UAB School of Dentistry

What UAB School of Dentistry does

The UAB School of Dentistry is a constituent college of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), a public research university and academic medical center operating under the University of Alabama System. Founded in 1948 and headquartered at 1720 2nd Ave South, Birmingham, Alabama, the school delivers pre-doctoral Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) education, advanced specialty dental training, and continuing education for practicing dentists, while also providing patient care through on-campus teaching clinics and conducting dental and oral health research. The institution operates within the broader UAB academic medical center — sharing administrative, research, and clinical infrastructure with UAB Medicine, UAB Hospital, UAB Health Services Foundation, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, and peer health professional schools.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: tuition and educational fees from DMD and advanced dental education programs; clinical services revenue from supervised student clinics serving regional patients; and research grants and funding, including a disclosed $3.2M NIH award in September 2022 and contributions to UAB's $866M FY24 total research expenditures. The school's go-to-market is sales-led via UAB's centralized admissions infrastructure, supported by content on uab.edu/dentistry, campus visit scheduling, and integration with UAB's main recruitment events. Marketing, HR, and administrative functions are consolidated across UAB's health-related schools.

The technology stack is not disclosed in available sources, and there are no documented AI/ML capabilities, patents, product launches, or proprietary software platforms associated with the school. As a state-funded public institution, the school is not subject to PE/VC investment dynamics; its growth is governed by state appropriations, accreditation (CODA) cycles, federal research funding, and enrollment capacity within the UAB academic medical center.

Name

UAB School of Dentistry

Legal name

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Website

https://uab.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

UAB School of Dentistry is a public dental school within the University of Alabama at Birmingham that educates dental students, provides patient care through teaching clinics, and conducts oral health research within a major academic medical center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Education & Clinical Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Offices of Dentists (62121)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dental Schools (EDAHAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Public Health Dentistry Clinics (FQHC/School-Based/Nonprofit) (HLABAAAF), Oral Hygiene Instruction & Patient Education (HLABAHAG)

Keywords

• Dental education
• Oral health research
• Clinical dentistry
• Dental workforce training
• Specialty dental programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Educational Fees: Revenue from dental degree programs including Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) and advanced dental education programs.
2. Clinical Services: Patient care services provided through the School of Dentistry's dental clinics, generating revenue from dental procedures and treatments.
3. Research Grants and Funding: UAB reports $866M in research expenditures (FY24), with the School of Dentistry contributing to dental and oral health research programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UAB School of Dentistry educates the oral health workforce through its Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) program and advanced specialty dental education programs, delivers patient dental care through faculty-supervised teaching clinics, and advances oral health science through dental and oral health research. It operates as a constituent school within the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a public academic medical center.

Product overview

UAB School of Dentistry is a college within the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), a major research university. The School of Dentistry provides dental education, research, and patient care services. The available source data does not contain detailed product or service information specific to the School of Dentistry's offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) Program

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UAB Medicine / UAB HospitalcoreOthersThe School of Dentistry operates within the broader UAB academic medical center ecosystem, collaborating with UAB Hospital, UAB Health System, and other health professional schools including Medicine, Nursing, and Optometry. This integration enables interdisciplinary education and comprehensive patient care.
• UAB Health Services FoundationcoreOthersThe Benevolent Fund represents and supports employees from UAB Health Services Foundation, indicating organizational integration in employee benefits and community support programs.
• VIVA HealthminorOthersVIVA Health is included in the Benevolent Fund coverage, suggesting a health insurance partnership relationship within the UAB health ecosystem.
• UAB Callahan Eye HospitalcoreOthersThe Benevolent Fund supports employees from UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, indicating integration within the UAB health enterprise along with the School of Dentistry.
• Collat School of Business, School of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Public Health, School of OptometrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe School of Dentistry is grouped with other UAB schools under shared HR consultant support (Kendrea Atkins), indicating administrative integration and collaboration across UAB's health-related academic units.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• NYU College of Dentistry: The largest dental school in the U.S., with an unusually broad portfolio spanning DMD, advanced specialty programs, and dental hygiene. Not a direct Southeast competitor but a relevant scale and program-mix benchmark for any U.S. dental school.
• University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry: One of the largest and most research-intensive public dental schools in the Southeast. Overlaps substantially in mission and program portfolio but operates at greater scale and with deeper research output, functioning as a regional incumbent peer.

Direct peers

• Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University: Georgia's public dental school operating within the Augusta University health system. Directly comparable in mission, public-university structure, teaching-clinic model, and Southeast regional applicant pool.
• University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry: Mississippi's only dental school, also part of an academic medical center. Highly comparable in mission, state-supported public-university model, regional Southeast focus, and workforce-development emphasis for an underserved state.
• Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine: Public dental school embedded in an academic medical center, with a comparable Southeast regional draw and integration of dental education, clinical services, and research.
• Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry: A public dental school in a mid-Atlantic state with a comparable portfolio of predoctoral, specialty, and research programs. Competes for regional applicants and shares the public-university teaching-clinic model.
• University of Alabama School of Dentistry: The flagship University of Alabama dental school located in the same University of Alabama System. Directly comparable in mission (state-supported dental education, clinical services, research), public-university governance, and Southeast regional catchment, making it the most direct functional peer.
• University of Florida College of Dentistry: A large public dental school integrated with a top-tier academic health center, offering a comparable mix of predoctoral, specialty, and research programs. One of the strongest comparable peers in scale, research output, and state-system backing.
• University of Kentucky College of Dentistry: A public dental school in a neighboring state with a comparable mix of DMD, specialty, and research programs, plus an on-campus teaching clinic. Competes for regional applicants and operates under similar public-university governance.
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry: A public dental school serving a neighboring Southeast state with comparable DMD and advanced specialty programs, teaching-clinic revenue model, and federal research grant activity. Competes directly for applicants and faculty in the same regional labor market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UABSOD
• Facebookfacebook.com/UAB.Dentistry
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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