An Ivy League school that boasts the first university-based and university-affiliated dental school in North America, Harvard was ranked the number-one dental school by DentalSchoolAdmissions.com and Eduers.com, as well as number two by TopTenNation.com. Students can earn their D.M.D. as well as a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences in Dental Medicine, or an advanced degree or diploma in specializations such as dental public health, geriatric dentistry, implantology or orthodontics.
Another Ivy League university, the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest university in the United States. It falls third on the rankings of top dental schools from Eduers.com, seventh from TopTenNation.com, and ninth from DentalSchoolAdmissions.com. Students can earn a D.M.D. and take graduate-level programs in endodontics, oral medicine, pediatric dentistry, or periodontics. The university also offers a Master of Science in Oral Biology degree.
Not only was this the first dental school at a public university, the University of Michigan School of Dentistry is also home to the Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry, which includes more than 10,000 exhibits. This school holds the fifth-place ranking from TopTenNation.com, the number ten spot from DentalSchoolAdmissions.com, and the eleventh spot on the Eduers.com list. Students can earn a D.D.S. as well as a Ph.D. in Oral Health, a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, or take advanced education courses in pediatric dentistry, endodontics, restorative dentistry, or orthodontics.
The University of North Carolina School of Dentistry is part of the oldest public university in the United States and has been ranked as the fourth-best dental school by both TopTenNation.com and DentalSchoolAdmissions.com. It offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate-level degrees in dentistry, including certificates in dental hygiene or assisting, a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, a Masters in Periodontology or Operative Dentistry, a Ph.D. in Oral Biology or Oral Epidemiology, or a D.D.S.
The D.D.S. program at the University of Texas has been ranked at number three by TopTenNation.com and number seven by DentalSchoolAdmissions.com. It offers advanced education courses in general dentistry, dental diagnostic science, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and prosthodontics. It also has a D.D.S./Ph.D. program in Craniofacial Oral-Biology.