Dental Schools in Minnesota
Minnesota has 1 CODA-accredited predoctoral dental program, located in Minneapolis.
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 Minnesota itself requires for licensure — is worth understanding before you apply.
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At a glance
In Minnesota
Programs
1
With a program
Cities
1
Approval without Reporting Requirements
Fully approved
1 of 1
Every CODA-Accredited Program in Minnesota
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" — 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.
About Minnesota's Dental School
Minnesota's program sits in Minneapolis and sets its own admission requirements, prerequisite coursework, and application cycle.
Contact the program directly for its current curriculum, application deadlines, and clinical-site details — the CODA accreditation status shown above reflects the program's last accreditation visit, not its admissions process.
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.
After Dental School: Licensure in Minnesota
A CODA-accredited dental degree is the first step, not the last.
Minnesota'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.
See our Minnesota dentist licensure guide for what the state itself requires, and confirm anything you intend to rely on with the Minnesota Board of Dentistry before enrolling or applying.
Once licensed, see our Minnesota dentist salary guide for what the field pays, and browse current Minnesota dentist openings to see what practices in the state are hiring for right now.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CODA-accredited dental schools are in Minnesota?
Minnesota has 1 CODA-accredited predoctoral dental program, located in Minneapolis.
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 a Minnesota dental school to work as a dentist in Minnesota?
No. Minnesota licenses dentists who graduated from any CODA-accredited dental program, not only one located in Minnesota.
What matters for licensure eligibility is the program's CODA accreditation and passing the required national and state exams — see our Minnesota licensure page for the state's own licensing rules.
Does an out-of-state dental program count toward Minnesota licensure?
Yes.
CODA accreditation is a national standard, not a state-by-state one, so a CODA-accredited program anywhere in the country satisfies the education requirement Minnesota's board looks for.
Licensure itself — the exams, application, and any additional requirements — is set by Minnesota's own board, not by where you went to school.
What does "Approval without Reporting Requirements" mean for Minnesota's program?
It's CODA's classification for a program that achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation, with no outstanding deficiencies CODA is tracking.
It's the most straightforward of CODA's accreditation statuses; confirm the program's current status directly with CODA before applying, since status can change between site visits.
What comes after I graduate from Minnesota's dental school?
Graduates typically sit for the INBDE, dentistry's national written board exam, then meet Minnesota'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.
More Minnesota & Dentist Resources
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.