Proud to be Maine’s Dental School
UNE’s College of Dental Medicine is Maine’s only dental school, the only dental school in northern New England, and a national leader in dentistry education. Shortly after inaugurating the first class of 64 students in August 2013, the College dedicated its new Oral Health Center on UNE’s Portland Campus for the Health Sciences.
UNE’s D.M.D. degree program offers a blend of time-tested methods and new innovations in dental medicine education. Our students are treated as members of the profession from the moment they arrive on campus and are given opportunities to make real impacts in the lives of patients, in both urban and rural settings, who receive dental services through them. Learn more about UNE’s Doctor of Dental Medicine degree program
Interprofessional Team-Based Learning
Maine’s Leading University for the Health Professions and Health Sciences
As a D.M.D. student at UNE, you will be an integral part of our comprehensive health professionals university, where interprofessional learning is central to our approach. You’ll study alongside students from other programs, including the Osteopathic Medicine and Physician Assistant programs, gaining the skills to collaborate in today’s team-based care. When health professional students from diverse disciplines learn about, with, and from each other, they’re prepared to lead in the evolving health care workforce and, more importantly, to support better patient outcomes.
College of Dental Medicine Programs
Doctor of Dental Medicine
The Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) program at UNE is a national leader in educating student dentists with career-ready skills. We provide extensive hands-on experience, close student support, and team-based learning — all within modern facilities and a welcoming community.
Track for International Dentists
The Advanced Standing Track for International Dentists is a 29-month program for dentists trained outside of the U.S. This program incorporates the latest in dental practice, equipment, and technology as well as principles in public health and business.
Oral Health Center
UNE’s state-of-the-art Oral Health Center in Portland, Maine provides space for our faculty and students to explore new models of interprofessional health care education and practice. Dental and dental hygiene students deliver patient care at the Oral Health Center under the supervision of experienced clinical faculty and staff in a team-oriented approach to meeting the health care needs of our patients. We offer comprehensive oral health care for patients of all ages. Our services include cleanings, checkups, fillings/restorations, root canals, crowns, veneers, extractions, X-rays, partial dentures, dentures, bridges, implants, and an urgent care walk-in clinic.
The College of Dental Medicine provides approximately 12,000-15,000 patient visits per year in the Oral Health Center and an additional 20,000-25,000 visits per year in the community-based network.
UNE Students Making an Impact
Meet Lyric, D.M.D. ’22
A dental student who does educational outreach visits to children’s groups, at places like the Boys & Girls Club in Portland, Maine, Lyric is a future pediatric dentist.
Meet Sean, D.M.D. ’22
A dental student who recently completed an externship at a federally funded health clinic in Harrington, Maine, Sean believes in providing high standards of dental care to all communities.
Providing Quality Dental Care for People in our Community
More than 50% graduates are in residency or practicing in New England
More than 63,000 patient visits in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
More than 5,000 patients served at the UNE Oral Health Center
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Accreditation
In 2017, the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) granted the University of New England College of Dental Medicine D.M.D. program the accreditation status of “approval without reporting requirements.”
UNE Diversity Policy
The University of New England values a broad and diverse culture and is committed to offering a rich living, learning, and working environment. In both policy and action, we welcome the human differences that compose a varied society.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
The University of New England does not discriminate in admissions or access to, or treatment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disabling conditions in violation of federal or state civil rights laws of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.