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Dental Public Health Residency Program (Postgraduate Certificate) at Tufts University

Tufts University, United States

Programme overview

A two-year residency combining advanced training in population-level oral health with clinical dentistry in community settings, leading to a Certificate in Dental Public Health and eligibility for the ABDPH examination in the last term of year two.

Faculty: School of Dental Medicine  |  Department: Dental Public Health  |  Duration: 2 years full-time (24 months)  |  Intake: Not stated; application deadline February 1, 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Medford, MA, United States

What you will study

Didactic, research, field and clinical training: oral epidemiology, dental public health, research methods with mentored research, rotations at Tufts Special Care Dental Clinics, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital and the school-based clinic at Josiah Quincy Elementary School, and a community health project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A DMD/DDS or foreign equivalent such as BDS is required; graduate-level public health training (MPH or related MS from an accredited US or Canadian university) is preferred. Applications through PASS; deadline February 1, 2027.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Deadline: February 1, 2027

Duration: 2 years

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