The Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, founded in 1868, is in the center of the Tufts health sciences campus in Boston. This location helps the school share resources and research ideas with institutions such as Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, and Tufts University School of Medicine.
The university collaborates with other dental schools, such as D.Y. Patil Dental School in India, Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates and University of the Danube in Austria. The school offers pre-doctoral and post-doctoral programs in areas such as endodontics, periodontology, general dentistry, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatrics, and prosthodontics.
The Howard University College of Dentistry, established in 1881, is in Washington, D.C. The college is one of the oldest dental schools in the U.S. It has nine departments--clinical dentistry, restorative services, preventive services, dental hygiene, diagnostic services, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry, and orthodontics. Some of the post-doctoral programs offered by the institute are in oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthdontics and pediatric dentistry. For admission, a relevant undergraduate degree along with valid Dental Admissions Test scores are required.
The Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, Calif., was founded in 1896. The college offers certificate or degree programs through several academic programs. These include a doctorate in dental surgery, international dental studies, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and general dentistry.
The school provides an accelerated doctorate of dental surgery (DDS) program, through which a four-year curriculum is completed in three years. The accelerated program starts in July. The program covers topics such as biomedicine, clinical science and applied behavioral science. For admission, candidates must provide proof of a relevant undergraduate degree, college transcripts and three letters of recommendation.
The Loma Linda School of Dentistry in Loma Linda, Calif., was founded in 1953. It offers specialized programs in endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral pathology, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and prosthodontics. The college provides dual-major options in periodontics and prosthodontics, periodontics and implant dentistry, prosthodontics, and implant dentistry.
For admission into the graduate programs, relevant dental degrees are required, along with English language proficiency test scores for the International Dentist Program. For the post-baccalaureate program, proof of U.S. citizenship, valid Dental Admissions Test scores and an undergraduate degree with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 2.7 is required.