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An aerial view of the CADE orthodontics floor, which houses multiple dental work stations that include dental chairs, lights and tool stations.

Center for Advanced Dental Education

Excellence in Dental Education and Care

The Saint Louis University Center for Advanced Dental Education (CADE) has been called the finest facility for advanced dental education in the world.

Located on SLU's medical campus in Midtown St. Louis, we house four state-of-the-art treatment clinics, as well as an imaging center that includes cone beam 3D imaging. We prepare dentists to become astute and multidisciplinary clinicians in the fields of orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics and pediatric dentistry. Our students learn how to provide excellent and compassionate care in advanced facilities, including an 18-station technique lab, a large multimedia auditorium, classrooms, libraries and labs.

Our clinics, Dental Specialties of Saint Louis University, provide services for both adults and children. We offer advanced care at a lower cost than traditional practices. Services include braces, root canals, gum disease treatment and implants, and general children’s dentistry.

A male CADE resident, wearing a white coat and a medical mask, holds a medical device to the mouth of a reclining patient in a dental chair. The dentist is looking at a screen while he works.

Academic Areas

Students enrolled in SLU’s Center for Advanced Dentistry can earn a Master of Science in Dentistry with a certificate in one of the following areas.

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A female CADE resident, wearing a white lab coat and mask, uses a dental tool to work on the teeth of a reclining patient in a dental chair.
Endodontics
A close-up of a pair of orthodontic aligners. The aligners are clear plastic trays that fit over a set of teeth.
Orthodontics
A close-up of a female dentist working in the mouth of a patient.
Periodontics
A female dentist demonstrates a dental tool on a stuffed animal with human teeth.
Pediatric Dentistry
A female resident chats and laughs with a male CADE faculty member.
A female resident chats and laughs with a male CADE faculty member.

Work with expert faculty

Residents at SLU CADE work under the close supervision of world-renowned professors, ensuring the highest standard of patient care.

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By the Numbers

1K+

alumni

About CADE
35K

patient visits a year

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63

current residents

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Contact Us

Phone
314-977-8600
Email
cade@slu.edu
Location

3320 Rutger St.
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-977-8600

Two CADE residents wearing white lab coats work at a computer workstation. The male resident points to something on the computer screen.
Two CADE residents wearing white lab coats work at a computer workstation. The male resident points to something on the computer screen.

Quality, Compassionate Care

Dental Specialties of Saint Louis University provides patients with endodontic, orthodontic, pediatric dentistry, and periodontic care from accomplished dentists supervised by our expert clinical faculty.

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