Ranking third in NIH funding among dental schools, the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry has consistently used cutting-edge research and technology to support its teaching, service, patient care and research mission for the people of North Carolina during the past 50 years.

The state's only dental school provides training for 300 DDS students, 70 dental hygiene, and 21 dental assistants. Its comprehensive advanced education program offers degrees or certificates in 13 areas. Students hone skills in a state of the art simulation lab and new clinic facility. They also gain a diverse learning experience outside the classroom as they participate in rotations while treating the under-served and medically compromised in North Carolina. The 91 instate rotation sites include county health departments, correctional institutions, community Hospitals, Veterans Administration Medical Centers, military facilities and Indian Health Services.

The school's faculty serves as an important resource to insure continuing competency of practitioners and quality care for its patients through its continuing education programs. The continuing education program offers more courses and serves more professionals than any program in North American. Faculty members also travel the entire state of North Carolina to educate practitioners through Area Health Education Centers (AHEC).