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This list of dental schools in the U.S. includes major academic institutions in the U.S. that award advanced professional degrees of either D.D.S. or D.M.D. in the field of dentistry. [1] It does not include schools of medicine , and it includes 75 schools of dentistry in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences opened in 2005, after planning and fundraising to open a new osteopathic medical school in Washington State. [6] In 2007, PNWU received provisional accreditation. In 2008, the first courses began, and the university's main building, Butler-Haney Hall, opened at a cost of $13 million. [7]
The school was founded in 1896 as the College of Physicians and Surgeons with programs in dentistry, medicine, and pharmacy. Faith Sai So Leong, also called Sai So Yeong, graduated from the College in 1904; she was the first Chinese-American woman to graduate from a school of dentistry and become a dentist in the United States, and the first woman of any race to graduate from the College.
This list of defunct dental schools in the United States includes former dental schools that had previously awarded either Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree. Either one of these degrees was required to practice as a dentist in the United States. [ 1 ]
The following year, in 2010, the Patient Care Center opened, offering medical, dental, optometric, podiatric and pharmacy services to the community. In 2011, Western University of Health Sciences opened a new medical school campus in Lebanon, Oregon called the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest. [20]
It is headquartered in Irvine, California. [2] [3] According to founder and CEO Stephen Thorne, Pacific Dental Services follows a business model that provides operational practices, procedures, and technology for dental practices. [citation needed] Its ownership structure allows dentists to own their practices while engaging PDS’s management ...
1995 – The California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) was founded. Charter members included Bethany College (later Bethany University), California Maritime Academy (now California State University Maritime Academy, or CSU Maritime), California State University at Monterey Bay (CSUMB), Dominican College (now the Dominican University of California), Holy Names College (now Holy Names University ...
February 2 The 67th Annual Grammy Awards is held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, honoring the best in music from September 2023 to August 2024. [7]2025 United States protests against mass deportation in California: Thousands of protesters convened at Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles to voice their dissent against the heightened activities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.