Are you planning to pursue dentistry? Are you thinking of sending your child to a dental school? Or you might be interested in getting additional education to improve your practice and to add specialization this 2018. Or perhaps, you just want to stay up-to-date with the latest news and updates in the industry. Regardless of what your reasons may be, it helps to know which of the thousands of dental schools around the world are the best this 2018.

Recently, the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) conducted a survey about the different dental schools in the world and has released their list of top 50 for their 2018 QS World University Rankings for dentistry based on the schools' research citations per paper, and reputation (both academic and employer reputations).

Here are the top 5 among the 50 best dental schools in the world and the 12 dental schools in the United States that are included in the list together with their specific rankings.

Just like during the last two years, the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Dentistry still remained at the top spot this 2018. The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Dentistry is the only dental school in Hong Kong. The university focuses not only on education but also on knowledge exchange and research.

The King’s College London Dental Institute in London, United Kingdom got the second spot, followed by the University of Michigan School of Dentistry at the third spot, the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam at the fourth rank, and finally, the Tokyo Medical and Dental University at the top 5 spots.

This year, there are a total of 12 dental schools from the United States that are included in the top 50 list. These schools are:

            * University of Michigan LogoUniversity of Michigan at the 3rd spot
            * Harvard University at the 12th spot
            * The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at the 13th spot
            * The University of Washington at the 14th spot
            * New York University (NYU)  at the 15th spot
            * The University of Pennsylvania  at the 18th spot
            * The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) at the 24th spot
            * The University of California, San Francisco at the 27th spot
            * The University of Minnesota at the 38th spot
            * Columbia University at the 39th spot
            * Boston University  at the 40th spot
            * The University of Southern California at the 49th spot

The University of Michigan is still the top dental school in the US for four consecutive years now.

So, there you have it- the top dental schools in the United States and in the world.

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