College Facts
Bettering Oral Health through Transformative Innovation
For over 110 years, UIC College of Dentistry has been a premier institution of oral health education, care and research.
We are Illinois' largest dental school. Heading link
We graduate more new dental professionals than any other institution in the State of Illinois ~125 DMD students and ~45 post-graduate students each year. We have over 500 students seeking dental degrees including DMD, PhD and MS programs. Almost all (96%) of our students are Illinois residents and roughly 75% go on to practice in-state, mostly in the Chicago metro area.
Our students and faculty are top achievers. Many of our 100 full-time and 121 part-time faculty have received national recognition for their expertise in the areas of general and specialty dentistry and the oral sciences. Forty-two (42) of our faculty are actively involved in research.
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125 DMD Graduates Annually
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45 Post Graduates Annually
UIC is a top oral science research institution. Heading link
UIC is a Carnegie level-1 research institution, and the College has a research portfolio of 42 full-time research faculty, 14 visiting researchers, 280+ faculty published papers, and $6.4M in NIH/DOD funding, as well as other private funding.
Over half of our faculty are engaged in scholarly and research publications.
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6 M NIH/DOD funding
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300 + Faculty Published Papers
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42 Full-Time Research Faculty
We are Illinois' largest provider of dental care. Heading link
We see over 37 thousand patients and perform over 350 thousand treatments annually. We have over 530 faculty, students and specialty program residents providing clinical care. We have 286 faculty and resident general and specialist dentists providing care, many of which are board certified.
We improve access to dental care where it is needed the most.
UIC provides more than 70 thousand appointments annually to patients enrolled in the State Dental Medicaid program. Ninety-eight percent of the children treated in UIC’s dental clinics are Medicaid enrolled or Medicaid eligible.
Additionally, we extend access to care into communities of need — UIC dental students serve over 3,750 days of extramural rotation in more than 11 thousand patient visits at 17 community sites in Illinois, plus other US and international locations — each year. And, our students provide preventive education to over 2,200 elementary students each year in underserved Chicago neighborhoods.
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37 K+ Patients Annually
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349 K+ Treatments Annually
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39 Faculty Practice Dentists
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How We’re Bettering Oral Health through Transformative Innovation
Since 1913, UIC College of Dentistry has been a premier institution of oral health education, dental care and research. Our students, faculty, staff and alumni are bettering oral health through transformative innovation in Chicago, Illinois and beyond in several ways.
- We are Illinois’ largest dental school. We graduate more new dental professionals than any other institution in the State of Illinois ~125 DMD students and ~45 post-graduate students each year. We have over 500 students seeking advanced degrees including DMD, PhD and MS programs. Almost all (96%) of our students are Illinois residents and roughly 75% go on to practice in-state, mostly in the Chicago metro area.
Explore our academic programs - We are Illinois’ largest provider of dental care. We see over 37 thousand patients in over 150 thousand visits annually. We have over 374 faculty, students and specialty program residents providing clinical care.
Become a patient - Our students and faculty are top achievers. Many of our 100 full-time and 121 part-time faculty have received national recognition for their expertise in the areas of general and specialty dentistry and the oral sciences. Forty-two (42) of our faculty are actively involved in research. The college is one of 20 dental schools that offer a combined DMD/PhD program. Over 1/3 of our FT faculty are actively engaged in research that is supported by over $7M in funding annually.
More about our students - We are a top oral science research institution. UIC is a Carnegie level-1 research institution, and the college has a research portfolio of 42 full-time research faculty, 14 visiting researchers, 280+ faculty published papers, and $7.9M in current NIH/DOD funding, as well as other private funding. Over half of our faculty are engaged in scholarly and research publications.
Discover our research - We improve access to dental care where it is needed the most. UIC’s dental clinics treat over 28 thousand State of Illinois Dental Medicaid recipients each year. Ninety-eight percent of the children treated in UIC’s dental clinics are Medicaid enrolled or Medicaid eligible. Additionally, we extend access to care into communities of need — UIC dental students serve over 3,750 days of extramural rotation providing more than 11 thousand patient visits at 32 community sites in Illinois, plus other US locations– each year. And, our students provide preventive education to over 2,200 elementary students each year in underserved Chicago neighborhoods.
Our community health programs - We are committed to diversity and social justice. We are a community of students, staff, and faculty representing 20+ countries and 17 languages from 5 continents. Our values and culture reflect a wide variety of racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities – all contributing to our strength in diversity. We are committed to a culture of excellence grounded in principles of equity, respect, and inclusion. One in five of our students are under-represented, and many are first in their family to attend college.
Our commitment to diversity and urban health - We have highly engaged alumni and a community that supports our mission. We are proud to have the support of many of our 6,200 alumni as well as graduates from the Loyola and Northwestern University dental programs. In addition, we have created strong partnerships with many components of organized dentistry, corporations that impact the dental profession, professional associations, and foundations that practice and advocate on behalf of the dental profession and those in need of quality oral health care. From their generous support, the college has renovated clinic spaces, improved educational experiences, provided scholarship for students and faculty, and opened new research opportunities funded by over $40 million in private fundraising and gifts over the past ten years.
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The College of Dentistry has a long and proud tradition of training the next generation of dentists and leading research. Read the College Centennial Book for an informative walk through the past 100 year history of the College of Dentistry.
In the Centennial Book you’ll learn a lot about our history such as:
- The evolution from the Columbian Dental College, founded in Chicago in 1891
- Affiliation with the University of Illinois in 1901, an eventual charter as an official College of the University in 1913