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CIP 51.0401 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Dentistry.

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of dentistry/dental medicine, encompassing the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and adjacent structures and their impact on the human body and health. Includes instruction in the basic biomedical sciences, occlusion, dental health and prevention, oral pathology, cariology, operative dentistry, oral radiology, principles of the various dental specialties, pain management, oral medicine, clinic and health care management, patient counseling, and professional standards and ethics.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Dentistry award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0401. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Post-master certificate330
2025Doctorate — research13
2025Doctorate — professional practice677,029
2024Post-master certificate430
2024Doctorate — research16
2024Doctorate — professional practice656,914
2023Post-master certificate333
2023Doctorate — research25
2023Doctorate — professional practice656,923
2022Post-master certificate340
2022Doctorate — research12
2022Doctorate — professional practice656,731
2021Post-master certificate328
2021Doctorate — research12
2021Doctorate — professional practice656,742
2020Post-master certificate323
2020Doctorate — research13
2020Doctorate — professional practice656,593

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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Institutions with reported graduates

67 institutions

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