College of Dentistry

  • Convocation photo Dean Timothy L. Hottel congratulates a new dental graduate during the 2009 College of Dentistry Convocation, May 28, 2009
  • Dental Simulation photo First year dental students at the UT College of Dentistry learn dental procedures on the computerized Dental Simulation units in the College's DentSim lab.
  • CoD run photo Participants at the UT College of Dentistry 5K Run, April 26, 2009
  • Radiograph photo A College of Dentistry Student Doctor treats a patient while viewing a digital radiograph from the patient’s electronic health record.
  • Winfield Dunn photo Dr. Winfield C. Dunn, D.D.S., former governor of Tennessee (1971-1975), for whom the Dunn Dental Building is named, signs copies of his recent book From a Standing Start: My Tennessee Political Odyssey .
  • Honor Society Inductees photo 2009 Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society Inductees, Psi Chapter
  • Shiloah  photo Dr. Jacob Shiloah and a College of Dentistry Student Doctor discuss a patient’s dental treatment while viewing the patient’s electronic health record

The UTHSC College of Dentistry was founded in 1878 making it the oldest dental college in the South, and the third oldest public college of dentistry in the United States. The College is located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, in the Winfield C. Dunn Building at 875 Union Avenue.

The College maintains a 4-year dental program totaling approximately 320 students. In addition, students in Postgraduate dental programs and Dental Hygiene are included.

The College is dedicated to provide professional, graduate, and postgraduate education; conduct dental research; and deliver state-of-the-art patient care and public service.

Dunn building

Contact Us

College of Dentistry

875 Union Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
Phone: 901-448-6200
Fax: 901-448-1625