Here are five universities and colleges opening and breaking ground on new dental schools that Becker's has reported on in 2024:
1. Cleveland-based Northeast Ohio Medical University started construction on its Bitonte College of Dentistry in October.
2. The University of Pikeville (Ky.) broke ground on its upcoming dental school in October.
3. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Yakima, Wash., held a grand opening for its dental school in September.
4. The Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College began construction of the first dental school in New Mexico in September.
5. Batesville, Ark.-based Lyon College broke ground on a dental school in Little Rock, Ark., the state's first, in July.