Dental public health education programs have seen a 17% decline in enrollment since 2021, according to new data from the American Dental Association.
The ADA recently released new data showing enrollment trends for dental education programs in the U.S., including changes in total enrollment for various specialty programs over the last five years.
Here are the percentage changes for total enrollment at 14 advanced dental education programs in the U.S. between 2021 and 2025:
Source: The dental specialty seeing the largest drop in education enrollment / Becker’s Dental