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All 76 U.S. dental schools · Updated September 2026

Alabama

UAB School of DentistryBirmingham · 85 first-year studentsAlabama's only dental school

Arizona

ASDOHMesa · 78 first-year students24 weeks in community health centersMidwestern ArizonaGlendale · 144 first-year studentsShared campus with DO, PA and pharmacy

Arkansas

Lyon College School of Dental MedicineLittle Rock · 80 first-year studentsArkansas's first dental school

California

California Northstate College of Dental MedicineSacramento · 41 first-year students38% of care in community clinicsDugoni School of DentistrySan Francisco · 148 first-year studentsThree-year accelerated DDSLoma LindaLoma Linda · 106 first-year students20+ mission trips a yearUCLA School of DentistryLos Angeles · 88 first-year studentsRuns the Venice Dental CenterUCSF School of DentistrySan Francisco · 70 first-year studentsTop NIH-funded dental schoolUSC OstrowLos Angeles · 144 first-year studentsRequired mobile clinic rotationWestern UniversityPomona · 71 first-year studentsInterprofessional health campus

Colorado

CU School of Dental MedicineAurora · 80 first-year students38% of care in community clinics

Connecticut

UConn School of Dental MedicineFarmington · 52 first-year students18 months alongside medical students

District of Columbia

Howard University College of DentistryWashington, D.C. · 79 first-year studentsHistorically Black university

Florida

LECOM School of Dental MedicineBradenton · 145 first-year students71% of care in community clinicsNova SoutheasternFort Lauderdale · 129 first-year studentsFlorida's first private dental collegeUF College of DentistryGainesville · 93 first-year studentsStatewide community clinic network

Georgia

Dental College of GeorgiaAugusta · 99 first-year studentsGeorgia's only dental school

Illinois

Midwestern IllinoisDowners Grove · 151 first-year studentsStudents from 29 statesSIU School of Dental MedicineAlton · 50 first-year studentsSmall-town campus near St. LouisUIC College of DentistryChicago · 72 first-year students297 patient visits per clinical student

Indiana

IU School of DentistryIndianapolis · 108 first-year studentsIndiana's only dental school

Iowa

Iowa College of DentistryIowa City · 80 first-year students317 patient visits per clinical student

Kentucky

Louisville School of DentistryLouisville · 119 first-year students30% of care off campusUK College of DentistryLexington · 66 first-year students4 mobile clinics, 40+ counties

Louisiana

LSU School of DentistryNew Orleans · 78 first-year studentsLouisiana's only dental school

Maine

UNE College of Dental MedicinePortland · 70 first-year studentsNorthern New England's only dental school

Maryland

Maryland School of DentistryBaltimore · 128 first-year studentsWorld's first dental college, 1840

Massachusetts

BU DentalBoston · 117 first-year students10-week fourth-year externshipHarvard School of Dental MedicineBoston · 35 first-year students39% of care in community clinicsTufts DentalBoston · 205 first-year students7 special care dental clinics

Michigan

Detroit Mercy DentalDetroit · 166 first-year students14% of the class from OntarioMichigan DentistryAnn Arbor · 109 first-year studentsA third of care in community clinics

Minnesota

Minnesota School of DentistryMinneapolis · 105 first-year studentsMinnesota's only dental school

Mississippi

UMMC School of DentistryJackson · 40 first-year studentsEvery student a Mississippi resident

Missouri

KCU College of Dental MedicineJoplin · 82 first-year studentsBuilt for the rural four-state regionMOSDOHKirksville · 64 first-year studentsCommunity health center rotationsUMKC School of DentistryKansas City · 109 first-year studentsA third of the class from Kansas

Nebraska

Creighton School of DentistryOmaha · 118 first-year studentsStudents from 31 statesUNMC College of DentistryLincoln · 56 first-year studentsTrains South Dakota and Wyoming students

Nevada

UNLV School of Dental MedicineLas Vegas · 78 first-year studentsNevada's only dental school

New Jersey

Rutgers School of Dental MedicineNewark · 99 first-year studentsNew Jersey's only dental school

New York

Columbia Dental MedicineNew York · 92 first-year students18 months alongside medical studentsNYU DentistryNew York · 403 first-year students213,000+ patient visits a yearStony Brook Dental MedicineStony Brook · 46 first-year students258 patient visits per clinical studentTouro College of Dental MedicineHawthorne · 214 first-year studentsNY's first new dental school in 50 yearsUB DentalBuffalo · 95 first-year studentsMobile dental units across Western NY

North Carolina

ECU School of Dental MedicineGreenville · 54 first-year studentsMost patient visits per student in the U.S.HPU Workman School of Dental MedicineHigh Point · 60 first-year studentsTrains inside university-run practicesUNC Adams School of DentistryChapel Hill · 81 first-year studentsRated #2 in the world (2021)

Ohio

Case Western DentalCleveland · 80 first-year studentsCampus shared with Cleveland ClinicNEOMED Bitonte College of DentistryRootstown · 52 first-year studentsFirst class entered in 2025Ohio State College of DentistryColumbus · 120 first-year students50 days in community clinics

Oklahoma

OU College of DentistryOklahoma City · 59 first-year studentsOklahoma's only dental school

Oregon

OHSU School of DentistryPortland · 78 first-year studentsOregon's only dental school

Pennsylvania

Penn Dental MedicinePhiladelphia · 178 first-year students89,000 patient visits a yearPitt Dental MedicinePittsburgh · 80 first-year studentsCenter for Craniofacial RegenerationTemple Kornberg School of DentistryPhiladelphia · 145 first-year studentsNew rural clinic in Tamaqua

Puerto Rico

Ponce Health Sciences University School of Dental MedicinePonce · 51 first-year studentsPuerto Rico's first private dental schoolUAGM School of Dental MedicineGurabo · 45 first-year studentsFirst class entered in 2024UPR School of Dental MedicineSan Juan · 40 first-year students268 patient visits per clinical student

South Carolina

MUSC College of Dental MedicineCharleston · 78 first-year studentsSouth Carolina's only dental school

Tennessee

LMU College of Dental MedicineKnoxville · 80 first-year studentsServing rural AppalachiaMeharry School of DentistryNashville · 76 first-year studentsHistorically Black medical collegeUTHSC College of DentistryMemphis · 129 first-year studentsOldest dental college in the South

Texas

Hunt School of Dental MedicineEl Paso · 59 first-year studentsOnly dental school on the U.S.–Mexico borderTexas A&M School of DentistryDallas · 106 first-year studentsTraining Texas dentists since 1905UT Health San Antonio School of DentistrySan Antonio · 101 first-year students93% of the class from TexasUTHealth Houston School of DentistryHouston · 106 first-year studentsInside the Texas Medical Center

Utah

Roseman College of Dental MedicineSouth Jordan · 146 first-year studentsOne course at a time, 90% masteryUtah School of DentistrySalt Lake City · 50 first-year studentsA young program, founded 2013

Virginia

VCU School of DentistryRichmond · 97 first-year studentsVirginia's only dental school

Washington

PNWU School of Dental MedicineYakima · 36 first-year students3 of 4 years in community clinicsUW School of DentistrySeattle · 73 first-year students31% of care in community clinics

West Virginia

WVU School of DentistryMorgantown · 48 first-year studentsWest Virginia's only dental school

Wisconsin

Marquette School of DentistryMilwaukee · 101 first-year studentsWisconsin's only dental school