The University of Texas-Houston Dental Branch is located in the Texas Medical Center, a comprehensive medical complex, occupying 675 acres and housing 43 non-profit institutions dedicated to the highest quality in patient care, research and education.  The School of Dentistry consists of 323,000 square feet in a self-contained six floor building, including basic science laboratories, lecture rooms, auditorium, television studio, faculty offices, administrative offices, clinical treatment areas, and library which contains 25,000 volumes of medical and dental literature.

   The most advanced equipment and education technology is available for teaching at the school.  Laboratory work for basic science and dental  technique courses is done in multi-disciplinary laboratories with closed circuit television facilities for the presentation of learning materials.

Approximately 80 undergraduate students are admitted to the School of Dentistry each year.  The school year consists of two 16 week semesters and one 8 week summer clinic session.