• The following is a comprehensive list of major academic institutions in the United States that offer advanced professional degrees in the field of dentistry
  • The degrees awarded by these institutions are either D.D.S. or D.M.D.
  • This list covers 66 schools of dentistry across 36 states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
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Dental schools in the United States

Here's a complete list of dental schools in the United States.

Alabama

University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL

Arizona

Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, Mesa, AZ

Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine, Glendale, AZ

California

California Northstate University, College of Dental Medicine, Elk Grove, CA  

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles, CA

Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, CA

University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA

University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA

University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA

Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, Pomona, CA

Colorado

University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, Aurora, CO

Connecticut

University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT

District of Columbia

Howard University College of Dentistry, Washington, DC

Florida

LECOM School of Dental Medicine, Bradenton, FL

Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

University of Florida College of Dentistry Gainesville, FL

Georgia

The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA

Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, Chicago, IL

Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine, Downers Grove, IL

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, Alton, IL

Indiana

Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN

Iowa

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, IA

Kentucky

University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington, KY

University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY

Louisiana

Louisiana State University Health Science Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA

Maine

University of New England College of Dental Medicine, Portland, ME

Maryland

University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, Detroit, MI

University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI

Minnesota

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN

Mississippi

University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry, Jackson, MS

Missouri

Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine, Joplin, MO (Opening Fall 2023)

Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health at ATSU, Kirksville, MO

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO

Nebraska

Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE

University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, Lincoln, NE

Nevada

University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas, NV

New Jersey

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ

New York

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY

New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook, NY

Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College, Hawthorne, NY

University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Buffalo, NY

North Carolina

East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, Greenville, NC

High Point University School of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, High Point, NC (Opening Fall 2023)

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC

Ohio

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH

Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City, OK

Oregon

Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry, Portland, OR

Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA

Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico, School of Dental Medicine, San Juan, PR

South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine, Charleston, SC

Tennessee

Lincoln Memorial University-College of Dental Medicine (Opening Fall 2022)

Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, Nashville, TN

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, Memphis, TN

Texas

Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso-Hunt School of Dentistry, El Paso, TX

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry, Houston, TX 

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry, San Antonio, TX

Utah

Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT

University of Utah School of Dentistry, Salt Lake City, UT

Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA

Washington

University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, WA

West Virginia

West Virginia University School of Dentistry, Morgantown, WV

Wisconsin

Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI