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DDS/DMD Programs - U.S. Canadian Programs
Below is a listing of all accredited dental education programs in the United States. Graduates receive either a DDS or DMD degree. Questions related to admission’s criteria and application process should be directed to the dental school. The information includes web and mailing address, on-site evaluation years and current accreditation status.
AL
University of Alabama School of Dentistry at UAB
1530 3rd Avenue S.
SDB 406
Birmingham, AL 35294-0007
Dean: Dr. Huw F. Thomas
Phone: (205) 934-4720
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2007
Next Accreditation Visit: 2014
Web Address: www.dental.uab.edu


AZ
A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health
5850 East Still Circle
Mesa, AZ 85206
Dean: Dr. Jack Dillenberg
Phone: (480) 219-6000
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2007
Next Accreditation Visit: 2014
Web Address: www.atsu.edu/asdoh


Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine
19555 North 59th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85308
Dean: Dr. Richard J. Simonsen
Phone: 623/572-3800
Accreditation Status: Initial Accreditation
Last Accreditation Visit: n/a
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.midwestern.edu


CA
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
Dental School
Loma Linda, CA 92350
Dean: Dr. Charles J. Goodacre
Phone: (909) 558-4222
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2002
Next Accreditation Visit: 2009
Web Address: www.llu.edu/llu/dentistry


University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry
Center for Health Science
Rm 53-038
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668
Dean: Dr. No-Hee Park
Phone: (310) 206-6063
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2004
Next Accreditation Visit: 2011
Web Address: www.dent.ucla.edu


University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry
513 Parnassus Ave
S-630
San Francisco, CA 94143
Dean: Dr. John Featherstone
Phone: 415/476-1323
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2005
Next Accreditation Visit: 2012
Web Address: http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/


University of Southern California School of Dentistry
925 W. 34th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089-6041
Dean: Sigmund H. Abelson
Phone: (213) 740-3124
Accreditation Status: Approval with Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2008
Next Accreditation Visit: 2015
Web Address: www.usc.edu/hsc/dental


University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
2155 Webster Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Dean: Dr. Patrick J. Ferrillo Jr.
Phone: (415) 929-6425
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2007
Next Accreditation Visit: 2014
Web Address: dental.pacific.edu


CO
University of Colorado Denver
School of Dental Medicine; Lazzara Center for Oral-Facial Health
13065 E. 17th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Dean: Dr. Denise K. Kassebaum
Phone: (303) 724-7100
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2001
Next Accreditation Visit: 2008
Web Address: www.uchsc.edu/sod


CT
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-3915
Dean: Dr. R.(Monty) Lamont MacNeil
Phone: (860) 679-2808
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2001
Next Accreditation Visit: 2008
Web Address: sdm.uchc.edu


DC
Howard University College of Dentistry
600 "W" Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20059
Dean: Dr. Leo E. Rouse
Phone: (202) 806-0440
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2002
Next Accreditation Visit: 2009
Web Address: www.howard.edu


FL
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
3200 S. University Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
Dean: Dr. Robert A. Uchin
Phone: (954) 262-7311
Accreditation Status: Approval with Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2007
Next Accreditation Visit: 2014
Web Address: dental.nova.edu


University of Florida College of Dentistry
1600 SW Archer Rd.
Rm D4-6
Gainesville, FL 32610-0405
Dean: Dr. Teresa A. Dolan
Phone: (352) 273-5802
Accreditation Status: Approval with Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2008
Next Accreditation Visit: 2015
Web Address: www.dental.ufl.edu


GA
Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry
1120 15th Street
Rm AD 1119
Augusta, GA 30912-0200
Dean: Dr. Connie L. Drisko
Phone: (706) 721-2117
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2004
Next Accreditation Visit: 2011
Web Address: www.mcg.edu/SOD


IA
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
100 Dental Science Bldg.
Iowa City, IA 52242
Dean: Dr. David C. Johnsen
Phone: (319) 335-7144 or 45
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2004
Next Accreditation Visit: 2011
Web Address: www.dentistry.uiowa.edu


IL
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine
2800 College Avenue
Bldg 273/2300
Alton, IL 62002
Dean: Dr. Ann M. Boyle
Phone: (618) 474-7120
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2005
Next Accreditation Visit: 2012
Web Address: www.siue.edu/sdm/


University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
801 South Paulina Street
Suite # 102
Chicago, IL 60612
Dean: Dr. Bruce S. Graham
Phone: (312) 996-1040
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2006
Next Accreditation Visit: 2013
Web Address: dentistry.uic.edu


IN
Indiana University School of Dentistry
1121 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Dean: Dr. Lawrence Goldblatt
Phone: (317) 274-7461
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2006
Next Accreditation Visit: 2013
Web Address: www.iusd.iupui.edu/default.aspx


KY
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
800 Rose Street
D 136 UKMC
Lexington, KY 40536-0297
Dean: Dr. Sharon P. Turner
Phone: (859) 323-1884
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2004
Next Accreditation Visit: 2011
Web Address: www.mc.uky.edu/Dentistry


University of Louisville School of Dentistry
501 S. Preston Street
Louisville, KY 40292
Dean: Dr. John J. Sauk
Phone: 502/852-5295
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2008
Next Accreditation Visit: 2015
Web Address: www.dental.louisville.edu/dental


LA
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119-2799
Dean: Dr. Henry Gremillion
Phone: 504-619-8500
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2001
Next Accreditation Visit: 2009
Web Address: www.lsusd.lsuhsc.edu


MA
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
100 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
Dean: Dr. Jeffrey W. Hutter
Phone: 617-638-4780
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2005
Next Accreditation Visit: 2012
Web Address: dentalschool.bu.edu


Harvard University School of Dental Medicine
188 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Dean: Dr. R. Bruce Donoff
Phone: (617) 432-1401
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.hsdm.med.harvard.edu


Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
One Kneeland Street
Boston, MA 02111
Dean: Dr. Lonnie H. Norris
Phone: (617) 636-6636
Accreditation Status: Approval with Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2008
Next Accreditation Visit: 2015
Web Address: www.tufts.edu/dental


MD
University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
650 W. Baltimore Street
Suite 6402
Baltimore, MD 21201
Dean: Dr. Christian S. Stohler
Phone: (410) 706-7461
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2004
Next Accreditation Visit: 2011
Web Address: www.dental.umaryland.edu


MI
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
(MB 98)
Detroit, MI 48208-2576
Dean: Dr. Mert N. Aksu
Phone: (313) 494-6621
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2007
Next Accreditation Visit: 2014
Web Address: www.udmercy.edu/dental


University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1011 N. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078
Dean: Dr. Peter J. Polverini
Phone: (734) 763-3311/3111
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2002
Next Accreditation Visit: 2009
Web Address: www.dent.umich.edu


MN
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Room 15-209 Moos Tower
515 S.E. Delaware Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Dean: Dr. Patrick M. Lloyd
Phone: (612) 625-9982
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2006
Next Accreditation Visit: 2013
Web Address: www.dentistry.umn.edu/


/MO
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry
650 East 25th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Dean: Dr. Nancy Mills
Phone: 816-235-2010
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.umkc.edu/dentistry


MS
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry
Medical Center;
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Dean: Dr. Buford O. Gilbert
Phone: (601) 984-6125
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: dentistry.umc.edu


NC
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry
UNC-CH CB# 7450
1090 Old Dental Bldg
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450
Dean: Dr. John N. Williams
Phone: (919) 966-2731
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.dent.unc.edu


NE
Creighton University School of Dentistry
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178-0240
Dean: Dr. Steven W. Friedrichsen
Phone: (402) 280-5060
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2005
Next Accreditation Visit: 2012
Web Address: cudental.creighton.edu


University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry
40th & Holdrege Streets
Lincoln, NE 68583-0740
Dean: Dr. John W. Reinhardt
Phone: (402) 472-1344
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2007
Next Accreditation Visit: 2014
Web Address: www.unmc.edu/dentistry


NJ
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Dental School
110 Bergen St.;
Room B815
Newark, NJ 07103-2425
Dean: Dr. Cecile A. Feldman
Phone: (973) 972-4633
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2005
Next Accreditation Visit: 2012
Web Address: dentalschool.umdnj.edu/


NV
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine
Shadow Lane Campus
1001 Shadow Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89106-4124
Dean: Dr. Karen P. West
Phone: (702) 774-2500
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2006
Next Accreditation Visit: 2013
Web Address: dentalschool.unlv.edu/


NY
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
630 West 168th Street
PH7 East Room 122
New York, NY 10032
Dean: Dr. Ira B. Lamster
Phone: (212) 305-4511
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2002
Next Accreditation Visit: 2009
Web Address: cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/dental


New York University College of Dentistry
345 East 24th Street
New York, NY 10010
Dean: Dr. Charles N Bertolami
Phone: 212/998-9898
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.nyu.edu/dental/


State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
325 Squire Hall;
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214-3008
Dean: Dr. Richard N. Buchanan
Phone: (716) 829-2836
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.sdm.buffalo.edu


State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine
Health Sciences Center;
154 Rockland Hall
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8700
Dean: Dr. Ray C. Williams
Phone: 631-632-8990
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2006
Next Accreditation Visit: 2013
Web Address: www.hsc.stonybrook.edu/dental


OH
Case Western Reserve Univ. School of Dental Medicine
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-4905
Dean: Dr. Jerold S. Goldberg
Phone: (216) 368-3266
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2002
Next Accreditation Visit: 2009
Web Address: www.case.edu/dental/site/main.html


Ohio State University College of Dentistry
305 West 12th Avenue;
PO Box 182357
Columbus, OH 43218-2357
Dean: Dr. Carole A. Anderson
Phone: 614-292-9750
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2006
Next Accreditation Visit: 2013
Web Address: www.dent.ohio-state.edu


OK
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
1201 N. Stonewall Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Dean: Dr. Stephen K. Young
Phone: (405)271-6326 or5444
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2001
Next Accreditation Visit: 2008
Web Address: dentistry.ouhsc.edu


OR
Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry
611 SW Campus Drive
Portland, OR 97239
Dean: Dr. Jack W. Clinton
Phone: (503) 494-8801
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2002
Next Accreditation Visit: 2009
Web Address: www.ohsu.edu/sod/admissions


PA
Temple University The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
3223 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Dean: Dr. Amid I. Ismail
Phone: 215-707-2799
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2004
Next Accreditation Visit: 2011
Web Address: www.temple.edu/dentistry


University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
240 South 40th Street;
Robert Shattner Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030
Dean: Dr. Thomas P. Sollecito
Phone: 215-898-8941
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2007
Next Accreditation Visit: 2014
Web Address: www.dental.upenn.edu


University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
3501 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Dean: Dr. Thomas W. Braun
Phone: (412) 648-1938
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.dental.pitt.edu


PR
University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine
Medical Sciences Campus
Main Building-Office #A103B, 1st Floor
San Juan, PR 00936-5067
Dean: Dr. Yilda M. Rivera
Phone: (787) 758-2525 x1105
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2006
Next Accreditation Visit: 2013
Web Address: http://dental.rcm.upr.edu/


SC
Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine
171 Ashley Avenue;
PO Box 250507
Charleston, SC 29425-1376
Dean: Dr. John J. Sanders
Phone: (843) 792-3811
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.gradstudies.musc.edu/dentistry/dental.html


TN
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37208
Dean: Dr. William B. Butler
Phone: (615) 327-6207
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2008
Next Accreditation Visit: 2015
Web Address: dentistry.mmc.edu


University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
University of Tennessee Health Science Ctr;
875 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
Dean: Dr. Timothy L. Hottel
Phone: (901) 448-6202
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.utmem.edu/dentistry


TX
Baylor College of Dentistry Component of Texas A & M Health Sci Ctr
3302 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX 75246
Dean: Dr. James S. Cole
Phone: (214) 828-8201
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2004
Next Accreditation Visit: 2011
Web Address: www.tambcd.edu


Univ. of Texas Hlth Science Cnt-Houston Dental Branch
6516 M. D. Anderson Blvd.;
Room 147;
Houston, TX 77225-0068
Dean: Dr. Catherine M. Flaitz
Phone: (713) 500-4021
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2005
Next Accreditation Visit: 2012
Web Address: www.db.uth.tmc.edu


University of Texas Hlth Science Cnt-San Antonio Dental School
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
Mail Code 7914
San Antonio, TX 78284-7914
Dean: Dr. Kenneth L. Kalkwarf
Phone: (210) 567-3160
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2005
Next Accreditation Visit: 2012
Web Address: www.dental.uthscsa.edu


VA
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
P.O. Box 980566
520 North 12th Street
Richmond, VA 23298-0566
Dean: Dr. Ronald J. Hunt
Phone: (804) 827-2077
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2003
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.dentistry.vcu.edu


WA
University of Washington-Health Sciences School of Dentistry
D322 Health Sciences Bldg.;
1959 NE Pacific St.;
Seattle, WA 98195
Dean: Dr. Martha J. Somerman
Phone: (206) 543-5982
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2002
Next Accreditation Visit: 2009
Web Address: www.dental.washington.edu


WI
Marquette University School of Dentistry
1801 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Dean: Dr. William Keith Lobb
Phone: (414) 288-7485
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2007
Next Accreditation Visit: 2014
Web Address: www.dental.mu.edu


WV
West Virginia University School of Dentistry
Robert C. Byrd Health Sci Ctr.;
1150 HSC North/Medical Center Drive;
Morgantown, WV 26506-9400
Dean: Dr. Louise T. Veselicky
Phone: 304/293-2521
Accreditation Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements
Last Accreditation Visit: 2002
Next Accreditation Visit: 2009
Web Address: www.hsc.wvu.edu/sod


To obtain a printed list of all accredited predoctoral dental education programs, please email the Commission at accreditation@ada.org.

 

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