Quick Facts

Prospective Students

Quick Facts

Size

 
Student Body 646
Undergraduate (Dental Hygiene) 104
Pre-doctoral (DDS) 444
Graduate & Doctoral 81 MS students, 16 PhD students
Faculty 110 full time, 300 part time
Average Class Size (example: D1) 105 (DDS), 30 (Dental Hygiene)
Facilities
Classrooms 5
Lecture Halls 5
Laboratories 3
Clinics 10
Student Forum 1
Academics
Programs of Study 15
Fields of Study Doctor of Dental Surgery
Dental Hygiene
Oral Health Sciences - PhD
Biomaterials
Endodontics
Oral and Maxiollofacial Surgery
Orthodontics
Pediatric Dentistry
Periodontics
Prosthodontics
Restorative Dentistry
Advanced Education in General Dentistry
General Practice Residency (Hospital Dentistry)

Student Organizations (sampling)

Alpha Omega
The American Association of Women Dentists(AAWD)
American Student Dental Association (UM-ASDA)
Christian Medical/Dental Society (CMDS)
Dental LGBTA
Delta Sigma Delta
Hispanic Dental Association (HDA)
Muslim Student Dental Association
Society of the American Indian Dentist (SAID)
Student Council
Student National Dental Association
Student Research Group (SRG)
The Jonathan Taft Society
UM Asian Dental Student Organization (UMAD)
Xi Psi Phi
University Wide – University Activities Center

Diversity

  • Students
    • 11 countries (Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, India, Iran, Korea, New Zealand, Peru, Ukraine)
    • 28 States (AL, AZ, CA, CT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI)
  • Student Cultural Organizations - Dental LGBTA, Hispanic Dental Association (HDA), Muslim Student Dental Association, Society of the American Indian Dentist (SAID), UM Asian Dental Student Organization (UMAD)
Ethnicity (for DDS only)
Black / African American 4.5%
Hispanic / Latino American 4.5%
Native American / Alaskan Native 0.9%
Asian American 24%
White 66%

The Four-year Model

Dr. Taft

The founding dean of the dental school – Dr. Taft establishing the four-year model of dental education in 1901 which later became the national standard.

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