Education Programs
- Standards for Advanced Specialty Education Programs
- Clinical Fellowship Training Programs
Click on the links below to reach downloadable documents relevant to the listed specialty. If you prefer, the standards can be sent to you by e-mailing the Commission on Dental Accreditation or by calling staff at 312-440-4653.
Standards for Predoctoral Dental Education
Standards for Allied Dental Education Programs
- Dental Assisting (PDF)
- Dental Hygiene (PDF)
- Dental Laboratory Technology (PDF)
Standards for Postdoctoral General Dentistry Education Programs
- Advanced General Dentistry Education Programs in Dental Anesthesiology (PDF)
- Advanced Education Programs General Dentistry (PDF)
- Advanced Education Programs General Practice Residency (PDF)
- Advanced General Dentistry Education Programs in Oral Medicine (PDF)
- Accreditation Standards for Advanced General Dentistry Education Programs in Orofacial Pain (PDF)
Standards for Advanced Specialty Education Programs
- Dental Public Health (PDF)
- Endodontics (PDF)
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (PDF)
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (PDF)
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (PDF)
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (PDF)
- Pediatric Dentistry (PDF)
- Periodontics (PDF)
- Prosthodontics (PDF)
Clinical Fellowship Training Programs
- Clinical Fellowship Training Programs in Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontics(implemented July 1, 2009) (PDF)
- Clinical Fellowship Training Programs in Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery (PDF)
