Accreditation Update

Dean Kevin Keating of the California Northstate College of Dental Medicine is delighted to announce that the Commission on Dental Accreditation has granted Initial Accreditation status to California Northstate University, College of Dental Medicine.

Having received this Initial Accreditation, the College of Dental Medicine can now proceed with the application to the California Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education (BPPE) authorization to begin operation. We are working diligently to get through the BPPE process as our final step towards accepting and starting the initial class.

We particularly wish to thank the Sacramento District Dental Society and the California Dental Association for their sustained and continuing support for this program. A very heartfelt thanks goes out to the incredible members of my team who worked so hard for this result: Drs. Sheila Brear, Pinelopi Xenoudi, Rosemary Wu, Paul Glassman, and our consultants. This would not have been possible without the contributions of our talented staff.

I look forward to the start of the next adventure: Starting the program!

Kevin Keating, DDS, MS
Dean