List of dental schools in the United States

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. 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

UAB School of Dentistry, Birmingham

Arizona

A.T. Still University, the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Mesa
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona, Glendale

Arkansas

Lyon College School of Dental Medicine, Little Rock

California

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

University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, Aurora

Connecticut

University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine at University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington

District of Columbia

Howard University College of Dentistry, Washington

Florida

LECOM School of Dental Medicine, Bradenton
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale
University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville

Georgia

The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta

Illinois

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

Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis

Iowa

University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City

Kentucky

University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington
University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville
University of Pikeville School of Dentistry, Pikeville

Louisiana

Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans

Maine

University of New England College of Dental Medicine, Portland

Maryland

University of Maryland School of Dentistry (Baltimore), founded as the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Baltimore

Massachusetts

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston
Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston

Michigan

University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, Detroit

Minnesota

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis

Mississippi

University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry, Jackson

Missouri

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

Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, Lincoln

Nevada

University of Nevada at Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas
Roseman School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas

New Jersey

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark (formerly University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - UMDNJ)

New York

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

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

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus
Northeast Ohio Medical University-Bitonte College of Dentistry, Rootstown

Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City

Oregon

Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Portland

Pennsylvania

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

University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine, San Juan

South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Charleston

Tennessee

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

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

Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan
University of Utah School of Dentistry, Salt Lake City

Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Richmond

Washington

Pacific Northwest University School of Dental Medicine, Yakima (Opening August 2025)
University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle

West Virginia

West Virginia University School of Dentistry, Charleston and Morgantown (main campus)

Wisconsin

Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee