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.