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Matriculants from Wyoming by the state of their dental school, 2021–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2021 to 2025, 42 students from Wyoming started dental school, 50th in the nation. Wyoming has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.
They went to 6 states. The most popular out-of-state school was Creighton University (NE), with 21 students.
Wyoming has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.
None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 21 | 50.0% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 12 | 28.6% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 2 | 4.8% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 2 | 4.8% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 2 | 4.8% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 1 | 2.4% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 1 | 2.4% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 2.4% |
Matriculants from Wyoming by the state of their dental school, 2016–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2016 to 2025, 85 students from Wyoming started dental school, 50th in the nation. Wyoming has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.
They went to 10 states. The most popular out-of-state school was Creighton University (NE), with 34 students.
Wyoming has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.
None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 34 | 40.0% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 28 | 32.9% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 4 | 4.7% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 3 | 3.5% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 3 | 3.5% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 2 | 2.4% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 2 | 2.4% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 2 | 2.4% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 2 | 2.4% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 1 | 1.2% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 1 | 1.2% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 1 | 1.2% |
| University of Washington | WA | Public | 1 | 1.2% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 1 | 1.2% |
Matriculants from Wyoming by the state of their dental school, 2000–2025. Hover a state for the count.
From 2000 to 2025, 245 students from Wyoming started dental school, 49th in the nation. Wyoming has no dental school, so every one of them left home to train.
They went to 23 states. The most popular out-of-state school was Creighton University (NE), with 86 students.
Wyoming has no dental school, so every student here trained somewhere else.
None. The nearest options are in neighboring states.
| School | State | Type | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton University | NE | Private | 86 | 35.1% |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | Public | 66 | 26.9% |
| University of Colorado | CO | Public | 15 | 6.1% |
| University of North Carolina | NC | Public | 14 | 5.7% |
| Oregon Health & Science University | OR | Public | 9 | 3.7% |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | 7 | 2.9% |
| Midwestern University - AZ | AZ | Private | 5 | 2.0% |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | UT | Private | 4 | 1.6% |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | 4 | 1.6% |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private | 3 | 1.2% |
| University of Louisville | KY | Public | 3 | 1.2% |
| University of Washington | WA | Public | 3 | 1.2% |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Private | 3 | 1.2% |
| Temple University | PA | Public | 2 | 0.8% |
| University of California, San Francisco | CA | Public | 2 | 0.8% |
| University of Florida | FL | Public | 2 | 0.8% |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | MO | Public | 2 | 0.8% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Public | 2 | 0.8% |
| Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health | AZ | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| Columbia University | NY | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC | CA | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| Indiana University | IN | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| Marquette University | WI | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| Ohio State University | OH | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| Tufts University | MA | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| University of Michigan | MI | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| University of Minnesota | MN | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| University of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 1 | 0.4% |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | Private | 1 | 0.4% |
295 dentists work in Wyoming: 50.1 per 100,000 people, below the U.S. rate of 60.0. That's #35 of 51 for dentists per person. The number of dentists is up 11% since 2001.
Dentists working in dentistry, counted where they work. *The ADA advises caution with 2023–2025 figures. Source: ADA.
Wyoming lost a net 2 dentists to other states from 2019 to 2024 (−0.8% of its 2019 dentists), #32 of 51. The state's overall population changed by +1.4% 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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