Last updated on February 27, 2026.

Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Dentistry

Program Size
4 (estimate)
Program Length
12-24 months
Application Deadline
January 1
Program Start
July 1

Program Contact

Lynda Harhad DDS Program Director, General Practice Residency

Jessica Helgeson MArkey, MBA

LSU School of Dentistry - GPR Program

1100 Florida Avenue, Box 18

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119

Jessica Markey MBA Program Administrator, General Practice Residency
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Link to our Web page: http://www.lsusd.lsuhsc.edu/fsgpr.html 

The General Practice Residency (GPR) Program at the LSU School of Dentistry and affiliated hospitals in the LSU Health Care Services Division (New Orleans) is a one-year/optional second-year hospital-based residency. The program offers a unique opportunity for an advanced clinical and didactic experience in a university hospital environment with additional training in the arts and sciences basic to a general dental practice. The objectives of the program are to educate dentists to function as part of a hospital team and to gain competency in diagnosing and rendering comprehensive and preventive dental treatment for the medically compromised patient. A general dentistry certificate is awarded to each resident who successfully completes the program. The primary teaching hospital is the University Medical Center at New Orleans (UMC).  Other affiliated teaching institutions are the LSUHSC School of Dentistry (LSUSD)- New Orleans and the LSUHSC School of Medicine- New Orleans.  Rotations are scheduled through the departments of comprehensive care, oral and maxillofacial surgery, general anesthesia, and emergency medicine. Residents are also instructed in hospital protocol and organization. Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care is emphasized, including extensive use of the operating room. Residents may also gain experience in teaching pre-doctoral students at LSUSD.

Program Information

Program Type General Practice Residency
Program Code GPR552
Degrees Offered Certificate
Program Size 4 (estimate)
Program Length 12-24 months
Application Deadline January 1
Program Start Date July 1
Supplemental Application Yes
Supplemental Fee Yes
Stipend Offered Yes
Match Participating Yes
Program Website lsusd.lsuhsc.edu

Application Requirements

Required Standardized Tests

  • INBDE
  • NBDE1
  • NBDE2
  • Passing the INBDE before matriculation into the advanced dental education program

Supplemental Requirements

  • Requires supplemental application
  • Requires supplemental fee

Transcript Evaluation and Instructions

Transcripts should be submitted from all colleges/universities attended.

Unofficial transcripts willl be accepted for application purposes only. Successful candidates will be required to submit official final transcripts with date of graduation and degree(s) noted.

Letters of Evaluation Instructions

Applicants are required to submit at least 3 letter of recommendation, one should be from the office of student affairs.

Other Requirement Instructions

Supplemental items needed to complete the application:

 

International Student Eligibility

This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: No

Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:

  • US Citizen
  • US Permanent Resident
  • Visas will not be accepted.

Interview Schedule

TBD

Additional Information

Successful candidates should submit official documents - unofficial documents are acceptable for interview purposes only.