Dental Schools in New Jersey
1 DDS/DMD dental program in our catalogue for New Jersey. Compare DAT score requirements, GPA profiles, in-state preference and AADSAS application strategy.
About New Jersey: Pop. ~9.3M; densely populated state anchored by Newark and the Philadelphia–New York corridor. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School serve the state's sizable in-state applicant pool.
In-state context: Rutgers NJMS and Rutgers RWJMS have a strong preference for New Jersey residents; typically 80–90% of seats filled by in-state applicants. PCOM Georgia and Rowan SOM also serve New Jersey residents in DO programs.
Major health systems: RWJBarnabas Health · Hackensack Meridian Health · Atlantic Health System · Virtua Health · Inspira 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 New Jersey
- Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Newark, NJ
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, located on the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences campus in Newark, New Jersey, is the state's public dental school. Founded as New Jersey Dental School in 1956, it operates within one of the largest health sciences campuses in the northeastern United States. The school's Newark setting — a diverse, historically underserved urban community adjacent to New York City — provides students with exceptional clinical exposure to complex dental disease and underserved populations.
DMD8.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref.
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