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Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry

Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry

Portland, OR / School Detail
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APPLICATION FEE
$75
Tuition In State
$43,016
Tuition Out of State
$69,432
Average GPA
3.78
AVERAGE DAT
19.7

School Overview

Degrees
DMD
Ownership
Public Non-Profit
Program Length
4 years
Total Enrollment
76
Founding Year
1899
Accreditation Year
N/A
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SDN Insights

Cost of Attendance: $358,336
Estimate repayment

Estimated loan burden for OHSU-DENT using 4 years of in-state tuition, $1,500 annual fees, $3,000 monthly living expenses, government-derived local cost-of-living adjustment, $1,000 loan fees, and an 8.5% interest assumption.

Cost of Living: Near national average cost of living

Portland, OR is close to the national average for cost of living. In the debt estimate, the government-derived local cost adjustment keeps the $3,000 monthly allowance at about $3,150 per month. Treat this as a city-level budgeting estimate, not the school's official cost of attendance.

Environment: Urban

There is currently insufficient information to assess the neighborhood around OHSU-DENT.

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Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 23% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview very impressive with a low stress level and felt they did well.

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About the School

The Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry is a publicly supported institution located in Portland, a city of 530,000 residents in a greater metropolitan area of approximately 1.8 million. The School of Dentistry is located in the wooded hills of southwest Portland on a 116 acre campus. Paths for joggers, bicyclists and pedestrians connect the university with the heart of the city just two miles away. The dental school was established in 1898, and the School of Dentistry became incorporated into the Oregon State System of Higher Education in 1945. Since 1974, the School of Dentistry has been part of the Oregon Health & Science University, an institution devoted solely to educating health professionals and biomedical researchers. A dental school is more than just an institution, courses, classrooms and clinics--it's people. OHSU dental students find friendly people who work together as a team toward one goal: providing each student with the best dental education available.

Curriculum

The practice of dentistry requires a firm foundation in the basic sciences enabling the dentist to discriminate between normal anatomic, histologic and developmental variation and pathological alteration. The dentist must have knowledge of anatomy, histology, embryology, genetics, physiology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, biochemistry, biomaterials, microbiology, pharmacology, pathology and behavioral science sufficient to understand the basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Knowledge of basic science and the ability to apply that knowledge critically is the foundation of the dental health care professions.

Last Updated: Aug 28, 2026