3302 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, TX 75246

Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, opened in 1905, is located in Dallas, Texas. In 1996, the Texas School became a member of the Texas A&M University System and was a founding component of the Texas A&M Health Science Center in 1999.

The Texas school's dental degrees are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry awards a variety of degrees, from a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene to master's degrees in oral biology, health professions education and biomaterials science. A doctoral degree in dental surgery is also available to students. One method by which students receive instruction at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry is through a dental simulation clinic, which uses mannequins, hand pieces, air and water syringes, and rolling stools to recreate a realistic clinic experience.

In the past decade, the Texas school established the Bridge to Dentistry program, which provides a summer program that increases admission competitiveness to dental school for high school and college students. Also included is a year-long program for college graduates who plan to attend dental school.

Quick Facts:

In 2002, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry opened the first dental simulation clinic in Texas and one of only 22 in North America, giving students realistic clinic experiences.

More than 85 percent of the dental and dental hygiene students and more than 50 percent of graduate and postdoctoral students at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry are Texas residents.

Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry is the largest provider of oral health care services in the Dallas area and sees more than 100,000 patients annually. The Texas school receives 5,000 emergency patient visits annually, more than 40 percent are made by low-income patients.

More than 8,000 dentists and dental hygienists have graduated from the Texas school.

More than 50 percent of dentists in the Dallas area graduated from Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, while more than 30 percent of all dentists in the state are graduates of the Texas school.

In 2006, the Bridge to Dentistry program at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry reached more than 3,800 youth and children.

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