On Mar. 1, 1945, Governor Monard C. Wallgren signed the Medical-Dental Bill which authorized the formation of University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Dentistry.

The School of Dentistry is an integral part of the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center, and is an oral health care center of excellence serving the people of the State of Washington and the Pacific Northwest. The UW School of Dentistry has risen to No. 2 in the world among dental schools in the new Academic Ranking of World Universities by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. The School of Dentistry trails only the University of Michiganﾒs dental school in the new rankings. released Jun. 28, 2019.