Maxillofacial Prosthetics Residency Program
Length of Program: 1 year
Number of Positions: 3 for graduates of CODA-accredited dental schools
Financial Arrangement: UC Salary Breakdown
Program Director: Dr. Ting-Ling Chang, Associate Program Director: Dr. Jay Jayanetti
The UCLA Maxillofacial Prosthetics Residency Program is a postgraduate certificate program specifically devoted to maxillofacial prosthetics. Applicants must have completed an ADA-accredited postgraduate training program in prosthodontics or its equivalent. This program begins on July 1 of each year (hospital orientation may be held three days prior). Upon successful completion of the program, the resident is awarded two certificates: a certificate of postgraduate study from the UCLA School of Dentistry and a certificate of residency from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Selection Process & Factors
Selected candidates will be invited to interview. If you have been selected, you will be notified by telephone and/or email.
Timing of Interviews: August – September
Application Deadline: August 1st
The admissions committee considers the following criteria in its decisions:
- Academic achievement (GPA and class rank if available)
- Performance on NBDE
- Content of personal statement
- Content of recommendation letters
- Overall impression at the personal interview
This program does not participate in the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program. Accepted candidates are notified by telephone, email, and/or letter. Decisions will be available September - October. A letter of acceptance signed by the Program Director and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs will be issued upon acceptance.
*Before the start of the program, residents must verify and provide proof of authorization to work and study in the U.S. Failure to obtain or maintain all necessary visas, licenses, and permits and/or to maintain eligibility to work in the U.S. shall result in automatic suspension and may result in dismissal. Verification of the aforementioned must be received by June 1, of the admission year, for U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, and by June 21, of the admission year, for those Canadian citizens applying for TN status, or acceptance may be withdrawn. For questions, please contact our Postgraduate Programs Officer at (310) 825-7478 or postdds@dentistry.ucla.edu.