ADA for New Dentists
New Dentists have access to many resources through the American Dental Association's New Dentist Portal. NYSDA and the ADA support and provide tips, tools, and resources to all new dentists who graduated from dental school less than 10 years ago.
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Become a Member Today
Join while in your post graduate or resident in a specialty program or hospital residency. Membership is FREE! Simply fill out a membership application today.Take full advantage of the opportunities your ADA/NYSDA student or graduate student membership offers:
- Attend your local component society meetings, and gain insight on organized dentistry;
- Participate in our statewide network of dental professionals ready to connect;
- Participate in “Student Legislative Day – Live from Albany!” The state capitol hosts dental students to engage in legislative action and conversation;
- Read “The Starting Out Guide: An Essential Guide to Practicing in New York” (PDF book);
- Find a job or advertise your availability in the NYSDA Classifieds, online and in the New York State Dental Journal, a peer reviewed scientific publication;
- Find support from NYSDA’s Membership Concierge, available to assist you, every step of the way.
NYS Resident Requirements
The Department must also receive, directly from the residency program director, verification of completion of an approved residency program accredited for teaching purposes by an acceptable national accrediting body. You should confirm with your residency program director that the residency program is participating in this route to licensure.
If you participate in a residency program in New York State, you must obtain a limited permit to practice within the residency program.
You may complete a residency program in either a clinical specialty or in general dentistry.
Specialty Clinical Dental Residency Program
The dental resident applicant must complete a clinical specialty residency program in one or more of the following specialty areas:
- Endodontics;
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology;
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology;
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics;
- Pediatric Dentistry;
- Periodontics or Prosthodontics.
If the specialty residency program is not in one of these specialty areas, 50% of the program completed by the resident must include clinical training in one or more of these specialty areas or general dentistry to meet New York State requirements.
General Dentistry Residency Program
The dental resident applicant must complete a general dentistry program. During the residency program, the dental resident applicant must complete 9 dental procedures independently and to generally accepted professional standards:
- 2 full crowns;
- 2 endodontically treated teeth (root canals);
- 4 restorations (2 anterior, 2 posterior);
- 1 periodontal case (Type 1).
