Here are 33 dental school updates that have taken place so far in 2025, including expansions, research grants, dean appointments and more:
1. Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University is partnering with the Kahler Slater architecture firm to construct a new building for its dental school.
2. Margaret Hill, DMD, was appointed the permanent dean of the University of Louisville (Ky.) School of Dentistry after serving in the interim since 2022.
3. Little Rock, Ark.-based Lyon College School of Dental Medicine welcomed its first class of students.
4. Two professors from Stony Brook University received a $300,000 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to determine whether dental imaging can be used to detect early signs of heart disease.
5. Milwaukee-based Marquette University School of Dentistry launched a virtual externship program in partnership with the University of Campinas in Brazil.
6. Temple University is planning to open a dental school in Tamaqua, Pa., which will be the first rural dental school in the state.
7. The University of Nevada Las Vegas is preparing to open a first-of-its-kind dental clinic aimed at serving patients with disabilities.
8. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Dental Medicine graduated its inaugural class of 40 students.
9. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill requiring that at least 80% of students accepted into the University of Iowa dental and medical schools have ties to the state.
10. The West Virginia University School of Dentistry joined several other schools in testing a new material for clear aligners.
11. The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville and Titusville (Pa.) Area Hospital to launch the state’s first regional training center.
12. Align Technology awarded $300,000 in grants to 12 universities around the world to support orthodontic and dental research.
13. Dental supply company Dentsply Sirona partnered with High Point (N.C.) University to enhance dental education.
14. UNC Pembroke and the UNC Adams School of Dentistry partnered to launch an initiative for aspiring dentists to attend dental school.
15. Researchers from the Indiana University School of Dentistry and the Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis created an app to help connect dentists and medical providers with patient health information.
16. The Northeast Ohio Medical University appointed Sorin Teich, DMD, as the inaugural dean of its Bitonte College of Dentistry.
17. The American Dental Association and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine established the first-ever living clinical guideline program dedicated to oral healthcare.
18. The University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry received a grant to add Pearl Calibrate into its educational and research programs.
19. The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry announced plans to open a multidisciplinary care center and ambulatory surgery center on its campus in San Francisco.
20. The East Carolina School of Dental Medicine received a $593,000 grant to increase sustainability and access to dental services in North Carolina.
21. The University of Pikeville (Ky.) received a $2.35 million donation to help launch its dental school.
22. The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry relaunched its clinic designed to provide dental care to senior adults.
23. The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry appointed Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, to serve as its next dean.
24. The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry selected Paul Luepke, DDS, as its next dean.
25. The University of Missouri-Kansas City suggested creating a school of dentistry satellite campus in St. Joseph, Mo.
26. The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha began offering a dual degree in dentistry and public health.
27. Kenneth Chance Sr., DDS, announced he will step down from his role as dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine Dec. 31.
28. Nader Nadershahi, DDS, resigned as dean of San Francisco-based Dugoni School of Dentistry of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.
29. Pocatello-based Idaho State University requested additional funding from the state to expand the Idaho Dental Education Program.
30. The University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center partnered to launch a dual degree in dentistry and business.
31. The Milwaukee-based Marquette University School of Dentistry received a $1.37 million grant to establish the Open Dental Education Consortium.
32. Cleveland Children’s Surgery Center, an affiliate of Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers, partnered with the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine to provide training for dental residents.
33. Yang Chai, DDS, DMD, PhD, was appointed dean of the University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry.
