The Harvard University School of Dental Medicine was opened in 1867. In addition to the standard Doctorate of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.), the school offers degrees in a range of dental specialties, including endodontology, oral radiology and pediatric dentistry. The school regularly hosts conferences like the yearly Leadership Forum to bring together leaders in the field of dentistry with leaders in business, academia and other medical professions for discussions about the future of dentistry.
Florida's College of Dentistry was founded in 1972 and is Florida's only publicly funded dentistry school. The school has trained thousands of practicing dentists and offers degree programs in research as well as practice-based fields of dentistry, such as orthodontics, dental surgery, endodontics and dental biomaterials. An added bonus is the school's location on the university's beautiful main campus.
New York University's (NYU) College of Dentistry is located in downtown Manhattan. The school traces its origins all the way back to 1865. Since then, the school has pioneered the use of many different technologies within the dental profession, including the X-ray and implant dentistry. NYU also focuses on training dentists who combine a thorough knowledge of dental science and a sensitivity to the emotional needs of patients. Every student completes core courses, such as "General Dentistry Simulation," "Head and Neck Anatomy," "Craniofacial Biology" and "The Dentist-Patient Relationship."
At North Carolina-Chapel Hill's School of Dentistry, students learn from leading scholars, including Lauren Patton, who specializes in medically complex dental procedures. The school offers students training in establishing their own private practice, as well as help in finding research grants and further study opportunities. There are also opportunities to work at the school's associated dental clinic. Students can earn either the standard DDS degree or degrees in orthodontics, periodontology or operative dentistry.