Veterinary Dental Residency / Externship Opportunities
We are an AVDC Accredited Teaching Facility.
The Animal Dental Center has offered conforming 3-year residency programs for over 20 years. The strength of our clinical case load across all 4 of our specialty clinics provides in- depth training in all disciplines of veterinary dentistry and oral surgery. A greater than 95% pass rate on the American Veterinary Dental College board exams serves as a further testament to the structure and clinical intensity of our veterinary dental residency programs.
Benefit from our expert team of multiple Board-Certified Veterinary Dentists™, Associate Doctors (those that have completed their programs), and current residents in different phases of their programs. All of our doctors are gifted teachers and also instruct classes at the world-renown Animal Dental Training Center.

Veterinary Dentistry Residency Program
The Animal Dental Centers of Towson, Annapolis, Columbia, MD and York, PA offer private practice conforming residency in Oral Surgery & Dentistry. Our 3 year programs are offered on a rolling basis and generally commence in July or December of a given year. These conforming residency training programs, upon completion, will lead to credentialing and eventual AVDC Board Certification.
We have 2 residency positions available for a qualified individuals who are passionate about Dentistry and have embraced the need for proper treatment of oral disease in veterinary practice today.
Ready to take your veterinary dental skills to the next level ? Contact us to learn more the exciting professional program pathways ADC offers and speak with our doctors!
Benefit From Our Program
- Extensive one-on-one mentoring with multiple Board-Certified (AVDC / EVDC) doctors and residents with over 30-years professional experience in Dentistry / Oral Surgery.
- Grow within a highly progressive learning environment using state-of-the-art equipment and techniques.
- Help teach and participate in our monthly world-class C.E. training programs through the Animal Dental Training Center.
- Direct access to other on-site specialty practices.
Veterinary Dentistry Externship / Internship Opportunities
For veterinary students in their third and fourth years that have a special interest in oral disease and its treatment, the Animal Dental Center offers 2-3 week Dental Externship programs. Due to limited space availability, we recommend that all students apply early.
As part of our Externship program, students participate on all aspects of dental case management including shadowing our boarded dentists, taking pet histories, and learning about client education through their pet’s presenting problem and recommended treatment options. Our doctors usually perform treatment the same day as the client consult which further reinforces student understanding of concepts involved with the actual medical procedures. It helps in connecting the oral exam visuals with the subsequent under anesthesia evaluation of the oral problem and the initiated therapy.
For those students who anticipate continuing on to specialize in dentistry and oral surgery, it allows them to integrate with our doctor team and often benefits in their subsequent application and selection to our formal residency programs.
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