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The subject rankings are based on four indicators: academic and employer reputation, citations per paper, and H-index citations (a way of measuring the productivity and published work of a scientist or scholar). You can find more details about the methodology behind the subject rankings here.
Read on to discover the best dentistry schools in each region. Alternatively, if you would like to explore the list of schools in more detail, click here for the full rankings.
Europe is the most well-represented region in the top universities for dentistry. Among the continent's top universities for dentistry is The Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Top dentistry schools in Australia and New Zealand
Australian programmes feature in the rankings for dentistry as well as a New Zealand university. The University of Adelaide is Australia’s most notable dentistry programme, while New Zealand’s University of Otago scores highly for citations per paper.
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The recently released QS World University Rankings by Subject features the top higher education institutions to study dentistry.
The subject rankings are based on four indicators: academic and employer reputation, citations per paper, and H-index citations (a way of measuring the productivity and published work of a scientist or scholar). You can find more details about the methodology behind the subject rankings here.
Read on to discover the best dentistry schools in each region. Alternatively, if you would like to explore the list of schools in more detail, click here for the full rankings.
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Top dentistry schools in the US, Canada and Latin America
Over 20 schools in the US, Canada and Latin America are featured in the dentistry rankings. Notable US universities include Harvard University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania and University of California Los Angeles.
Canadian dentistry schools appear in the rankings including the University of Toronto which scored well in the citations per paper indicator, as well as University of British Columbia, McGill University and University of Alberta.
Schools in Brazil that rank for dentistry include Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNESP and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
Top dentistry schools in Europe
Europe is the most well-represented region in the top universities for dentistry. Among the continent's top universities for dentistry is The Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Top British universities for dentistry include King’s College London, Queen Mary University of London, University College London and University of Birmingham.
Outside of the UK, top European universities other than The Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam include: Karolinska Institutet, University of Bern, University of Zurich and University of Gothenburg.
Top dentistry schools in Asia
Over a dozen Asian schools are featured in the dentistry rankings, including The University of Hong Kong and Japan’s Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
Three particularly successful Asian schools are Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences in India, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Saudi Arabia and Sichuan University in Mainland China.
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Top dentistry schools in Australia and New Zealand
Australian programmes feature in the rankings for dentistry as well as a New Zealand university. The University of Adelaide is Australia’s most notable dentistry programme, while New Zealand’s University of Otago scores highly for citations per paper.
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