United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Dentistry

VA Dental Residency Program

Advantages of VA Dental Residency Program

  • Receive mentoring by highly skilled dentists in state-of-the-art clinics.
  • Gain experience treating challenging cases in a diverse patient population.
  • Train in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Select a residency program from facilities located throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
  • Contribute to innovations in dentistry by participating in VA research.
  • Acquire ongoing education from conferences, web-based training, and other resources.
  • Develop special interests by joining field groups or by working in specific programs (e.g. Homeless Veterans Initiative).

Residency Programs      

GPR 1 Yr  

GPR 1 Yr Option 2nd Yr 

GPR 2 Yr  

AEGD  

Endodontics  

Periodontics  

Prosthodontics  

    

                                                              

Information and application materials can be obtained by sending an e-mail message to the Dental Residency Director listed below or by writing to: Dental Residency Director, Dental Service(160), VA Medical Center (city,state, zip code).    

General Practice Residency - 1 Year

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Dr. James Pikulski
Baltimore, MD 21218 Dr. Walter Inge
Birmingham, AL 35233 Dr. Barbara Clements
Brooklyn, NY 11209 Dr. Daniel Leff
Chicago, IL 60680 Dr. Susie Chung Website
Cleveland, OH 44106 Dr. Thomas Dundon
Dallas, TX 75216 Dr.Edgardo Quinones
Dayton, OH 45428 Dr. Andrew Mesaros
Denver, CO 80220 Dr. Heather Phelps
East Orange, NJ 07019 Dr. Michael Ferrara
Gainesville, FL 32608 Dr. Steven Riley
Hampton, VA 23667 Dr. John Martin
Houston, TX 77211 Dr. Stephen Seder
Indianapolis, IN 46202 Dr. Corina McNichol
Loma Linda, CA 92357 Dr. Jenny Juncaj
Long Beach, CA 90822 Dr. Eric Yamaura
Mare Island, CA 94553 Dr. Linda Chie
Memphis, TN 38104 Dr. William Caldwell
Miami, FL 33125 Dr. Silvia Sorondo
Minneapolis, MN 55295 Dr. John Ofstehage
New York, NY 10010 Dr. Jeffrey Tarlow
Northport, NY 11768 Dr. Kenneth Johannesen
Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Dr. Cheryl Church
Palo Alto, CA 94304 Dr. Shannon Parr Website
Philadelphia, PA 19104 Dr. Hemal Desai
Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Dr. Matthew Korbich
Portland, OR 97207 Dr. Craig Ling Website
Salt Lake City, UT 84148 Dr. Ashley Roach  Website
San Diego, CA 92161 Dr. Kenneth Fedor
San Francisco, CA 94121 Dr. Michael Jacobs
San Juan, PR 00936 Dr. Luzanne Domenech-Fagundo
Washington, DC 20422 Dr. Patricia Adelsberger
Wilkes Barre, PA 18711 Dr. Mir Khan 

General Practice Residency - 1 Year with Optional 2nd Year  

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Albany, NY 12208

Dr. Ilze Eglitis 

Website

Detroit, MI 48201 Dr. Rhonda Brown
Sepulveda, CA 91343 Dr. Jane Kwon

West Los Angeles, CA
90073

Dr. Mary Palmer

West Los Angeles, CA
90073

Dr. Tracey Tajima

West Palm Beach, FL 33420

Dr. Paul Grady


 

General Practice Residency - 2 Years

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Richmond, VA 23249 Dr. George Tolson IV
West Palm Beach, FL 33420 Dr. Paul Grady
 

Specialty - Endodontics

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Long Beach, CA 90822 Dr. Stephen Davis
New York, NY 10010 Dr. Bernard Lichtenstein

Specialty - Periodontics

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

New York, NY 10010 Dr. Gregory Kazandjian

West Los Angeles, CA
90073

Dr. Jeffrey Pucher

Specialty - Prosthodontics

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Detroit, MI 48201 Dr. Rami Jandali
Houston, TX 77211 Dr. Christopher Minke
New York, NY 10010 Dr. Robert Schulman
Washington, DC 20422 Dr. Richard Leupold

West Los Angeles, CA
90073

Dr. Stephen Ancowitz

  Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD)

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Bay Pines, FL 33744 Dr. Irma Tassi
Buffalo, NY 14215 Dr. Guy Ditursi
Castle Point, NY 12511 Dr. Mario Mirando
Charleston, SC 29412 Dr. Christin Mayfield
Dr. Chistopher Harris
Fayetteville, NC 28301 Dr. Richard Chupkowski
Martinsburg, WV 25401 Dr. John Capriolo
Milwaukee, WI 53295 Dr. John Ramer
Montrose, NY 10548 Dr. Mario Mirando
Providence, RI 02908 Dr. Victoria Baeger
San Antonio, TX 78284 Dr. Alan Douglas Website
Temple, TX 76501 Dr. William Montreuil

Togus, ME 04330

Dr. David Zamarripa