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 72 schools of dentistry in 36 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
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
Nebraska[edit]
- Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha
- University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, Lincoln
Nevada[edit]
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
Ohio[edit]
- Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland
- The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus
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
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]
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 22 October 2023.
External links[edit]
- 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