80% stayed home, and residents fill 60% of Nevada's seats.82% stayed home, and residents fill 60% of Nevada's seats.67% stayed home, and residents fill 56% of Nevada's seats.
Matriculants from Nevada by the state of their dental school, 2021–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2021 to 2025, 296 students from Nevada started dental school, 33rd in the nation. 80% stayed in Nevada, all of them at public schools.
The 58 who left went to 15 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of the Pacific (CA), with 12 students.
Nevada's dental school enrolled 399 students over the same years, 60% of them residents. California (66) and Utah (35) sent the most outsiders.
Nevada's dental school enrolled 399 students; 60% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 238 | 80.4% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 12 | 4.1% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 7 | 2.4% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 4 | 1.4% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 3 | 1.0% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 3 | 1.0% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 3 | 1.0% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 3 | 1.0% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 2 | 0.7% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 2 | 0.7% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 2 | 0.7% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | Public | 2 | 0.7% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 2 | 0.7% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.3% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 1 | 0.3% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 0.3% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 1 | 0.3% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 1 | 0.3% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 1 | 0.3% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 0.3% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 1 | 0.3% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 1 | 0.3% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 1 | 0.3% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 1 | 0.3% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 1 | 0.3% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 1 | 0.3% |
Matriculants from Nevada by the state of their dental school, 2016–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2016 to 2025, 596 students from Nevada started dental school, 32nd in the nation. 82% stayed in Nevada, all of them at public schools.
The 109 who left went to 20 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of the Pacific (CA), with 19 students.
Nevada's dental school enrolled 808 students over the same years, 60% of them residents. California (139) and Utah (57) sent the most outsiders.
Nevada's dental school enrolled 808 students; 60% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 487 | 81.7% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 19 | 3.2% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 11 | 1.8% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 9 | 1.5% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | Public | 7 | 1.2% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 7 | 1.2% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 5 | 0.8% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 4 | 0.7% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 4 | 0.7% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 4 | 0.7% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 4 | 0.7% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 3 | 0.5% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 3 | 0.5% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 3 | 0.5% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 2 | 0.3% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 2 | 0.3% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 2 | 0.3% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 2 | 0.3% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 1 | 0.2% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 1 | 0.2% |
Matriculants from Nevada by the state of their dental school, 2000–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2000 to 2025, 1,601 students from Nevada started dental school, 30th in the nation. 67% stayed in Nevada, all of them at public schools.
The 528 who left went to 30 other states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of Nebraska Medical Center (NE), with 112 students.
Nevada's dental school enrolled 1,933 students over the same years, 56% of them residents. California (275) and New Jersey (149) sent the most outsiders.
Nevada's dental school enrolled 1,933 students; 56% were residents. Top out-of-state feeders:
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | Public | 1,073 | 67.0% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 112 | 7.0% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 65 | 4.1% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 32 | 2.0% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 26 | 1.6% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 19 | 1.2% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 18 | 1.1% |
| Loma Linda University | CA | Private | 17 | 1.1% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | Public | 16 | 1.0% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 15 | 0.9% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 14 | 0.9% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 12 | 0.7% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 12 | 0.7% |
| University of Washington | WA | Public | 12 | 0.7% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 11 | 0.7% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 9 | 0.6% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 8 | 0.5% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 8 | 0.5% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 8 | 0.5% |
| Meharry Medical College | TN | Private | 8 | 0.5% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 8 | 0.5% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 8 | 0.5% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 7 | 0.4% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 7 | 0.4% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 7 | 0.4% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 6 | 0.4% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 6 | 0.4% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 6 | 0.4% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 6 | 0.4% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 5 | 0.3% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 4 | 0.2% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 4 | 0.2% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 4 | 0.2% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 3 | 0.2% |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 3 | 0.2% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of Minnesota | MN | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 2 | 0.1% |
| LECOM College of Dental Medicine | FL | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| Rutgers School of Dental Medicine | NJ | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Texas A&M University | TX | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Touro College of Dental Medicine | NY | Private | 1 | 0.1% |
| University at Buffalo | NY | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| University of Tennessee | TN | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 1 | 0.1% |
In the last five years, 81% of Nevada's first-year dental students stayed in-state, up from 71% in its first five years with a dental school (from 2002). Nationally, 57% stayed home in 2025, down from 66% in 2000.
1,913 dentists work in Nevada: 58.3 per 100,000 people, below the U.S. rate of 60.0. That's #19 of 51 for dentists per person. The number of dentists is up 132% since 2001.
Dentists working in dentistry, counted where they work. *The ADA advises caution with 2023–2025 figures. Source: ADA.
Nevada lost a net 11 dentists to other states from 2019 to 2024 (−0.7% of its 2019 dentists), #29 of 51. The state's overall population changed by +2.8% 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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