This list of dental schools in the U.S. includes major academic institutions in the U.S. that award advanced professional degrees of either D.D.S. or D.M.D. in the field of dentistry.[1] It does not include schools of medicine, and it includes 75 schools of dentistry in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. These dental schools are a mix of stand-alone institutions and colleges within universities or associated with medical schools.
Alabama
[edit]Arizona
[edit]- A.T. Still University, the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Mesa
- Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona, Glendale
Arkansas
[edit]California
[edit]- California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine, Elk Grove
- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles
- Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles
- University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, San Francisco
- University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco
- Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, Pomona
Colorado
[edit]Connecticut
[edit]- University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine at University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington
District of Columbia
[edit]Florida
[edit]- LECOM School of Dental Medicine, Bradenton
- Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale
- University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville
Georgia
[edit]Illinois
[edit]- Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine, Downers Grove
- Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, Alton
- University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, Chicago
Indiana
[edit]Iowa
[edit]Kentucky
[edit]- University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington
- University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville
Louisiana
[edit]Maine
[edit]Maryland
[edit]- University of Maryland School of Dentistry (Baltimore), founded as the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Baltimore
Massachusetts
[edit]- Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston
- Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston
- Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston
Michigan
[edit]- University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, Detroit
Minnesota
[edit]Mississippi
[edit]Missouri
[edit]- Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine, Joplin
- University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City
- A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, Kirksville
Nebraska
[edit]- Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha
- University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, Lincoln
Nevada
[edit]- University of Nevada at Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas
- Roseman School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas
New Jersey
[edit]- Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark (formerly University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - UMDNJ)
New York
[edit]- Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York City
- New York University College of Dentistry, New York City
- Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook
- Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College, Hawthorne
- University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Buffalo
- Eastman Institute for Oral Health, Rochester
North Carolina
[edit]- East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, Greenville
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill
- High Point University, Workman School of Dental Medicine, High Point
Ohio
[edit]- Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland
- The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus
- Northeast Ohio Medical University - The Bitonte College of Dentistry, Rootstown (Opening August 2025)
Oklahoma
[edit]Oregon
[edit]Pennsylvania
[edit]- Temple University, Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Philadelphia
- University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia
- University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh
Puerto Rico
[edit]South Carolina
[edit]Tennessee
[edit]- Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, Nashville
- University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Dentistry, Memphis
- Lincoln Memorial University, College of Dental Medicine, Knoxville
Texas
[edit]- Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas
- UT Health San Antonio, School of Dentistry, San Antonio
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry, Houston
- Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso
Utah
[edit]- Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan
- University of Utah School of Dentistry, Salt Lake City
Virginia
[edit]Washington
[edit]- Pacific Northwest University School of Dental Medicine, Yakima (Opening August 2025)
- University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle
West Virginia
[edit]- West Virginia University School of Dentistry, Charleston and Morgantown (main campus)
Wisconsin
[edit]See also
[edit]
- American Dental Education Association
- American Student Dental Association
- List of colleges and universities in the United States
- List of medical schools in the United States
- List of dental organizations in the United States
- List of defunct dental schools in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "Search for Dental Programs". American Dental Association. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
External links
[edit]- [1] American Student Dental Association
- Complete List of all 65 Dental Schools in the United States Updated Sept. 4, 2014 American Student Dental Association
- Dental Schools in the United States Findmydentist.com
- Complete List of all 61 Dental Schools in the USA Updated November 3rd 2010 PreDDS.NET