Service is Our Calling

Since 1953, the School of Dentistry has been home to a thriving, diverse, and creative community of faculty and students committed to Christian values.

Our Programs

We offer the doctor of dental surgery degree; bachelor of science in dental hygiene; and master of science degrees and certifications in advanced dental education programs. In addition, an International Dentist program gives dentists who have been trained in other countries an opportunity to earn a DDS degree at Loma Linda University.

Patient Care

Providing compassionate, quality dental care through our 13 dental clinics and surgery center.

Dental Practice Opportunities

Access available practice opportunities from the View Opportunities button below or submit practice opportunities Here.

School of Dentistry Calendar

View events, holidays, important dates and deadlines.

Contact Us

For more information regarding our campus, programs, or admissions process please call us at 909-558-4222.

Quick Facts

83

Students Participated in an International Service Learning Trip During 2018 – 2019

1:8

Faculty to Student Ratio on Clinic

188

Graduates in 2019

Dean's Message

Since it opened in 1953, LLU School of Dentistry has educated and inspired oral healthcare professionals to combine clinical excellence with a Christian concern for the total wellbeing of each patient consistent with the School’s motto: “Service is our calling.”

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Stories That Matter

Jeffery Pascal
What Students are Saying

"Loma Linda has a motto of whole person care. It goes beyond the teeth, the mouth. We try to treat them [patients] as a whole; and that’s why I’m here right now."

Discover how Jeffery Pascal’s quest to find his father after the 2010 Haiti earthquake led him to train for a career in dentistry at LLU School of Dentistry.

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Dr. Gary Golden
What Faculty are Saying

"Teaching has been a part of my life now for 20 years and I look back on it as the best decision I ever made."

Learn how US Air Force veteran Dr. Gary Golden left private practice to teach at his alma mater.

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