Dental Schools in Indiana
Indiana has 1 CODA-accredited predoctoral dental program, at Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis.
It's listed below with its address, website, and current accreditation status, pulled directly from the Commission on Dental Accreditation's own program directory.
Graduating from a CODA-accredited dental school satisfies the education requirement dental boards look for nationwide, though what a program's accreditation status actually means — and what Indiana itself requires for licensure — is worth understanding before you apply.
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At a glance
In Indiana
Programs
1
With a program
Cities
1
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
1 of 1
Every CODA-Accredited Program in Indiana
Source: CODA program directory, index dated 2026-09-09. Status terms (“Approval without Reporting Requirements,” “Approval with Reporting Requirements,” “Initial Accreditation,” “Discontinued,” etc.) are CODA’s own.
What CODA Accreditation Means for Your License
CODA accreditation is the credential dental boards look for when they evaluate an applicant's dental-school education.
The accreditation status shown above — "Approval without Reporting Requirements," "Approval with Reporting Requirements," or "Initial Accreditation" — is CODA's own classification, and the site-visit years listed are CODA's visit schedule, not a marker of the program itself.
Graduates still need to pass the INBDE, dentistry's national board exam, on the way to a license.
Contact the program directly, or CODA itself, for anything about admissions or cost — neither appears in CODA's program directory.
For the full path from dental school to license, see our step-by-step guide to becoming a dentist.
Indiana's One Dental School
Indiana University School of Dentistry, in Indianapolis, is the state's only CODA-accredited predoctoral dental program.
Contact the program directly for its current admission requirements, prerequisite coursework, and application cycle — the CODA accreditation status shown above reflects the program's last accreditation visit, not its admissions process or curriculum.
If you're still weighing how dental school itself works — length, structure, and the DAT that gates admission — see our guide to dental school: length, cost, and the DAT.
An in-state option isn't a requirement, either: Indiana licenses graduates of any CODA-accredited dental school nationwide.
After Dental School: Licensure in Indiana
A CODA-accredited dental degree is the first step, not the last.
Indiana's own board sets the exam, application, and continuing-education requirements a graduate must meet to hold an active license, and those requirements can change.
Graduating from Indiana University School of Dentistry, or any other CODA-accredited dental school nationwide, satisfies the education portion of that process — the rest is Indiana's own to define.
See our Indiana dentist licensure guide for what the state itself requires, and confirm anything you intend to rely on with the Indiana State Board of Dentistry before enrolling or applying.
Once licensed, see dentist salary in Indiana and open dentist jobs in Indiana.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited dental schools are in Indiana?
Indiana has 1 CODA-accredited predoctoral dental program, at Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis.
It's listed above with its current CODA accreditation status, address and website.
CODA's own directory is the definitive, up-to-date list — confirm the program's status directly with CODA before applying.
Do I have to attend Indiana University School of Dentistry to work as a dentist in Indiana?
No. Indiana licenses dentists who graduated from any CODA-accredited dental program, not only ones located in Indiana.
What matters for licensure eligibility is the program's CODA accreditation and passing the required national and state exams — see our Indiana licensure page for the state's own licensing rules.
What does "Approval without Reporting Requirements" mean?
It's CODA's classification for a program that achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation, with no outstanding deficiencies to report.
It's the status shown for Indiana's program above; check the program's current status directly with CODA for the latest update.
What comes after I graduate from a CODA-accredited dental school in Indiana?
Graduates typically sit for the INBDE, dentistry's national written board exam, then meet Indiana's own clinical-exam and application requirements before applying for a state license.
Our step-by-step guide to becoming a dentist walks through that full sequence.
Is every program on this list accredited?
Every program above is shown with the CODA accreditation status CODA had published for it as of 2026-09-09, the date this directory was last pulled from CODA's own program search. "Approval without Reporting Requirements" is CODA's standard fully-accredited standing; other status terms on this page — such as "Approval with Reporting Requirements," "Initial Accreditation," or "Discontinued" — mean something different, and a status can change after that date.
Confirm a program's current status directly with CODA before applying.
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Sourced from the CODA program directory (index dated 2026-09-09). Verified September 2026. Program details change. Confirm accreditation status, admission requirements and costs with the program and with CODA before applying.