Dental Schools in Nevada
1 DDS/DMD dental program in our catalogue for Nevada. Compare DAT score requirements, GPA profiles, in-state preference and AADSAS application strategy.
About Nevada: Pop. ~3.2M; Las Vegas and Reno are the primary cities. Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine serve the state's rapidly growing physician needs.
In-state context: Both UNLV SOM and UNR Med strongly favour Nevada residents; typically 80–90% in-state. Nevada has a significant physician shortage, and both schools have explicit workforce development mandates.
Major health systems: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada · Renown Health · Dignity Health Sierra Nevada · Valley Health System (Las Vegas) · Carson Tahoe Health
DDS vs DMD — what is the difference?
Both DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) and DMD (Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry / Doctor of Dental Medicine) are equivalent degrees. The title used depends solely on the university, not on any difference in training, scope of practice, or licensure. All CODA-accredited programs lead to the same dental licence. Applications go through AADSAS (ADEA) for most schools. The DAT (Dental Admission Test) is required by virtually all programs.
1 Dental Program in Nevada
- University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Las Vegas, NV
The University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine, founded in 2002, is Nevada's only public dental school. Located in Las Vegas, the school trains dentists for a state with historically low dentist-to-population ratios and significant dental access disparities. UNLV SDM operates a large patient-care clinic and community outreach programmes serving Las Vegas's diverse working-class and underserved communities. The school benefits from UNLV's growing health sciences enterprise and Las Vegas's large, ethnically diverse patient population.
DMD10.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref.
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