Accredited dental school
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
10920 S. Riverfront Park, South Jordan, UT 84095
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine is an accredited dental school in South Jordan, UT. Dentists are trained by treating patients, which is why a dental school is often the cheapest place in a city to have a large amount of work done.
Fees at a teaching clinic are set by the school and are usually well below private practice rates, though the care is reduced-cost rather than free. In exchange, appointments are longer and treatment can take more visits than it would elsewhere. Utah has 2 accredited dental schools in total, listed on the Utah page.
What a Teaching Clinic Is Like
Dental schools usually run several clinics rather than one. Students handle routine general dentistry at the lowest fees; residents training in a specialty handle root canals, gum treatment, dentures, and oral surgery for more; faculty practices charge close to private rates.
The trade is time for money. Screening comes first and does not guarantee acceptance; appointments are two to three hours because each stage is checked; and treatment spanning several months has to work around the school calendar.
Our guide to dental schools and teaching clinics covers the screening process, how the discount works on laboratory costs, and what to ask before the first appointment in more detail.
Before You Call
The patient clinic is often a separate operation from the school itself, with its own number and sometimes its own building. Worth a call before you set out.
- Is the clinic open to the public right now, and taking new patients?
- Is a screening appointment required first, what does it cost, and how soon can you get one?
- Which clinic would handle the treatment you need — the student clinic, a specialty clinic, or the faculty practice — and does it have its own waiting list?
- What are the fees for that treatment, and do they include laboratory work for crowns or dentures?
- Is your insurance or Medicaid plan accepted, and is payment due at each visit?
- Which number reaches the patient clinic rather than the main switchboard?
- Where is the patient entrance, and what should you bring — identification, proof of income, previous X-rays?
- What is the policy if you have to cancel or cannot make an appointment?
- Are X-rays from your own dentist accepted, and how recent do they have to be?
Common Questions
I am nervous about being treated by a student.
Worth knowing that the work is checked more thoroughly here than almost anywhere else, because it is being graded as well as treated. What you trade is time, not care. If it helps, ask whether a graduate clinic could take your case instead — you pay more, but the treatment is done by a qualified dentist.
Do they take insurance or Medicaid?
Not published in a form we can confirm for this school. Schools differ widely: some bill dental plans, some are out of network, some ask for payment at each visit and give you a receipt to submit yourself. Adult dental coverage under Utah Medicaid is set at state level — our Medicaid dental page explains what to check.
Can I get dentures made here?
Complete and partial dentures are among the treatments dental schools most often do, and the saving against private practice is usually largest on exactly this kind of work. The catch is laboratory costs, which are frequently billed on top of the discounted fee. Ask for the total, laboratory work included.
Is emergency or walk-in care available?
Some schools run a limited emergency session, usually early in the morning and usually for existing patients or for a specific problem such as pain or a broken tooth. It is not the same as being taken on for treatment. One phone call establishes whether this school has one.
What if something goes wrong with the work later?
Schools generally stand behind treatment in the same way a practice does, and problems are reviewed by faculty. What differs is continuity: the student who treated you may have graduated. Ask what the policy is for remakes and repairs, and keep your treatment paperwork.
What should I bring to the first appointment?
Photo identification, your insurance or Medicaid card if you have one, a list of your current medications, and any recent X-rays or records from a previous dentist. Some schools also ask for proof of income. Allow far more time than the appointment length suggests.
Accreditation
Status: Approval without Reporting Requirements, next reviewed in 2030. Accreditation covers the teaching — curriculum, facilities and faculty — not whether a public clinic is open, what it charges, or how long the wait is.
Other Accredited Dental Schools in Utah
There is one other accredited dental school in Utah, which is worth knowing about if this one has a long wait or cannot take your case:
- University of Utah School of Dentistry — Salt Lake City
Other Low-Cost Options in Utah
- Community health center dental clinics in Utah — fees scale to what you earn, and being uninsured is the ordinary case rather than an obstacle. Generally quicker to get into than a school.
- Dental hygiene programs in Utah — the cheapest cleanings available anywhere, with the hard limit that a hygienist cannot treat decay.
- Free and charitable dental care in Utah — volunteer and donated-care programs, normally with eligibility rules and limited capacity.
- How dental school clinics work — a general guide to screening, fees, and what to expect across the country.
Other Dental Schools Nearby
- University of Utah School of Dentistry — Salt Lake City, UT
- A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health — Mesa, AZ
- Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine — Boston, MA
- California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine — Elk Grove, CA
- Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine — Cleveland, OH