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Top Dental Schools in 2017
By Sabrina Collier
Updated March 26, 2020 Updated March 26, 2020Discover the top dental schools based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject includes a ranking showcasing just over 50 of the world’s top dentistry schools, based on a methodology that assesses academic reputation and other factors.
Read on for an overview of the world’s top dental schools, or click here for the full interactive ranking table.
Top 10 Dental Schools in the World
Based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017
Rank
Name of Institution
Location
1
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong
2
University of Michigan
United States
3
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU)
Japan
4
King’s College London (KCL)
United Kingdom
5
Harvard University
US
6
UCL (University College London)
UK
7
Karolinska Institute
Sweden
8
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA)
The Netherlands
9
KU Leuven
Belgium
10
University of Gothenburg
Sweden
See the full dentistry ranking >
Top dental schools in the US & Canada
The US boasts 14 representatives in the dental school ranking, including six institutions in the top 15. Outside the two in the top 10 above, these are: New York University (NYU) (11th), the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (12th) and the University of Washington (14th), while the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Pennsylvania both improve their positions to share 15th place for dentistry this year.
Meanwhile two more of the world’s top 50 dental schools can be found in Canada: the University of British Columbia (23rd) and the University of Toronto (48th).
Top dental schools in Europe
Of the 19 top dental schools in Europe, six are in the UK. As well as two in the top 10, other UK institutions featured include the University of Birmingham (19th) and the University of Manchester (24th).
Also with two dental schools in the global top 10 is Sweden, which has another entrant in the top 50: Malmo University (ranked 35th). Staying in the Nordic region, Denmark has two entrants, including Aarhus University (17th), while Norway and Finland have one representative each.
The Netherlands has two top dental schools, including Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) in the top 10 (a new entrant this year) as well as Radboud University Nijmegen at joint 41st.
Switzerland has two entrants in the dental school ranking, both of which are in the top 30: the University of Bern (22nd) and the University of Zurich (=29th).
The other European nations featured in the global top 50 for dentistry are Belgium and Spain, with Belgium’s KU Leuven boasting a top 10 position.
Top dental schools in Latin America
While Latin America features less prominently in the dental school ranking, Brazil is an important exception, hosting three top universities for dentistry – the Universidade de São Paulo in 18th, followed by Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) (27th) and Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (=33rd).
Top dental schools in Asia
Hong Kong’s sole entrant, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), continues to rank first in the world for dentistry, and is joined in the top 10 by Japan’s Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), which climbed from sixth to third this year. Japan’s other entrant, Osaka University, also improved its position this year, climbing 12 places to rank 26th in the world for dentistry.
Meanwhile China has three entrants in the dental school ranking, led by Peking University at 13th place. South Korea has two, including Seoul National University (SNU) at 25th, and Taiwan has one: National Taiwan University (NTU) (=50th).
Top dental schools in Australia & New Zealand
Australia is home to three of the world’s top universities for dentistry. These are the University of Melbourne (28th), the University of Adelaide (31st) and the University of Sydney (=41st).
Neighboring New Zealand is home to one top dental school ranked among the world’s best - the University of Otago, ranked joint 29th.
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This article was originally published in March 2017 . It was last updated in March 2020
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The former Assistant Editor of TopUniversities.com, Sabrina wrote and edited articles to guide students from around the world on a wide range of topics. She has a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Aberystwyth University and grew up in Staffordshire, UK.
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