Best Dental Schools in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Dentistry. A graph of 4.22M citations received by 355K academic papers made by 873 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. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Dentistry

#1 in Japan

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Dentistry

#1 in China

#19 in the World

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

3. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Dentistry

#2 in China

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Dentistry

#3 in China

#32 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. Osaka University

For Dentistry

#2 in Japan

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

7. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#1 in South Korea

#41 in the World

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

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Dentistry

#2 in Israel

#50 in the World

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

9. Nihon University

For Dentistry

#3 in Japan

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Dentistry

#4 in China

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#2 in South Korea

#60 in the World

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

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Dentistry

#4 in Japan

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

13. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Dentistry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#69 in the World

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

14. Tohoku University

For Dentistry

#5 in Japan

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

15. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Dentistry

#6 in Japan

#81 in the World

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

16. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Dentistry

#7 in Japan

#86 in the World

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

17. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Dentistry

#1 in Turkey

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

18. Tokyo Dental College

For Dentistry

#8 in Japan

#96 in the World

Founded: 1890

19. Kyoto University

For Dentistry

#9 in Japan

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

20. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Dentistry

#10 in Japan

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

21. Wuhan University

For Dentistry

#5 in China

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

22. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Dentistry

#1 in Singapore

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

23. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Dentistry

#11 in Japan

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

24. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Dentistry

#6 in China

#134 in the World

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

25. Ege University

For Dentistry

#2 in Turkey

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

26. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Dentistry

#3 in Turkey

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

27. University of Tokyo

For Dentistry

#12 in Japan

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

28. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#1 in Iran

#143 in the World

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

29. Showa University

For Dentistry

#13 in Japan

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

30. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Dentistry

#1 in India

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

31. University of Dental Medicine, Yangon

Myanmar | Thingangyun

For Dentistry

#1 in Myanmar

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 848
Founded: 1964

32. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Dentistry

#14 in Japan

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

33. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Dentistry

#7 in China

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

34. Saveetha University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Dentistry

#2 in India

#173 in the World

Founded: 2005

35. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#2 in Iran

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

36. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Dentistry

#4 in Turkey

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

37. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Dentistry

#5 in Turkey

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

38. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Dentistry

#15 in Japan

#191 in the World

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

39. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Dentistry

#16 in Japan

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

40. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Dentistry

#17 in Japan

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

41. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Dentistry

#8 in China

#202 in the World

Founded: 1963

42. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Dentistry

#18 in Japan

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

43. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Dentistry

#1 in Jordan

#213 in the World

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

44. Nippon Dental University

For Dentistry

#19 in Japan

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

45. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#3 in South Korea

#217 in the World

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

46. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Dentistry

#3 in India

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

47. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Dentistry

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

48. Kyungpook National University

South Korea | Daegu

For Dentistry

#4 in South Korea

#222 in the World

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

49. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Dentistry

#6 in Turkey

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

50. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Dentistry

#20 in Japan

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

51. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Dentistry

#9 in China

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

52. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Dentistry

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

53. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#3 in Iran

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

54. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Dentistry

#3 in Israel

#240 in the World

Founded: 1924

55. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Dentistry

#1 in Taiwan

#242 in the World

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

56. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Dentistry

#7 in Turkey

#243 in the World

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

57. Shandong University

For Dentistry

#10 in China

#248 in the World

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

58. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Dentistry

#251 in the World

Founded: 1917

59. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Dentistry

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

60. Nagoya University

For Dentistry

#21 in Japan

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

61. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Dentistry

#8 in Turkey

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

62. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#4 in Iran

#267 in the World

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

63. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Dentistry

#2 in Taiwan

#270 in the World

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

64. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Dentistry

#9 in Turkey

#281 in the World

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

65. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Dentistry

#3 in Taiwan

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

66. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#5 in South Korea

#285 in the World

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

67. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Dentistry

#11 in China

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

68. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#5 in Iran

#298 in the World

Founded: 1946

69. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Dentistry

#12 in China

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

70. Kanagawa Dental University

Japan | Yokosuka

For Dentistry

#22 in Japan

#301 in the World

Founded: 1964

71. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Dentistry

#13 in China

#306 in the World

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

72. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Dentistry

#6 in South Korea

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

73. Keio University

For Dentistry

#23 in Japan

#311 in the World

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

74. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Dentistry

#14 in China

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

75. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Dentistry

#24 in Japan

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

76. King George's Medical University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Dentistry

#4 in India

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1911

77. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Dentistry

#7 in South Korea

#327 in the World

Founded: 1398

78. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Dentistry

#10 in Turkey

#328 in the World

Founded: 1994

79. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Dentistry

#11 in Turkey

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

80. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Dentistry

#6 in Iran

#331 in the World

Founded: 1947

81. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Dentistry

#15 in China

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

82. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Dentistry

#16 in China

#336 in the World

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

83. Dankook University

South Korea | Yongin

For Dentistry

#8 in South Korea

#341 in the World

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

84. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Dentistry

#1 in Indonesia

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

85. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Dentistry

#17 in China

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

86. Chonnam National University

South Korea | Gwangju

For Dentistry

#9 in South Korea

#355 in the World

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

87. University of Jordan

For Dentistry

#2 in Jordan

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

88. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Dentistry

#5 in India

#362 in the World

Founded: 1962

89. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Dentistry

#4 in Taiwan

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

90. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Dentistry

#25 in Japan

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 3,302
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1974

91. Kuwait University

Kuwait | Kuwait City

For Dentistry

#1 in Kuwait

#380 in the World

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

92. Chosun University

South Korea | Gwangju

For Dentistry

#10 in South Korea

#382 in the World

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

93. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Dentistry

#12 in Turkey

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

94. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Dentistry

#18 in China

#387 in the World

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

95. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Dentistry

#19 in China

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

96. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Dentistry

#26 in Japan

#391 in the World

Founded: 1928

97. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Dentistry

#20 in China

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

98. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Dentistry

#21 in China

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

99. Kerman Medical University

For Dentistry

#7 in Iran

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

100. Wonkwang University

South Korea | Iksan

For Dentistry

#11 in South Korea

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 25,360
Founded: 1946

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1852

Anesthesiology1066

Bioethics/Medical Ethics183

Biomedical Engineering697

Clinical Psychology1168

Critical Care Nursing630

Epidemiology392

Family medicine890

Forensic Science320

Gastroenterology and Hepatology917

Health Science1334

Healthcare Management (MHA)890

Medical Physics305

Neurosurgery372

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)711

Occupational Therapy318

Oncology and Cancer research1461

Ophthalmology613

Orthodontics741

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine694

Pharmacology1626

Physical Therapy1540

Plastic Surgery369

Public Health2128

Radiation Therapy683

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1868

Respiratory Therapy316

Sonography and Ultrasound380

Sports / Exercise science273

Sports Medicine901