Education and Training
Graduate Program in Pediatric Dentistry

Gain Clinical Experience in a Hospital-Based Dentistry Program

The Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Division at Cincinnati Children’s has offered a nationally recognized residency program in pediatric dentistry since 1959. The program is distinguished as a hospital-based program with strong attention to academics. The program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

Seven residents are accepted each year for the two-year program.

Extensive clinical experience is offered in:

  • Well-child care and non- pharmacologic behavior guidance
  • Pharmacologic behavior guidance (with an emphasis on oral and intravenous procedural sedation).
  • Dental care in the operating room
  • Dentoalveolar trauma under supervision of an Endodontist and Pediatric Dentist
  • Interceptive/comprehensive orthodontics.
  • Special emphasis on treatment for patients with significant medical, physical and mental conditions.
  • Collaboration with internationally recognized programs in Epidermolysis Bullosa
  • Craniofacial Anomalies Team

A clinical data-collection based research project is also a requirement during the program. Specialty clinics in endodontics, oral surgery and esthetic dentistry are included and are staffed by board-certified (when applicable) specialists in each discipline

Candidates must be graduates of a U.S. or Canadian dental school and be participants in the PASS matching program. The deadline for applications is September 1st.

Contact Us

For more information about the Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Residency Program at Cincinnati Children’s, contact:

Laura Costello
513-636-4644
Email: laura.costello@cchmc.org
Fax: 513-636-8283