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Invitation for Third Party Comments

Take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the renewal of the School of Dentistry national accreditation.

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry (SOD) programs on dental education, dental hygiene, periodontics, endodontics, orthodontics & dentofacial orthopedics and advanced education in general dentistry will be visited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) from November 18^th to 20^th of 2025. In accordance with Commission accreditation activities, third party comments are being solicited at this time.

This notice is to inform students, residents, faculty, patients, and other interested parties of their right to submit comments to CODA regarding SOD program adherence to accreditation standards. CODA is interested in the sustained quality and continued improvement of dental, dental hygiene, and residency programs but does not intervene on behalf of individuals or act as a court of appeal for individuals in matters of admission, appointment, promotion, or dismissal of faculty, staff, students, or residents.

The deadline to submit comments to the Commission office is September 19, 2025. Comments will be screened by Commission staff for relevance and only signed comments will be considered. Please note that comments submitted must pertain to the Accreditation Standards for SOD programs or the policies and procedures used in the Commission’s accreditation process.

Standards may be obtained and comments may be submitted to appropriate Commission on Dental Accreditation Staff. https://coda.ada.org/about-coda/coda-staff

For more information, see the entire policy on Third Party Comments in the Evaluation Policies & Procedures manual at https://coda.ada.org/-/media/project/ada-organization/ada/coda/files/eopp.pdf