List of Dental Schools in America

Boston University

• Boston University in Massachusetts, a private, four-year university, offers dental education through its Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. When it was established in 1958, it was one of the only schools in the country devoted solely to dental education. The school's programs include general dentistry, molecular and cell biology, periodontology and oral biology and more. An undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year U.S. or Canadian college or university is required for admission. The dental school offers a traditional four-year program, a two-year advanced standing program for internationally trained dentists and advanced certificates and degrees in all recognized specialties.

  Boston University
  Goldman School of Dental Medicine
  100 East Newton Street
  Boston, MA 02215
  Dentalschool.bu.edu

Case Western Reserve University

• Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, is a private, four-year university. Its School of Dental Medicine, established in 1892, offers five specialty training programs, in periodontics, endodontics, pediatrics, orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgeries. Applicants must have completed 12 semester hours of chemistry in undergraduate school as well as a specific amount of semester hours in other subjects.

  Case Western Reserve University
  School of Dental Medicine
  10900 Euclid Ave.
  Cleveland, OH 44106
  Dental.case.edu

Columbia University

• The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in New York was established in 1916. The school offers programs in endodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, general practice residency and more. A bachelor's degree or a minimum of 90 credits at an accredited American institution is required in order to apply.

  Columbia University
  College of Dental Medicine
  630 W. 168th St
  New York, NY 10027
  Dental.columbia.edu

Creighton University

• Creighton University is a private institution in Omaha, Nebraska. The Creighton University School of Dentistry offers programs in dental surgery, oral biology, pediatric dentistry and orthodontics, community and preventative dentistry, general dentistry, prosthodontics and more. Applicants must have college credits covering at least two years of study in an accredited college of arts and sciences in a specified range of subjects.

  Creighton University School of Dentistry
  2802 Webster St.
  Omaha, NE 68178
  Creighton.edu

East Carolina University

• East Carolina University is a public institution in Greenville, North Carolina. Its School of Dental Medicine was founded in 2006 because of a lack of dentists in the Eastern North Carolina region. The dental school is set to open its doors in 2011, making it the second dental school in North Carolina. The DAT (Dental Admission Test) is required of all applicants, as well as a specific amount of semester hours in courses such as organic chemistry, general physics and others.

  East Carolina University
  School of Dental Medicine
  East Fifth St.
  Greenville, NC 27858
  Ecu.edu

Harvard University

• Harvard University's School of Dental Medicine in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was established in 1867, making it the first university-based dental school in the country. The school offers programs in orthodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery and more. Applicants must have at least a bachelor's degree.

  Harvard School of Dental Medicine
  188 Longwood Ave.
  Boston, MA 02115
  Hsdm.harvard.edu