The path to clinical excellence in dentistry starts here. Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) houses nine academic departments aimed at giving every student the chance to become world-class dental practitioners. Explore the educational, clinical, and the community outreach opportunities available and meet the distinguished faculty and leadership team that will help you reach your full potential.

Basic and Clinical Translational Sciences Department
Leading advances in health through pioneering research and clinical excellence
Comprehensive Care
Educating dental students with the best available evidence and technology to achieve and maintain optimal patient oral health
Endodontics
Providing students with a thorough preparation for specialty clinical practice and/or teaching with broad education in endodontics
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Providing residents with broad academic background in biomedical sciences and surgical principles for the diagnosis and management of medically compromised patients
Orthodontics
Offering state-of-the-art clinic for postgraduate residents to provide cutting-edge orthodontic treatment for up to 1,500 patients per year
Pediatric Dentistry
Delivering comprehensive preventative and therapeutic oral health care for infants, children, and adolescents, including those with special health care needs
Periodontology
Establishing excellence in education, research, and patient care and lead the way in periodontology and implantology innovations
Prosthodontics
Teaching and practice the clinical techniques of modern restorative dentistry and prosthodontics including implant dentistry based on current evidence in the related sciences
Public Health and Community Service
Fostering optimal health and quality of life through population-based oral health disease prevention practices and healthy lifestyle behaviors
Dean Nadeem Karimbux delivers a speech at Commencement in 2025

A Community of Leaders in Oral Care

Students come to TUSDM to learn from the best of the best, to find mentorship among experienced and accomplished leaders, and to start their careers with an unbeatable network to support and guide them. The faculty and leadership of TUSDM embody our mission, live our values, and establish us as global leaders in oral health.

Meet the Faculty
Explore Our Leadership
Meet the Faculty
Explore Our Leadership