NYU College of Dentistry
345 E. 24th Street New York, New York 10010The founding of the New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) in 1865 marked the first successful attempt to establish a dental school in New York State.
Contact Phone: 212-998-9800
URL: www.nyu.edu/dental/
Throughout its history, NYUCD has continued to be a school of “firsts.” Examples include pioneering the use of the X-ray, establishing the first formal departments of endodontics, pediatric dentistry, and implant dentistry, and the first family practice program at a U.S. dental school, the first Oral Cancer Consortium in the U.S, the first completely digitalized dental school curriculum, the first dental school to mandate terrorism preparedness training for dental students, and the first to form an alliance with a College of Nursing in order to expand access to general health care for needy populations.
Founded in 1865 as the New York College of Dentistry, with 31 students and 10 faculty members, the College was originally located in rented quarters at the corner of 22nd Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The College officially merged with New York University in 1925, which led to the promotion of research and postdoctoral education. Today NYUCD is recognized as a leading source for dental care in New York City and a leader in research and national policy issues in dentistry.
NYUCD offers training annually to over 1,600 students from all over the U.S. and nearly 50 countries. Approximately 50 percent of NYUCD students are women and minorities. They include predoctoral and postdoctoral students of dentistry, as well as students in dental hygiene and nursing. The College also offers M.S. programs in biology/oral biology, clinical research and biomaterials, and a Ph.D. program in epidemiology in collaboration with Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and Yale Universities. An extensive program of continuing education courses is available for graduate dentists.
In addition to educating health professionals, NYUCD endeavors to improve the health of the highly diverse populations in New York City and around the world. NYUCD provides more than 275,000 visits annually to the most multiethnic, multicultural patient population in the nation. The College conducts a mobile dental care program, Smiling Faces, Going Places, which travels to medically-underserved areas throughout New York State to provide critically needed dental services; operates the only dental school-based clinical research center in the U.S. that provides beds for 24-hour patient monitoring; is a national center for consumer information, education, and research into the causes and prevention of oral cancer; sponsors free oral health and oral cancer screenings for thousands of New Yorkers annually; conducts additional, media-driven consumer education campaigns under the banner of "Ask Your Dentist"; and offers access to a global network of dental colleges, which greatly expands student and faculty opportunities for international study and service. In addition, NYUCD is part of the NYU Catastrophe Preparedness and Response Center and has become the unquestioned leader among dental schools in catalyzing a national initiative to enable dentists to play a critical role within a coordinated, collaborative response to deal with the threat of terrorism, including bioterrorism and other catastrophes. As a result of these programs, NYUCD is well on its way to becoming the dental institution in the world with the greatest impact on the health of society.
NYU College of Dentistry offers training annually to over 1,600 students from all over the United States and over 50 countries. They include predoctoral and postdoctoral students of dentistry, as well as dental hygiene students. The College also offers MS programs in biology/oral biology, clinical research and biomaterials, and a PhD program in epidemiology in collaboration with Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and Yale universities. In addition, the College of Nursing at NYUCD offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral degrees and advanced certificates in nursing.
DDS Program
DDS Advanced Placement Program - International Dental School Graduates
The DDS Advanced Placement Program is a degree program for international dentists who wish to become licensed and practice dentistry in the United States.
Advanced Education Programs (Post Graduate)
The Advanced Education Programs (Post Graduate) lead to proficiency in a major area of clinical study and satisfy the educational requirements for specialization and/or board certification.
Endodontics
Pediatric Dentistry
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Periodontics
Orthodontics
Prosthodontics
Masters of Science Programs
MS in Biology/Oral Biology
MS in Clinical Research
Certificate in Clinical Research
MS in Biomaterials Science
Advanced Programs for International Dentists
The Advanced Programs for International Dentists consists of continuing education programs (one and two-year programs in Implantology, Orthodontics, Periodontics, etc). These programs do not qualify participants for certification in the United States.
Implant Dentistry Fellowship Program
The Fellowship program is for American trained DDS graduate specialists that wish to add the specialty of Implant Dentistry to their training. The Fellowship program in Implant Dentistry is a certificate program.
Dental Hygiene Program
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