Dental school enrollment up 2.4% in 2023

First-year dental program enrollment has increased by 2.4 percent since last year, according to data from the American Dental Association.

The data shows that first-year enrollment for accredited dental education programs has increased by 4.2 percent since 2018.

Here is how many first-year students were enrolled in dental education programs from the 2018-19 academic year to the 2022-23 academic year.