AL University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry
Birmingham
✔ Verified
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ≥90 sem hrs; ≥30 non-science hrs incl. English; all prereqs within last 5 yrs
Rec: Social sciences, humanities, hand-dexterity courses
AZ Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH)
Mesa
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Anatomy & Physiology w/ labs required; English/communication required
Rec: Microbiology, biochemistry
AZ Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine
Glendale
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
Rec: Anatomy, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry
AR Lyon College School of Dental Medicine
Batesville
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Program newly opened — confirm
CA California Northstate University, College of Dental Medicine
Elk Grove
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
CA Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Los Angeles
✔ Verified
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec — 60+ sem units, C or better; lab courses must be in person; bachelor's required
Rec: Upper-div biochemistry, anatomy, histology, physiology
CA Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
Loma Linda
✔ Verified
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Science prereqs within last 5 yrs; ≥50 hrs dental shadowing required
Rec: Specialty shadowing; community/mission service valued
CA University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry
Los Angeles
✔ Verified
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Intro Psychology (3 hrs) REQUIRED; English Comp 6 hrs; ≥90 sem units; C+ by Jun 30
Rec: Biochemistry, histology, microbiology, anatomy, physiology, genetics
CA University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry
San Francisco
✔ Verified
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Uses an 'a–g' prereq scheme; biochem + a writing course required; AP/IB may partially fulfill
Rec: Upper-division biology
CA University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
San Francisco
✔ Verified
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec — One composition/technical-writing course required; pathway programs have their own course lists
Rec: Biochemistry
CA Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
Pomona
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
Rec: Biochemistry
CO University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine
Aurora
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
Rec: Anatomy, microbiology, physiology
CT University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Farmington
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req — Math OR statistics course required (level per your degree)
DC Howard University College of Dentistry
Washington
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req English I & II required
FL LECOM School of Dental Medicine
Bradenton
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec ✔ Req ✔ Req Physics only RECOMMENDED here (not required)
Rec: Physics
FL Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
Ft. Lauderdale
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec — Verify school-specific extras
Rec: Biochemistry
FL University of Florida College of Dentistry
Gainesville
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Microbiology (w/ lab) & biochemistry commonly required — verify
Rec: Anatomy, physiology
GA The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
IL University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
Chicago
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Upper-level science strongly expected (esp. anatomy & microbiology)
Rec: Anatomy, microbiology
IL Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine
Downers Grove
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
Rec: Anatomy, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry
IL Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine
Alton
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
IN Indiana University School of Dentistry
Indianapolis
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec ✔ Req One semester (3 cr) upper-division biology required
Rec: Biochemistry, upper-division biology
IA The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics
Iowa City
✔ Verified
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Biochem (3 hrs, incl. molecular biology) required; biology should include intro + advanced; accepts online coursework
KY University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
Lexington
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
KY University of Louisville School of Dentistry
Louisville
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req — Verify school-specific extras
KY University of Pikeville Tanner College of Dental Medicine
Pikeville
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Opening June 2026 — verify
LA Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry
New Orleans
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
ME University of New England College of Dental Medicine
Portland
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec ✔ Req ✔ Req Physics only RECOMMENDED here (not required)
Rec: Physics
MD University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Baltimore
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
MA Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Boston
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
MA Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Boston
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Calculus required; strong upper-level science expected
Rec: Calculus/math, biochemistry
MA Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Boston
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
MI University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
Detroit
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
MI University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Ann Arbor
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Biochemistry typically required — verify
Rec: Anatomy, physiology
MN University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Minneapolis
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Math/statistics commonly required — verify
MS University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry
Jackson
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
MO Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine
Joplin
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
MO Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health at ATSU (MOSDOH)
Kirksville
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Math required (Calculus + 1 math, or 1 statistics)
MO University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry
Kansas City
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
NE Creighton University School of Dentistry
Omaha
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec ✔ Req Math required (6 cr: Calc I & II, or Calc I & Statistics)
Rec: Biochemistry
NE University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry
Lincoln
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
Rec: Biochemistry
NV University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine
Las Vegas
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
NJ Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Newark
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
NY Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
New York
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Calculus or statistics required; English (writing) required
Rec: Literature
NY New York University College of Dentistry
New York
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
Rec: Biochemistry
NY Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine
Stony Brook
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
NY Touro College of Dental Medicine at NY Medical College
Hawthorne
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
NY University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Buffalo
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req 11–16 cr humanities/social-science/foreign-language electives; 30+ non-science cr
NY Yeshiva University College of Dental Medicine
New York
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Opening July 2026 — verify
NC East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
Greenville
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec ✔ Req Admits North Carolina residents only
Rec: Biochemistry
NC High Point University School of Dental Medicine & Oral Health
High Point
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
NC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry
Chapel Hill
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
OH Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
Cleveland
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
OH Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) Bitonte School of Dentistry
Rootstown
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
OH The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Columbus
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Biochemistry & microbiology commonly required — verify
Rec: Anatomy, physiology
OK University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
Oklahoma City
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
OR Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry
Portland
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Math/stats commonly required — verify
PA University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Philadelphia
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
PA University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Pittsburgh
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
PA Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
Philadelphia
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
PR University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine
San Juan
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec ✔ Req Spanish-language and social-science courses required
Rec: Biochemistry
PR Universidad Ana G. Méndez
Gurabo
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
PR Ponce Health Sciences University
Ponce
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
SC Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
Charleston
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Rec — Verify school-specific extras
Rec: Biochemistry
TN Lincoln Memorial University College of Dental Medicine
Harrogate
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
TN Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
Nashville
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
TN University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry
Memphis
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
TX Texas A&M University College of Dentistry
Dallas
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Texas uses TMDSAS; statistics & extra biology commonly required
Rec: Anatomy, microbiology
TX Texas Tech University HSC El Paso — Hunt School of Dental Medicine
El Paso
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Texas uses TMDSAS — verify
TX UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry
Houston
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Texas uses TMDSAS; statistics & biochemistry commonly required
Rec: Anatomy, microbiology
TX UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry
San Antonio
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Texas uses TMDSAS; statistics & biochemistry commonly required
Rec: Anatomy, microbiology
UT Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
South Jordan
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Biochem (1 sem) required & NO community-college biochem; 2 sem English required
UT University of Utah School of Dentistry
Salt Lake City
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
VA Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
Richmond
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Statistics commonly required — verify
WA Pacific Northwest University School of Dental Medicine
Yakima
⚠ Newer school
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
WA University of Washington School of Dentistry
Seattle
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req — Verify school-specific extras
WV West Virginia University School of Dentistry
Morgantown
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
WI Marquette University School of Dentistry
Milwaukee
✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req ✔ Req Verify school-specific extras
