University of California, San Francisco
- California
- Prosthodontics
- dentistry.ucsf.edu
Program Contact
UCSF School of Dentistry Office of Admissions, 707 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94143-0758
The Prosthodontics Program is a full-time 36-month residency program beginning July each year. It is a multifaceted program that takes full advantage of the academic and clinical resources available in the University setting and is accredited by the American Dental Association's (ADA) Commission on Dental Accreditation. The program is designed to meet requirements for examination by the American Board of Prosthodontics. A certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the program.
Didactic instruction is presented through lectures, seminars, demonstrations and conferences. This instruction promotes a biologic understanding of oral disease processes and provides the residents with a strong basis for decision making.
The clinical experience occupies approximately 60% of the program. The UCSF Prosthodontics program accepts up to 4 residents every year. One of the residents, by mutual selection, receives all of his/her clinical experience at the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center. Clinical training involves fixed, implant (including surgical placement), removable prosthodontics, and maxillofacial prosthodontics. Patient care activities are supplemented by observation, seminars and case presentation. Contact with and training in the full breadth of prosthodontic problems and contemporary treatment modalities is the goal for the clinical segment of the curriculum. The program has in-house removable technician and the laboratory is equipped for a digital work flow.
The program offers significant exposure to diagnosis and treatment planning for patients with complex restorative needs. A strength of the program is its close interaction with the other postgraduate dental specialty programs on the campus. Integrated treatment with the periodontal, endodontic, orthodontic, pediatric dental, and oral and maxillofacial surgery programs enhance the clinical exposure.
Program Information
| Accreditation | This program is accredited by CODA |
|---|---|
| Program Type | Prosthodontics |
| Program Code | PROS417 |
| Degrees Offered | Certificate, Masters |
| Program Size | 4 |
| Program Length | 36 months |
| Application Deadline | September 1 |
| Program Start Date | July 1 |
| Supplemental Application | No |
| Supplemental Fee | Yes |
| Stipend Offered | Yes |
| Match Participating | Yes |
| Program Website | dentistry.ucsf.edu |
Application Requirements
Required Standardized Tests
- INBDE
- NBDE1
- NBDE2
- TOEFL
- Passing the INBDE before the Match deadline
Supplemental Requirements
- Requires supplemental fee
Transcript Evaluation and Instructions
Please upload all higher education transcripts to ADEA PASS. If selected for the program, you will be asked to have the institutions send official transcripts to UCSF School of Dentistry.
If you have international coursework:
You must submit to ADEA PASS a course-by-course evaluation of all international transcripts by either Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc., or World Education Services AND upload an unofficial copy of the international transcript directly to ADEA PASS.
If a WES ICAP report is submitted to PASS this will fulfill the requirement for the evaluation and transcript.
Letters of Evaluation Instructions
Please have your evaluators upload their letters directly to ADEA PASS. Three letters of evaluation are required along with an Institutional Evaluation Form.
TOEFL Requirement Instructions
Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), if your native language is not English and you have not completed at least one year of college or university-level studies in the United States or an English speaking Canadian Institution. Scores/results must be within two years of the opening of the application cycle. We do not accept MyBest Score
Other Requirement Instructions
Applicants that have completed dental school must Pass and submit NBDE Parts 1&2 OR INBDE by application deadline. Applicants who are still in dental school can be considered for an interview without having taken the exam but must Pass and submit INBDE scores to ADEA PASS by November 1. Matched applicants must Pass and submit NBDE Part 2 results by the start of the program if the NBDE Part 1/2 exam was taken.
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
- Non-US Citizen/Resident (applicant must obtain their own sponsorship)
Interview Schedule
If invited, interviews take place in the October-November timeframe. Interviews during the 2025-26 admissions season will be conducted in-person. Invitations will be sent directly by the residency program.
Additional Information
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