Last updated on May 16, 2025.

University of California, Los Angeles

Program Size
3
Program Length
24 months
Application Deadline
September 1
Program Start
July 1
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Program Contact

Dr. Mohammed A. Husain DDS Director, OMR Residency Program

UCLA School of Dentistry

Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology Residency program

Post DDS
10833 Le Conte Ave
Los Angeles, California, 90095

EMail Inquiries to:  postdds@dentistry.ucla.edu
OMR@dentistry.ucla.edu

omr@dentistry.ucla.edu (310) 206-1696
Sanjay Mallya BDS, MDS, PhD Professor & Chair, Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
omr@dentistry.ucla.edu 310-825-3241
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The UCLA Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology faculty offers a two-year full-time postgraduate certificate program designed to train specialists in oral and maxillofacial radiology. The mission of the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Certificate Program is to comprehensively train residents to become proficient radiologists, competent teachers, familiar with the foundations of research methodology, and to contribute their skills and knowledge in the service of the profession.

The comprehensive curriculum consists of didactic education and clinical training in the radiation sciences, including maxillofacial radiological interpretation, radiation physics, and radiation biology and safety.

The residents will actively participate in patient care in the OMR Radiology Practice. The UCLA OMR Practice is well equipped and provides both conventional and state-of-the-art CBCT maxillofacial imaging to patients from the UCLA School of Dentistry as well as community dental providers. Residents will also gain clinical experience in head and neck interpretation using contemporary imaging modalities, through rotations, case conferences and seminars at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and the Santa Monica Medical Center.

Residents will augment their diagnostic skills through formal didactic courses and through clinical experiences in the oral facial pain clinic, craniofacial anomalies clinic, and the oral & maxillofacial pathology service. OMR clinical experiences include considerable interaction with residents and faculty from other specialties. The residents will participate in the pre-doctoral OMR curriculum. Residents are expected to participate in research and scholarly activity and present their findings at national or international meetings.

Program Information

Program Type Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Program Code OR4000
Degrees Offered Certificate
Program Size 3
Program Length 24 months
Application Deadline September 1
Program Start Date July 1
Supplemental Application No
Supplemental Fee No
Stipend Offered Yes
Match Participating No
Program Website dentistry.ucla.edu

Application Requirements

Required Standardized Tests

  • INBDE
  • NBDE1
  • NBDE2
  • TOEFL
  • Passing the INBDE before matriculation into the advanced dental education program
  • ECI Equivalent Grades on transcripts for foreign students

Transcript Evaluation and Instructions

All Dental School transcripts sent to Pass for uploading.

Can upload undergraduate transcript

International Applicants ECI Transcrips required uploaded to Pass
TOEFL Score of 95 or higher is mandatory

Letters of Evaluation Instructions

Letters of Recommendation. Submitted through PASS--Also
Faculty writing letters of recommendation on university letterhead can scan upload those documents to PASS.

 

TOEFL Requirement Instructions

For International Residents Only--See PASS  & click link below

https://dentistry.ucla.edu/academics-admissions/residency-training-programs/oral-and-maxillofacial-radiology

TOEFL Score of 95 or higher is mandatory
ECI transcripts uploaded to Pass

Other Requirement Instructions

US Students link

https://dentistry.ucla.edu/academics-admissions/residency-training-programs/oral-and-maxillofacial-radiology

INT'L Students link 

https://dentistry.ucla.edu/academics-admissions/programs-for-international-dentists/residency-programs/oral-maxillofacial-radiology

International Student Eligibility

This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: Yes

Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:

  • US Citizen
  • US Permanent Resident
  • Canadian Citizen
  • Canadian Permanent Resident
  • No stipend for international Students

Interview Schedule

MONDAY NOVEMBER 3  -- THIS DATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
IN PERSON INTERVIEWS ONLY!. 
Typically,  the interviews last all day from 7:30 am - 5 pm.
The Selection Committee consitsts of 4 faculty memebers.
Light breakfast and a meet and greet Lunch ore included in the schedule.

Additional Information

Stipend for GME Residents only. International Residents pay tuition fees.

Either the NBDE or the INBDE scores must be submitted. All test scores are optional if you wish to upload them

 Up to 3 positions for graduates of a CODA-accredited dental school & Intl, combined

Program Director: Dr. Mohammed A. Husain

The UCLA Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology faculty offers a two-year full-time postgraduate certificate program designed to train specialists in oral and maxillofacial radiology. The mission of the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Certificate Program is to comprehensively train residents to become proficient radiologists, competent teachers, familiar with the foundations of research methodology, and to contribute their skills and knowledge in the service of the profession.

For more information go to this link:

https://dentistry.ucla.edu/academics-admissions/residency-training-programs/oral-and-maxillofacial-radiology