United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, VA Office of Dentistry

VA Dental Residency Programs

Advantages of the VA Dental Residency Programs

  • Receive mentoring by highly skilled Dentists in state-of-the-art clinics.
  • Gain experience treating challenging casesĀ in a diverse Veteran patient population.
  • Train in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Select a dental 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 VA Affiliated

 


Information and application materials may be obtained by sending an email message to any of the Dental Residency Directors listed below (by clicking on the Director's name), or by clicking on the associated Website link if one is provided, or by writing to: Dental Residency Director, Dental Service (160), VA Medical Center, City, State Zip code (listed below).

 

General Practice Residency - 1 Year

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Dr. Deborah DesRosiers

Website

Baltimore, MD 21218

Dr. Katherine Hashimoto

Website

Birmingham, AL 35233

Dr. Praneetha Kumar

Brooklyn, NY 11209

Dr. Lukasz Skomial

Chicago, IL 60680

Dr. Susie Chung

Website

Cleveland, OH 44106

Dr. Michael DeBellis

Dallas, TX 75216

Dr. Ronaldo Ramirez-Ramos

Website

Dayton, OH 45428

Dr. Richard Vance

Denver, CO 80220

Dr. Heather Phelps

East Orange, NJ 07019

Dr. Michael Ferrara

Website

Gainesville, FL 32608

Dr. Steven Riley

Hampton, VA 23667

Dr. John Martin

Website

Houston, TX 77211

Dr. Stephen Seder

Website

Indianapolis, IN 46202

Dr. Corina McNichol

Loma Linda, CA 92357

Dr. Jenny Juncaj

Website

Long Beach, CA 90822

Dr. Eric Yamaura

Website

Mare Island, CA 94553

Dr. Linda Chie

Website

Memphis, TN 38104 

Dr. Michael Savage

Website

Minneapolis, MN 55295

Dr. John Ofstehage

New York, NY 10010

Dr. Jeffrey Tarlow

Information

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. Dave Sullivan

Portland, OR 97207

Dr. Eduardo Mulero

Website

Salt Lake City, UT 84148

Dr. Michael Slater

Website

San Diego, CA 92161

Dr. Kenneth Fedor

Information

San Francisco, CA 94121

Dr. Michael Jacobs

San Juan, PR 00936

Dr. Luzanne Domenech-Fagundo

 

Seattle, WA 98108

Dr. Lori Walker

 

Washington, DC 20422

Dr. Patricia Adelsberger

Website

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 

Website

 

Downtown Los Angeles, CA
90012

Dr. Mary Palmer
Dr. Jackie Chung

 

West Los Angeles, CA
90073

Dr. Tracey Tajima

 

West Palm Beach, FL 33420

Dr. George Tolson
Dr. Paul Grady

 

General Practice Residency - 2 Years

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Richmond, VA 23249

Dr. Cassidy Turner 

 

West Palm Beach, FL 33420

Dr. George Tolson
Dr. Paul Grady

  

Specialty - Endodontics

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Long Beach, CA 90822

Dr. Stephen Davis

Website

New York, NY 10010

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Information

Specialty - Periodontics

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Indianapolis, IN 46202

Dr. Clark Barco 

 

New York, NY 10010

Dr. Gregory Kazandjian

 

West Los Angeles, CA
90073

Dr. Jeffery Pucher

Website

Specialty - Prosthodontics

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Detroit, MI 48201

Dr. Rami Jandali

 

Houston, TX 77211

Dr. Christopher Minke

Website

New York, NY 10010

Dr. Bruce Valauri

 

Washington, DC 20422

Dr. Richard Leupold

Website 

West Los Angeles, CA
90073

Dr. Khoi Phan

  Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD)

Location

Program Director

Additional Information

Augusta, GA 30904

Dr. M. Harry Parker 

 

Bay Pines, FL 33744

Dr. Katherine Tremblay

Website

Buffalo, NY 14215

Dr. John Lazarus 

Website

Castle Point, NY 12511

Dr. Gregory Glavich

Website

Charleston, SC 29412

Dr. Christin Richardson
Dr. Chistopher Harris

 

Fayetteville, NC 28301

Dr. Richard Chupkowski

 

Martinsburg, WV 25401

Dr. John Capriolo

 

Miami, FL 33125

Dr. Silvia Sorondo

 

Milwaukee, WI 53295

Dr. John Ramer

Website 

Montrose, NY 10548

Dr. Gregory Glavich

Website

Orlando, FL 32803 Dr. Terry Zettlemoyer Website  

Providence, RI 02908

Dr. Victoria Baeger

Website 

San Antonio, TX 78284

Dr. Alan Douglas 

Website

Temple, TX 76501

Dr. William Black

Website

Togus, ME 04330

Dr. David Zamarripa

Website

VA Affiliated

Location

Contact Information

Affiliate

Omaha, NE 68105

Dr. Taryn Chesire/GPR

Dr. Leon Davis/OMFS

 Univ. of Nebraska Med Center

San Francisco, CA 94121

Dr. Roy Nakamoto/Prosthodontic

Dr. Shelley Miyasaki/OMFS

 Univ. of Calif. at San Francisco  
       
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