Naval Postgraduate Dental School

Welcome to Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS)

Vision
Residents will become proficient clinicians and leaders in their specialty. They will promote optimal health through education, research and clinical activities.

Mission

Educate residents in their specialty area and prepare them for board certification
Promote the delivery of high quality dentistry by federal services dentists through continuing education
Support operational dental readiness and dental health through clinical practice, worldwide consultative services, and educational endeavors
Blend unique military experience into postgraduate dental education and produce the future leaders of the Dental Corps

Goals

Develop clinically proficient specialists for the Federal services
Prepare, support, and have all residents achieve board certification
Prepare dental officers to successfully manage specialty or advanced general dentistry practices in the military environment
Prepare residents to be academic and clinical mentors to members of the Dental Corps and dental profession
Promote a career-long interest in continued professional development
Conduct health care research projects and contribute to the professional literature
Prepare residents to critically review pertinent scientific literature
Prepare residents for leadership roles

Under the command and support of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, the Naval Postgraduate Dental School conducts advanced programs for dental officers that are designed to help the Dental Corps meet its need for officers who are fully qualified to practice, teach, and conduct research in dentistry. The programs are as follows:

One-year fellowship in Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Two-year residencies in Comprehensive Dentistry, Endodontics, and Orofacial Pain
Three-year residencies in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Periodontics, Orofacial Pain, and Prosthodontics
Four-year residency in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics

All multi-year residencies include a course of instruction leading to a Master of Science Degree in Oral Biology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).

Application Procedures
Application to NPDS is open to Navy dental officers. The process is published annually in the BUMEDNOTE 1520. Call (301) 295-0650 for information on applying for a dental residency programs.

Mr. Deuanta Cole
Chair, Educational Resources
Naval Postgraduate Dental School
Naval Medical Leader & Professional Development Command
8955 Wood Road
Bethesda, MD 20889-5628
Phone: (301) 319-4832 DSN 285-4832 Fax: 301-295-5767
deuanta.u.cole.civ@health.mil

Contact Us
Naval Postgraduate Dental School
Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command
8955 Wood Road, Building 1, 4th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20889-5611

Building 1 is WRNMMC's historic "Tower"

Main: (301) 295-0064
DSN: 295-0064
Continuing Education: (301) 295-0205
Correspondence Courses: (301) 319-4832
Fax: (301) 295-5767

Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday, 07:30am - 4:00pm

Links

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Navy PGY-1 (GPR + AEGD) Programs
Dental Graduate Programs
Navy Dentistry
Navy Medicine N O T I C E THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS CONCERNING NAVAL POSTGRADUATE DENTAL SCHOOL (NPDS) ACCREDITATION SITE VISIT SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 29-30, 2025. Postgraduate dental programs scheduled for accreditation review are responsible for soliciting third-party comments from interested parties such as faculty, residents, staff, and patients. NPDS is scheduled for an accreditation site visit by the Commission on Dental Accreditation on April 29-30, 2025. All comments should arrive in the Commission office no later than 60 days prior to the site visit. Sixty days prior to our site visit is February 28, 2025. A copy of the accreditation standards and/or the Commission’s policy on third-party comments may be obtained by writing the Commission at: 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, or by calling 1/800-621-8099, extension 4653. Comments must be signed (signatures will be removed from comments prior to forwarding them to the program) and comments must pertain only to the standards for the particular program or policies and procedures used in the Commission’s accreditation process. Comments will be screened by Commission staff for relevancy. For comments not relevant to these issues, the individual will be notified that the comment is not related to accreditation and, where appropriate, referred to the appropriate agency. Send comments to the Commission on Dental Accreditation, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. INSTITUTION: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE DENTAL SCHOOL PROGRAM(S) TO BE REVIEWED: Advanced Education Programs Advance Education in General Dentistry (2 year), Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Orofacial Pain, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, and Maxillofacial Prosthetics SITE VISIT DATE: APRIL 29-30, 2025 60-DAY DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF COMMENTS IN THE COMMISSION OFFICE: FEBRUARY 28, 2025 (Commission on Dental Accreditation, 211 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611)

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