17 Best Dental schools in Malaysia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Malaysia ranked based on their research performance in Dentistry. A graph of 87.8K citations received by 7.16K academic papers made by 17 universities in Malaysia 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 Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Dentistry

#51 in Asia

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

2. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Dentistry

#100 in Asia

#393 in the World

Founded: 1969

3. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Dentistry

#145 in Asia

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

4. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Dentistry

#194 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

5. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Dentistry

#200 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

6. International Medical University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Dentistry

#207 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

7. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Dentistry

#349 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 21,607
Founded: 1983

8. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Dentistry

#381 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Founded: 1904

9. AIMST University

Malaysia | Bedong

For Dentistry

#424 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 2,436
Founded: 2001

10. Islamic Science University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Nilai

For Dentistry

#549 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1998

11. Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Batu Pahat

For Dentistry

#638 in Asia

#1825 in the World

Founded: 2000

12. University of Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu

For Dentistry

#768 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

13. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Dentistry

#780 in Asia

#2105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 11,216
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 2001

14. Petronas Technology University

Malaysia | Tronoh

For Dentistry

#829 in Asia

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

15. University of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Dentistry

#922 in Asia

#2349 in the World

Founded: 2002

16. University of Malaysia, Sarawak

Malaysia | Kota Samarahan

For Dentistry

#951 in Asia

#2394 in the World

Founded: 1992

17. Darul Iman University, Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Dentistry

#962 in Asia

#2411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Dentistry in Malaysia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kuala Lumpur, George Town, Bangi, and Shah Alam.