University Dental Schools

University of Illinois College of Dentistry

• Based in Chicago, the University of Illinois College of Dentistry offers a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree. According to the college's website, the school also offers an international dentist degree program and a PhD in Oral Sciences. Certificates are available in Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Pediatrics, Periodontics and Prosthodontics. The college does not offer a dental hygiene program. The college's website says the university awards more than one-half of all dental degrees awarded by Illinois schools. Applications are accepted from June 1 to December 1. Financial aid is available to students through federal, state and university programs. Aid includes loans, work study and tuition waivers.

  University of Illinois College of Dentistry
  801 S. Paulina St.
  Chicago, IL 60612
  312-966-7555
  uic.edu

Ohio State University College of Dentistry

• The Ohio State University's College of Dentistry is the nation's third largest public dental school, according to the college's website. The college offers a DDS degree, an Oral Biology PhD and a Dental Hygiene degree. The college is also divided into eight sections. The sections are dental hygiene, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontology, restorative and prosthetic dentistry and primary care. The university designs educational tracks for each student. While a DDS degree is the basic program offered, some students seek Master's and doctoral degrees. These degrees require more coursework. Much of it is specialized in one or more areas. Post-doctoral education also is available.

  Ohio State College of Dentistry
  305 W. 12th Ave.
  Columbus, OH 43210
  614-292-2401
  osu.edu

UCLA School of Dentistry

• The University of California Los Angeles offers several programs for dentistry students. The primary program is a four-year Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Students are required to complete 45 months of coursework, which must include 34 months of in-person classroom attendance. Along with twelve quarters of ten weeks, students are required to take three nine-week summer sessions. The DDS program accepts 88 new students into the program each year. Science and preclinical lab courses are the focus of the first two years of the curriculum. Clinical experience starts in the first year. Students rotate clinical duties at Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield Venice Dental Center and Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. Applications are accepted from June 1 to January 1. A committee reviews applications each October, and candidates are notified of acceptance from December to May 1. The Division of Oral Biology and Medicine also offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Oral Biology. Some students are accepted into an articulated degree program that combines a DDS degree with the M.S. degree.

  UCLA School of Dentistry
  10833 Le Conte Ave.
  Room A0-111 Center for the Health Sciences
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-825-2337
  ucla.edu