The University of Washington School of Dentistry is located in Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

, and is the only school of dentistry in Washington State. The school emphasizes research in anxiety, orofacial pain, tissue repair and regeneration, immune response to bacteria, and practice based research.

History

A part of the University of Washington, the University of Washington School of Dentistry was established in 1945. The school accepts 63 students annually and is known as one of the leading and most prestigious dental schools in the United States. Beyond its clinical training, the school distinguishes itself from its peers by its active involvement in community health (through student rotations and volunteer service) and a high level of research. It is consistently one of the top several schools receiving research funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the dental branch of the National Institutes of Health.

Academics

The University of Washington School of Dentistry awards the following degrees:

• Master of Science in Dentistry
• Doctor of Dental Surgery
• PhD
• Master of Science in Dentistry/Master of Science (dual degree)
• Master of Science in Dentistry/Master's in Public Health (dual degree)
• Master of Science in Dentistry/PhD (dual degree)

Departments

• Department of Dental Public Health Sciences
• Department of Endodontics
• Department of Oral Biology
• Department of Oral Medicine
• Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Department of Orthodontics
• Department of Pediatric Dentistry
• Department of Periodontics
• Department of Restorative Dentistry (Prosthodontics)