As the largest dental care provider in Illinois, we serve over 30 thousand patients every year. The dental clinics at the College of Dentistry offer a complete range of dental and oral health services. Care is available in a variety of settings for patients with needs ranging from cleanings and fillings to braces, implants and oral surgery. We provide Student Dental Care for budget-conscience patients, as well as Advanced Specialty Care provided by residents in training.
Our strong focus on improving community health through service-learning provides students with rich opportunities to give back, and provides much needed care to underserved urban, rural, and special needs populations, around our city and around the world.
The University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry is a worldwide leaderinoral health education,clinical careand researchthat is patient-centered and evidence-based, with a foundation in preventive and public health sciences. We are a part ofUI Healthand theUniversity of Illinois Chicago,Chicagos largest university and is one of the nations top federally funded public research universities.Our strengths are founded in our college community, comprised ofoutstandingfaculty, students and staffwho share a commitment to the promise of public education, the advancement of knowledge, and the imperatives of doing good and giving back.
Our vision is to provide excellence in oral health education, research, and service, through improving the health and wellness of our communities, providing exemplary care for our patients, and advancing the knowledge to do so.
In addition to Universitys core values of knowledge, openness, access, excellence, collaboration and caring, The College of Dentistry has unique core values that include:professionalism, respect, beneficence, transparency, responsibility, curiosity, flexibility, commitment and inclusion.
The College philosophy, thus evident in its Mission, Vision and Core Values place significant emphasis on education, research, community service and citizenship as being integral to who we are. As such, quality, innovative educational activities, and patient and community centered care and engagement are core to developing graduates that are competent to begin the practice of general dentistry in the 21stCentury.
The college offers arange of degree programs to prepare the next generation of oral health professionalsfor clinical and scientific career paths, including the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), DMD Advanced Standing for foreign trained dentists, PhD and MS in Oral Sciences, and advanced dental specialty programs. Students train and conduct research along side faculty mentors through team-based learning, clinical simulation, patient care, research projects, and community-based rotations.
We are thelargestoral health college and patient care provider in the State of Illinoisoffering outstanding education, research, and patient care. We continually invest in our clinical, research and learning facilities to improvestudent and patient experiences. We have an innovative, nationally recognizedDoctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)program led by world-class faculty and students who have achieved a 100% pass rate on the Part 1 and 2 ADA board exams. Ourinnovative curriculumintegrates foundational and clinical learning through early access topatient care. Ourstate-of-the-art learning labs and patient care clinics offer a complete digital workflow,advanced imaging and digital diagnostic and careplanning. Students gain valuable training experience while sharing in ourcommitment to public health and community engagementthrough extramural rotations in carefully selected community-based clinics throughout Chicago and other locations in the US and in other countries. Students have the opportunity to learn and engage in general comprehensive trainingas well as advanced specialized training programs includingEndodontics,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Orthodontics,Pediatric Dentistry,PeriodonticsandProsthodontics, withmultidisciplinary oral scienceresearchfoundations.
Ourinnovative and comprehensive academic programs,excellent students and faculty, strongresearchandcommunity healthfocus, commitment to diversity,dedicatedalumni & friendsandlocationin a world-class city set us apart from other oral health colleges.
The UIC College of Dentistry offers a convenient location with easy access via expressways, public transportation (CTA Pink line) across the street, andMetra traina short distance away. From the Eisenhower Expressway, take the Ashland Street exit, south. Visitor parking is available in a lot across the street from the College of Dentistry, at the corner of Polk and Paulina Streets, and in the Paulina Street parking garage south of the College of Dentistry. The CTA Pink Line train stops at Polk Street/Medical Center, just outside the front door of the College of Dentistry. The number 7 Harrison bus, the number 9 Ashland bus, the number 12 Roosevelt bus all stop nearby, and the number 157 Streeterville/Taylor bus stop right at the Pink Line station.
We graduate more new dental professionals than any other institution in the State of IL ~125 DMD students and ~45 post-graduate students each year. We have over 500 students seeking dental degrees including DMD, PhD and MS programs. Almost all (96%) of our students are Illinois residents and roughly 75% go on to practice in IL, mostly in the Chicago metro area.
Our students and faculty are top achievers.Many of our 100 full-time and 121 part-time faculty have received national recognition for their expertise in the areas of general and specialty dentistry and the oral sciences. Forty-two (42) of our faculty are actively involved in research.
We see over 35 thousand patients and perform over 300 thousand treatments annually. We have over 530 faculty, students and specialty program residents providing clinical care. We have 286 faculty and resident general and specialist dentists providing care, many of which are board certified.
Additionally, we extend access to care into communities of need UIC dental students serve over 3,750 days of extramural rotation in more than 11 thousand patient visits at 17 community sites in IL, plus other US and international locations each year. And, our students provide preventive education to over 2,200 elementary students each year in underserved Chicago neighborhoods.
Since 1913, UIC College of Dentistry has been a premier institution of oral health education, dental care and research. Our students, faculty, staff and alumni are changing the future of oral health in Chicago, Illinois and beyond in several ways.
The College of Dentistry has a long and proud tradition of training the next generation of dentists and leading research.Read theCollege Centennial Bookfor an informativewalk through the past 100 year history of the College of Dentistry.
Welcome to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. We are a teaching, research, and patient care facility that has reinvented itself in recent years. We are located in one of the most vibrant cities in the world that, like the College, consistently rejuvenates and reinvents itself. Our College and the City of Chicago advance together, and our students and patients benefit.
We are the flagship oral health College in the State of Illinois. We have a strong, innovative, nationally recognized Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) program, driven by students through integrated small group learning sessions, early entry to patient care, complete digital workflow in patient care, advanced imaging and digital diagnostic and care planning coupled with valuable experiences in our carefully selected community-based clinics throughout Chicago and northern Illinois. In the fourth year there is also the opportunity for students to participate in special tracks devoted to public health, early specialization, comprehensive general practice, and research.
For example, in recent years, through an innovative DMD curriculum, all of our students have successfully passed the National Board Dental Examination Part I on their first attempt. Our residents receive a specialty education that assures they will be the best in their fields. Our faculty continues to earn teaching and research awards and serve in key leadership roles in the University, in organized dentistry and the specialty academies, and in their communities. Our alumni are faithful and generous supporters of their alma mater.
Research success today requires large collaborations crossing what is known as transdisciplinary science. We are reinventing the Colleges research enterprise along those lines, creating bridges and connections and breaking down silos, constructing linkages across campus and with the communities of Chicago.