As part of the application process, it is important to decide which schools you will apply to. While there are many publications that rank the dental schools, they are often inaccurate, as there is no level playing field to rank one against another since they all offer programmatic and mission-based differences. This is why it is so important to determine what you are looking to get from your dental education and how you want it to be structured.

There are many factors to consider when deciding which schools to apply to, including geographical location, student body, curriculum type, clinical or research focus, community-centric or larger clinical experiences and many more. Use the map and dental school preferences sheet below to help you determine what schools you want to designate on your ADEA AADSAS^® application. 

Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry

Arizona

Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health 
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine - Arizona

California

Loma Linda University School of Dentistry 
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC 
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry 
University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry 
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry 
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine

Colorado

The University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine

Connecticut

University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

District of Columbia

Howard University College of Dentistry

Florida

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine 
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine 
University of Florida College of Dentistry

Georgia

Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University

Illinois

Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois 
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine 
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry

Indiana

Indiana University School of Dentistry

Iowa

University of Iowa College of Dentistry

Kentucky

University of Kentucky College of Dentistry 
University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Louisiana

Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Dentistry

Maine

University of New England College of Dental Medicine

Maryland

University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Massachusetts

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine 
Harvard School of Dental Medicine 
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry 
University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Minnesota

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Mississippi

University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry

Missouri

Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health 
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry

Nebraska

Creighton University School of Dentistry 
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry

Nevada

University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine

New Jersey

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Dental Medicine

New York

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine 
New York University College of Dentistry 
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine 
Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College 
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

North Carolina

East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry

Ohio

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine 
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry

Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry

Oregon

Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry

Pennsylvania

The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University 
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine 
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine

Tennessee

Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry 
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry

Texas

Texas A&M University College of Dentistry 
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry

Utah

Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine 
University of Utah School of Dentistry

Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry

Washington

University of Washington School of Dentistry

West Virginia

West Virginia University School of Dentistry

Wisconsin

Marquette University School of Dentistry

Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine

Canada

*University of Alberta School of Dentistry
*University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry
*University of Manitoba College of Dentistry
Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry
*University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry
*Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
*Université Laval Faculté de Médecine Dentaire
*McGill University Faculty of Dentistry
*Université de Montréal Faculté de Médecine Dentaire
*University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry

Note: An asterisk (*) indicates schools that do not participate in ADEA AADSAS.