West Virginia University School of Dentistry

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West Virginia University School of Dentistry
Type	Public university
Established	1957
Dean	Stephen M. Pachuta
Location	Morgantown , WV , U.S.
Website	dentistry.hsc.wvu.edu

The West Virginia University School of Dentistry is the dental school of West Virginia University. It is located in the United States city of Morgantown. The school opened its doors in 1957 and is the only dental school in West Virginia.

History

West Virginia University School of Dentistry, a part of West Virginia University was established in 1957. The school has graduated over 1542 dentists and 599 dental hygienists.^[1] More than 80% of graduates choose to practice in West Virginia. ^[2] As of 2023, the number of graduates who choose to practice dentistry in West Virginia is increasing. ^[3]

References

^ "Mountaineer Trivia by Dr. Hornbrook". WVU School of Dentistry. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ "West Virginia University School of Dentistry renovations intended to boost education, patient care". Morgantown News.
^ Gwyn Napier. "WVU School of Dentistry says graduates are staying in West Virginia". 12WBOY.

West Virginia University

Located in: Morgantown, West Virginia

Academics

Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
John Chambers College of Business & Economics
College of Creative Arts
College of Education & Human Resources
College of Physical Activity & Sports Sciences
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Eberly College of Arts & Sciences
Honors College
Reed College of Media
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy
College of Law
School of Dentistry
School of Medicine
School of Public Health

Campus facilities

Boreman Hall
Coliseum
Core Arboretum
Downtown Library
Monongalia County Ballpark
Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit
Mountaineer Field
Mountainlair
Oglebay Hall
Stansbury Hall
J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital

Divisions and
affiliates

Athletics

People

Notable alumni

History

Founded: 1867

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American dental schools	UAB Arizona Augusta (DCG) Boston U (Goldman) California (UCLA, UCSF) Case Western Reserve Colorado Columbia Connecticut Creighton Detroit Mercy East Carolina Florida Harvard Howard Illinois–Chicago Indiana Iowa Kentucky Lake Erie Loma Linda Louisville LSU Health–New Orleans Marquette Maryland–Baltimore Meharry Michigan Midwestern Minnesota Mississippi Missouri–Kansas City Nebraska–Medical Center Nevada–Las Vegas New England NYU SUNY (Buffalo, Stony Brook) North Carolina Nova Ohio State Oklahoma Oregon Pacific (Dugoni) Penn Pitt Puerto Rico Rochester Rutgers South Carolina Southern California (Ostrow) Southern Illinois–Edwardsville Touro Temple (Kornberg) Tennessee Texas (UT Health–Houston, UT Health–San Antonio) Texas A&M Texas Tech–El Paso (Hunt) Tufts VCU Washington WesternU West Virginia
Defunct American dental schools	Emory Fairleigh Dickinson Georgetown Harris Loyola Northwestern Ohio College Oral Roberts Pennsylvania College Wash U
Canadian dental schools	Alberta British Columbia Dalhousie Laval Manitoba McGill Montréal Saskatchewan Toronto Western
British dental schools	Aberdeen Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Glasgow Guy's, King's & St Thomas's Liverpool Newcastle Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry UCL Eastman Dental Institute
Australian and New Zealand dental schools	Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Charles Sturt University Griffith University James Cook La Trobe Queensland Western Australia University of Otago
South Korean dental schools	Chonbuk Chonnam Chosun Dankook Gangneung-Wonju Kyung Hee Kyungpook Pusan Seoul Wonkwang Yonsei