Now in its 114th year, the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine educates general practitioners (340 DDS students and 20 general dentistry and general practice residents) and dental specialists (advanced education programs in, endodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral and maxillofacial pathology, and orthodontics - 80 students) to deliver high quality, state-of-the-art oral health care.

The School is recognized for excellence and innovation in dental education, most recently, for its Electronic Curriculum Project and software development providing solutions for managing administrative, admissions and academic information in health sciences institutions.

As leaders in innovative research and scholarship, the faculty contribute to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral disease. The School trains biomedical scientists and dental educators through its Dental Student Summer Research Program, Minors in Oral Biology, M.S programs. (Oral Sciences, Orthodontics, and Biomaterials), the nation's oldest PhD program in Oral Biology, and combined research/clinical training programs. Graduates of these programs are in national leadership positions. The School consistently ranks among the top in funding from the NIDCR.

As part of its extensive service learning program, the School is the Western New York region's major provider of oral health care services to underserved populations and to people with special oral health care needs through patient visits to its dental clinics in Squire Hall and affiliated programs at regional hospitals and the Mobile Dental Van.

Being part of UB, New York’s largest and most comprehensive public university and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, gives our professional and graduate programs a particular richness and depth. It also offers our faculty an extraordinary opportunity to collaborate in multidisciplinary research, scholarship and creative activity.