Dental Schools in Texas
4 DDS/DMD dental programs in our catalogue for Texas. Compare DAT score requirements, GPA profiles, in-state preference and AADSAS application strategy.
About Texas: Pop. ~30.5M; Houston (Texas Medical Center — the world's largest medical complex), Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin each have major medical ecosystems. Texas has 12 LCME-accredited medical schools.
In-state context: Texas public schools (UT Southwestern, UTHSC Houston, UTMB, UT Austin Dell, Texas Tech, TTUHSC El Paso, Texas A&M, UT Rio Grande Valley) very strongly favour Texas residents; public MD programs allocate 90–95%+ seats to in-state applicants. Baylor College of Medicine (private) admits nationally but still skews toward Texas applicants in practice.
Major health systems: Texas Medical Center (collectively) · Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center · HCA Houston Healthcare · UT Southwestern Medical Center · University Health (San Antonio) · Dell Seton Medical Center
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.
4 Dental Programs in Texas
- Texas A&M College of Dentistry (DDS)
Dallas, TX
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry (formerly Baylor College of Dentistry), located in Dallas, is one of the largest dental schools in the United States and is Texas's most established public dental school. Founded in 1905, the college is part of the Texas A&M Health Sciences Center and applies via TMDSAS. It trains dentists for practice across Texas, with strong clinical training volume at its large Dallas dental clinics.
DDS6.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref. - TTUHSC El Paso Hunt School of Dental Medicine (DMD)
El Paso, TX
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Hunt School of Dental Medicine is a newer public dental school, the first dental school in El Paso and the US-Mexico border region. The school has a distinctive mission to train dentists for the medically underserved border communities of West Texas and New Mexico, where oral health needs are substantial and access to dental care is severely limited. The DMD programme emphasises bilingual (English-Spanish) clinical practice and border health.
DMD9.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref. - UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry (DDS)
Houston, TX
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry (UTHealth Houston), part of the Texas Medical Center — the world's largest medical complex — is one of the premier public dental schools in the South. Founded in 1905, UTHealth Houston trains dentists for Texas and the nation, with access to extraordinary clinical volume and research resources through its Texas Medical Center location. The school is known for comprehensive clinical training and research in oral health.
DDS6.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref. - UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry (DDS)
San Antonio, TX
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry (UT Health San Antonio), founded in 1969, is one of Texas's two major public dental schools and trains dentists primarily for San Antonio, South Texas, and the US-Mexico border region. Located within the UT Health San Antonio academic health science centre, the school benefits from close ties with the Long School of Medicine. San Antonio's large Hispanic and military population provides diverse and rich clinical training opportunities.
DDS6.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref.
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