Preparing the next generation of dental professionals with innovative programs, leading-edge research, and compassionate clinical care in the heart of the Texas Medical Center.
Education at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry blends academic excellence with advanced clinical training in a state-of-the-art facility located in the Texas Medical Center. With accredited programs in dental surgery, dental hygiene, advanced education, and international training, the school prepares students to become skilled, compassionate professionals ready to lead in oral health care.
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry offers compassionate, high-quality dental care for patients of all ages. Choose from Student Clinics, where dental students provide care under close faculty supervision; Advanced Clinics, staffed by dentists completing specialty training; or Faculty Clinics, where expert faculty practitioners deliver comprehensive treatment through UT Dentists.
Researchers at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry explore a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines that impact oral and overall health. Areas of expertise include biomaterials and dental materials, craniofacial biology, dental informatics, dental public health, immunology, oral cancers and cancer therapy, the oral microbiome, and tissue regeneration.
The first dental school in Texas and a founding force behind the world-renowned Texas Medical Center.
Building the future of oral health in Texas, with more than 85% of graduates staying in-state.
No. 1 in NIH funding statewide — driving discoveries that advance oral and overall health.
Renato M. Silva, DDS, MS, PhD, returned to UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry on Sept. 30 as its ninth dean, bringing his career in academic dentistry back to the school where he spent more than a decade as a faculty member and department chair.
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