Indiana University School of Dentistry - BMS Research Institutions

Indiana University School of Dentistry
1121 West Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tel. 317-274-7957
ds-ps@iupui.edu

The only dental school in the Hoosier state, Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) offers an extraordinary learning environment in which teaching, research, and community service come together in the best way possible for the preparation of tomorrowÌs dental professionals.

Under the leadership of Dean Lawrence Goldblatt since January 1997, the school is located at the center of Indiana, and in the heart of Indianapolis. It is part of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), one of eight campuses in the IU system. IUPUI is a fast-growing campus situated just a few blocks from Monument Circle in downtown "Indy."

IUPUI shares its location on the near west side of the city with the Indiana University Medical Center, one of the finest teaching and research centers in the world. Many of the dental schoolÌs faculty members have established strong collaborative ties with physicians and other scientists in the medical center facilities.

IUSD is one of the oldest dental schools in the nation. It got its start as the Indiana Dental College in 1879 and was acquired by Indiana University in 1925. In 1933, IU built a facility to house the school at its current site. Today this sprawling, five-story edifice is composed of the original building plus two major additions -- the first addition was constructed in 1962 and the second a decade later.