Before 1840, there wasn’t an official dental school in the United States. Before this time there was many a man that decided to be a dentist and would just hang up a sign to state the fact.

The first official dental school was opened in Baltimore, Maryland in 1840 and was followed by the Philadelphia Dental College in 1863 and Temple University in 1907.

There are now dental schools around the world and you will find people traveling to get dental implants Mexico and other countries to find cheaper dental work.