The two-year pediatric dentistry residency program starts after graduation from dental school to immerse dentists in scientific study and clinical experience. The trainee learns advanced diagnostic and surgical procedures, along with child psychology, clinical management, oral pathology, child-related pharmacology, radiology, child development, management of oral/facial trauma, care for patients with special needs, conscious sedation and general anesthesia.

The residency program in pediatric dentistry is a hospital-based clinical program with didactic courses provided by the faculty of Children’s Wisconsin, the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University. The program prides itself on a unique commitment to continuity of care. Each resident follows a specific patient pool during their two years of training and completes comprehensive care for each of those patients.

Children's Wisconsin
8915 W. Connell Ct.
MS 310
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226

Residency Program Director: Carli Di Gioia, DMD

• Phone: (414) 266-1788
• Email: CDigioia@childrenswi.org

Residency Program Coordinator: Sandra Olsen, MS

• Phone: (414) 377-3483
• Email: SOlsen2@childrenswi.org
• Fax: (414) 266-5677

Applicants must have the following to be considered for admission:

1. D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree obtained at a CODA accredited dental school
2. National Boards and Part I and Part II or INBDE

Applicants must:

1. Submit an application through the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS). Application instructions can be found at the PASS website.
2. Register with the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Service (MATCH). Information about the MATCH
3. Upon invitation, a personal interview is required. At that time, a high-resolution photo will be requested. No photos are needed before the invitation to interview. Interviews are held in November and December.

The application deadline for PASS is Oct. 1 of the year preceding matriculation.

All correspondence regarding program information and application should be directed to:

Sandra Olsen, MS
Residency Program Coordinator
Coordinator email: SOlsen2@childrenswi.org
Coordinator phone: (414) 337-3483