University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry

University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry
TypePublic
Established1899 (1899)
Parent institution
University of Nebraska Medical Center
DeanGerry Kugel
Academic staff
69 (2025)
Students301 (2023)
Undergraduates253 (2023)
Postgraduates48 (2023)
Location
CampusUrban
Websiteunmc.edu/dentistry/

The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is a dental school on East Campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school, founded in 1899 as the Lincoln Dental College, seeks to "improve the oral health of the people of Nebraska and beyond through a humanistic approach to education, extraordinary patient care and innovative research." Gerry Kugel has served as dean since 2023.

The college is divided into five departments: Adult Restorative Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Growth and Development, Oral Biology, and Surgical Specialties.