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Matriculants from Rhode Island by the state of their dental school, 2021–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2021 to 2025, 51 students from Rhode Island started dental school, 48th in the nation. Rhode Island has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.
They went to 12 states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of New England (ME), with 10 students.
Rhode Island 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 New England | ME | Private | 10 | 19.6% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 8 | 15.7% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 7 | 13.7% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 4 | 7.8% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 3 | 5.9% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 2 | 3.9% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 2 | 3.9% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 2 | 3.9% |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 2 | 3.9% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 2 | 3.9% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 2 | 3.9% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 1 | 2.0% |
| Stony Brook University | NY | Public | 1 | 2.0% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 2.0% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 1 | 2.0% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 1 | 2.0% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 1 | 2.0% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 1 | 2.0% |
Matriculants from Rhode Island by the state of their dental school, 2016–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2016 to 2025, 102 students from Rhode Island started dental school, 49th in the nation. Rhode Island has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.
They went to 16 states. The most popular out-of-state school was University of New England (ME), with 23 students.
Rhode Island 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 New England | ME | Private | 23 | 22.5% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 16 | 15.7% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 16 | 15.7% |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 8 | 7.8% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 5 | 4.9% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 5 | 4.9% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 3 | 2.9% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 3 | 2.9% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 2 | 2.0% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 2 | 2.0% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 2 | 2.0% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 2 | 2.0% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 2 | 2.0% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 2 | 2.0% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 2 | 2.0% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
| Stony Brook University | NY | Public | 1 | 1.0% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 1.0% |
| University at Buffalo | NY | Public | 1 | 1.0% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 1 | 1.0% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 1 | 1.0% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 1 | 1.0% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 1 | 1.0% |
Matriculants from Rhode Island by the state of their dental school, 2000–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2000 to 2025, 222 students from Rhode Island started dental school, 50th in the nation. Rhode Island 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 Tufts University (MA), with 60 students.
Rhode Island has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.
None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 60 | 27.0% |
| Boston University | MA | Private | 38 | 17.1% |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 29 | 13.1% |
| University of New England | ME | Private | 28 | 12.6% |
| New York University | NY | Private | 7 | 3.2% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 7 | 3.2% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 6 | 2.7% |
| Harvard University | MA | Private | 4 | 1.8% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | SC | Public | 3 | 1.4% |
| Midwestern University - IL | IL | Private | 3 | 1.4% |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private | 3 | 1.4% |
| University of Maryland | MD | Public | 3 | 1.4% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 3 | 1.4% |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | Public | 3 | 1.4% |
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 2 | 0.9% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 2 | 0.9% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 2 | 0.9% |
| Stony Brook University | NY | Public | 2 | 0.9% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 2 | 0.9% |
| University at Buffalo | NY | Public | 2 | 0.9% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 2 | 0.9% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 2 | 0.9% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 2 | 0.9% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 2 | 0.9% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| Howard University | DC | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 1 | 0.5% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Private | 1 | 0.5% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 1 | 0.5% |
569 dentists work in Rhode Island: 51.0 per 100,000 people, below the U.S. rate of 60.0. That's #33 of 51 for dentists per person. The number of dentists is down 2% since 2001.
Dentists working in dentistry, counted where they work. *The ADA advises caution with 2023–2025 figures. Source: ADA.
Rhode Island lost a net 9 dentists to other states from 2019 to 2024 (−1.9% of its 2019 dentists), #38 of 51. The state's overall population changed by −0.9% 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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