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Matriculants from Hawaii by the state of their dental school, 2021–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2021 to 2025, 97 students from Hawaii started dental school, 41st in the nation. Hawaii has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.
They went to 19 states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Missouri, Kansas City (MO), with 17 students.
Hawaii has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.
None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 17 | 17.5% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 14 | 14.4% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 10 | 10.3% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 6 | 6.2% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 6 | 6.2% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 4 | 4.1% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 4 | 4.1% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 3 | 3.1% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | Public | 3 | 3.1% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 3 | 3.1% |
| University of Washington | WA | Public | 3 | 3.1% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 2 | 2.1% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 2 | 2.1% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 2 | 2.1% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 2 | 2.1% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 2 | 2.1% |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 2 | 2.1% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 2 | 2.1% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 1 | 1.0% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 1 | 1.0% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 1 | 1.0% |
Matriculants from Hawaii by the state of their dental school, 2016–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2016 to 2025, 203 students from Hawaii started dental school, 40th in the nation. Hawaii has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.
They went to 22 states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Missouri, Kansas City (MO), with 34 students.
Hawaii has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.
None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 34 | 16.7% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 31 | 15.3% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 23 | 11.3% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 13 | 6.4% |
| University of Washington | WA | Public | 11 | 5.4% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 10 | 4.9% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 7 | 3.4% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 6 | 3.0% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 6 | 3.0% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 5 | 2.5% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 5 | 2.5% |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 5 | 2.5% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 5 | 2.5% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 5 | 2.5% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 4 | 2.0% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 3 | 1.5% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 3 | 1.5% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 3 | 1.5% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | Public | 3 | 1.5% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 3 | 1.5% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 2 | 1.0% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 2 | 1.0% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 2 | 1.0% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 1 | 0.5% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 1 | 0.5% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
Matriculants from Hawaii by the state of their dental school, 2000–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2000 to 2025, 503 students from Hawaii started dental school, 42nd in the nation. Hawaii has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.
They went to 27 states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Missouri, Kansas City (MO), with 79 students.
Hawaii has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.
None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 79 | 15.7% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 72 | 14.3% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 54 | 10.7% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 36 | 7.2% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 31 | 6.2% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 28 | 5.6% |
| University of Washington | WA | Public | 23 | 4.6% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 17 | 3.4% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 17 | 3.4% |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 12 | 2.4% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 10 | 2.0% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 9 | 1.8% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 9 | 1.8% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 8 | 1.6% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 8 | 1.6% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 8 | 1.6% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 8 | 1.6% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 7 | 1.4% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | Public | 7 | 1.4% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 6 | 1.2% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 5 | 1.0% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 5 | 1.0% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 4 | 0.8% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 4 | 0.8% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 4 | 0.8% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 4 | 0.8% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 4 | 0.8% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health | MO | Private | 3 | 0.6% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 3 | 0.6% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 2 | 0.4% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kansas City University | MO | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Rutgers School of Dental Medicine | NJ | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Stony Brook University | NY | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
1,152 dentists work in Hawaii: 80.4 per 100,000 people, above the U.S. rate of 60.0. That's #3 of 51 for dentists per person. The number of dentists is up 14% since 2001.
Dentists working in dentistry, counted where they work. *The ADA advises caution with 2023–2025 figures. Source: ADA.
Hawaii gained a net 49 dentists from other states from 2019 to 2024 (+5.2% of its 2019 dentists), #7 of 51. The state's overall population changed by −3.8% from domestic migration (2020–2025).
Dentists active in both 2019 and 2024, so new graduates and retirees are not counted. Source: ADA.
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