▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁inst itute ▁has ▁managed ▁to ▁clim b ▁to ▁ren owned ▁status ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁ranking ▁of ▁US ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁ranked ▁at ▁# 1 . ▁▁ ▁Each ▁year , ▁over ▁ 9 0 ▁students ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁D DS ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁U TH SC SA . ▁ ▁Education ▁With ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 0 ▁dedicated ▁research ▁fac ulty ▁members ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁fields ▁of ▁study , ▁the ▁school ▁offers ▁various ▁degrees , ▁including ▁dual ▁doctor ates . ▁ ▁Are as ▁of ▁focus ▁are : ▁ ▁Community ▁dent istry ▁ ▁D ental ▁di agnostic ▁science ▁ ▁End od ont ics ▁ ▁General ▁dent istry ▁ ▁Or al ▁and ▁max illo fa cial ▁surg ery ▁ ▁Orth od ont ics ▁ ▁Ped iat ric ▁dent istry ▁ ▁Period ont ics ▁ ▁Pro st hod ont ics ▁ ▁Rest or ative ▁dent istry ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁publication ▁The ▁D ental ▁School ▁at ▁the ▁Health ▁Science ▁Center ▁ranked ▁fourth ▁in ▁publications ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁scientific ▁impact ▁among ▁the ▁world ' s ▁ 7 6 0 ▁dent al ▁schools ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁in ▁this ▁school ▁developed ▁the ▁first ▁digital ▁pan or am ic ▁x - ray ▁device ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁American ▁Student ▁D ental ▁Association ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links