Best Dental Schools in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Dentistry. A graph of 6.76M citations received by 459K academic papers made by 1,012 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Dentistry

#1 in China

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Dentistry

#1 in Japan

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

3. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Dentistry

#2 in China

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Dentistry

#3 in China

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Dentistry

#1 in Israel

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

6. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#1 in South Korea

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

7. Osaka University

For Dentistry

#2 in Japan

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Dentistry

#4 in China

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

9. Saveetha University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Dentistry

#1 in India

#53 in the World

Founded: 2005

10. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Dentistry

#2 in Israel

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

11. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Dentistry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

12. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#2 in South Korea

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

13. Nihon University

For Dentistry

#3 in Japan

#62 in the World

Founded: 1889

14. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Dentistry

#4 in Japan

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

15. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Dentistry

#1 in Turkey

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

16. Tohoku University

For Dentistry

#5 in Japan

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

17. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Dentistry

#6 in Japan

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

18. Wuhan University

For Dentistry

#5 in China

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

19. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Dentistry

#7 in Japan

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

20. Tokyo Dental College

For Dentistry

#8 in Japan

#108 in the World

Founded: 1890

21. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Dentistry

#9 in Japan

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

22. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Dentistry

#6 in China

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

23. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Dentistry

#2 in Turkey

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

24. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Dentistry

#1 in Singapore

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

25. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#1 in Iran

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

26. Ege University

For Dentistry

#3 in Turkey

#121 in the World

Founded: 1955

27. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Dentistry

#2 in India

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

28. University of Tokyo

For Dentistry

#10 in Japan

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

29. Kyoto University

For Dentistry

#11 in Japan

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

30. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Dentistry

#12 in Japan

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

31. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#2 in Iran

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

32. Showa University

For Dentistry

#13 in Japan

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

33. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Dentistry

#7 in China

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

34. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Dentistry

#4 in Turkey

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

35. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Dentistry

#14 in Japan

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

36. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Dentistry

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

37. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Dentistry

#5 in Turkey

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

38. University of Dental Medicine, Yangon

Myanmar | Thingangyun

For Dentistry

#1 in Myanmar

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 848
Founded: 1964

39. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Dentistry

#6 in Turkey

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

40. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Dentistry

#1 in Jordan

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1986

41. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Dentistry

#15 in Japan

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

42. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Dentistry

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

43. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Dentistry

#3 in India

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

44. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Dentistry

#16 in Japan

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

45. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#3 in Iran

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

46. Nippon Dental University

For Dentistry

#17 in Japan

#208 in the World

Founded: 1907

47. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Dentistry

#8 in China

#213 in the World

Founded: 1963

48. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Dentistry

#3 in South Korea

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

49. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Dentistry

#9 in China

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

50. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Dentistry

#18 in Japan

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

51. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Dentistry

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

52. Kyung Hee University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#4 in South Korea

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

53. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Dentistry

#19 in Japan

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

54. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#4 in Iran

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

55. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Dentistry

#7 in Turkey

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

56. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Dentistry

#20 in Japan

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

57. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Dentistry

#3 in Israel

#241 in the World

Founded: 1924

58. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Dentistry

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

59. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Dentistry

#8 in Turkey

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

60. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Dentistry

#1 in Taiwan

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

61. Shandong University

For Dentistry

#10 in China

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

62. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Dentistry

#9 in Turkey

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

63. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Dentistry

#2 in Taiwan

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

64. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Dentistry

#11 in China

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

65. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#5 in Iran

#263 in the World

Founded: 1946

66. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Dentistry

#12 in China

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

67. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Dentistry

#3 in Taiwan

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953

68. King George's Medical University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Dentistry

#4 in India

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

69. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Dentistry

#1 in Indonesia

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

70. Nagoya University

For Dentistry

#21 in Japan

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

71. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#6 in Iran

#290 in the World

Founded: 1947

72. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#5 in South Korea

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

73. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Dentistry

#13 in China

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

74. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Dentistry

#10 in Turkey

#302 in the World

Founded: 1994

75. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Dentistry

#14 in China

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

76. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Dentistry

#15 in China

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

77. Pusan National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Dentistry

#6 in South Korea

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

78. Dankook University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Yongin

For Dentistry

#7 in South Korea

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 28,654
Founded: 1947

79. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Dentistry

#16 in China

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

80. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Dentistry

#17 in China

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

81. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Dentistry

#11 in Turkey

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

82. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Dentistry

#22 in Japan

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

83. University of Jordan

For Dentistry

#2 in Jordan

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

84. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Dentistry

#5 in India

#336 in the World

Founded: 1962

85. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Dentistry

#18 in China

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

86. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Dentistry

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1975

87. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Dentistry

#12 in Turkey

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

88. Kanagawa Dental University

Japan | Yokosuka

For Dentistry

#23 in Japan

#346 in the World

Founded: 1964

89. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Dentistry

#2 in Indonesia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

90. Keio University

For Dentistry

#24 in Japan

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

91. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Dentistry

#19 in China

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

92. Chonnam National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Gwangju

For Dentistry

#8 in South Korea

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,195
Founded: 1909

93. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#9 in South Korea

#361 in the World

Founded: 1398

94. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

India | Tamil Nadu

For Dentistry

#6 in India

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

95. Kerman Medical University

For Dentistry

#7 in Iran

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

96. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Dentistry

#20 in China

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

97. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

India | Maharashtra

For Dentistry

#7 in India

#373 in the World

98. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Dentistry

#21 in China

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

99. Kuwait University

Kuwait | Kuwait City

For Dentistry

#1 in Kuwait

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1966

100. Chosun University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Gwangju

For Dentistry

#10 in South Korea

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1946

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1972

Anesthesiology1220

Bioethics/Medical Ethics211

Biomedical Engineering814

Clinical Psychology1366

Critical Care Nursing819

Epidemiology480

Family medicine1041

Forensic Science352

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1031

Health Science1564

Healthcare Management (MHA)1089

Medical Physics338

Neurosurgery401

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)812

Occupational Therapy398

Oncology and Cancer research1618

Ophthalmology711

Orthodontics885

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine855

Pharmacology1741

Physical Therapy1724

Plastic Surgery408

Public Health2238

Radiation Therapy768

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1985

Respiratory Therapy327

Sonography and Ultrasound439

Sports / Exercise science363

Sports Medicine1131