Dental education is getting more expensive. Graduates are taking on more debt. Dental schools are also becoming more diverse, with more women and a growing number of racial and ethnic minority groups pursuing dentistry.

From costs and demographics to advanced education programs and dental licensure exams, dental education in the U.S. continues to evolve. In "Then & Now: Dental education in the U.S." the ADA News examines at how dental schools, dental students and their experiences look today, and compares them to how they were in decades past.