Dental schools in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has 3 DDS/DMD dental schools in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory: University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine, Universidad Ana G. Méndez School of Dental Medicine, and Ponce Health Sciences University School of Dental Medicine. Compare each one's GPA figures, in-state preference rating, and interview format below, then see how residency is treated.
Studying dentistry in Puerto Rico
About Puerto Rico: Pop. ~3.2M; the San Juan metro is the medical hub, with Ponce and Bayamón also hosting health-sciences campuses. Four LCME-accredited MD programs and three dental schools serve the territory — more MD programs than most US states.
In-state preference: Puerto Rico is a US jurisdiction: its medical schools are LCME-accredited, students use AMCAS and graduates enter the US residency match on the same terms as any other US school. The public University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine strongly favors PR residents; the private programs (Ponce, Universidad Central del Caribe, San Juan Bautista) admit more broadly but still draw heavily from the island. Clinical teaching and patient contact are largely in Spanish, so working Spanish is expected regardless of residency — confirm each program's stated language requirement before you apply.
Major health systems in Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Medical Center (Centro Médico)
- Hospital Auxilio Mutuo
- HIMA San Pablo
- Metro Pavía Health System
- VA Caribbean Healthcare System
Dental schools in Puerto Rico
3 dental schools in Puerto Rico for 2027 entry. Click any program for its full how-to-get-in guide.
- GPA
- 3.52
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.46
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.44
- unconfirmed
GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
Residents vs out-of-state applicants in Puerto Rico
Of the 3 dental programs in Puerto Rico in our catalog, 1 is rated as giving strong preference to Puerto Rico residents. None of these programs has admissions figures we have confirmed on the school's own pages yet, so the table shows the in-state rating and verification status only. Each program's profile has more detail.
| Program | In-state preference | Data check |
|---|---|---|
| University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine | Strong | Not yet checked against the school's own page |
| Universidad Ana G. Méndez School of Dental Medicine | None recorded | Checked against the school's own page, August 15, 2026 |
| Ponce Health Sciences University School of Dental Medicine | None recorded | Checked against the school's own page, August 15, 2026 |
The in-state preference column is NextGen MedPrep's rating from each school's matriculation pattern and admissions guidance, not a school policy, except where a row says “published policy”. A dash means the school has not published that figure in a form we could confirm. Sources for every confirmed figure are linked on the program's profile.
States in the South region with dental schools
Puerto Rico sits outside the four US Census regions; these are the South region's states, with the number of dental schools in each.
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