{"id":5,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/dentistry?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:09:01","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/about\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/dentistry\/images\/westernu-pomona-campus-during-sunset-with-hec-and-the-daumier-prominent.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Pomona campus during sunset with HEC and the Daumier prominent.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/dentistry\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Dental Medicine<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/about\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">About the College<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tertiary-nav\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"relative mx-24 py-10 px-20 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 bg-gray shadow-md mb-40\">\n      <ul class=\"grid lg:grid-cols-[1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr] lg:gap-x-16 lg:justify-items-center lg:text-center\"> <!-- 4 columns layout, 1 column in mobile -->\n                            <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/about\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">About the College<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8 mb-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/dentistry\/about\/accreditation\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Accreditation Status<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8 mb-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"\/ire\/outcomes\/outcomes_dm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Outcomes<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8 mb-8\"><\/div>\n                        <\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h3>Accreditation Status<\/h3>\n<p>Dental education programs in the United States are accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Dental education programs are developed in accordance with the established Accreditation Standards for Dental Education, a copy of which can be found on the Commission on Dental Accreditation\u2019s area of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ada.org<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coda.ada.org\/-\/media\/project\/ada-organization\/ada\/coda\/files\/predoc_standards.pdf?rev=20eabc229d4c4c24a2df5f65c5ea62c8&amp;hash=B812B8A2FAF6D99F37703EE081B48E58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accreditation Standards for Dental Education Programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <p>The College of Dental Medicine\u2019s pre-doctoral education program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the status of \u201capproval without reporting requirements.\u201d\u00a0 The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at <strong>(312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Commission\u2019s standard accreditation process, the program is scheduled for its next site visit in accordance with the seven-year cycle. The next visit is scheduled for Spring 2028. Prior to a site visit the Commission on Dental Accreditation invites third party comments from all interested parties.<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The commissions Policy on Third Party Comments is available here as a downloadable PDF document:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coda.ada.org\/-\/media\/project\/ada-organization\/ada\/coda\/files\/eopp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CODA Third Party Comment Policy<\/a>. Further information about the dental accreditation process and the Commission on Dental Accreditation can be found at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coda.ada.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p><strong>California<\/strong><br \/>\n309 E. Second St.<br \/>\nPomona, CA 91766-1854<br \/>\n(909) 623-6116<\/p>\n<p>Campus Security<br \/>\n(909) 706-3000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oregon<\/strong><br \/>\n200 Mullins Dr.<br \/>\nLebanon, OR 97355<br \/>\n(541) 259-0200<\/p>\n<p>Campus Security<br \/>\n(541) 968-4840<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The College of Dental Medicine\u2019s pre-doctoral education program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the status of \u201capproval with reporting 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