N ine new dental schools have opened in the United States since 2008. During this time, a lot has been written regarding dentist shortages and their impact on access to dental care, particularly among underserved populations. In May 2015, I wrote a commentary summarizing some of the conceptual and empirical issues that policymakers ought to consider when faced with the conventional wisdom that the United States is facing a shortage of dentists. In this issue, I explore the issue of the adequacy of the supply of dentists in the United States from a different angle—the role of dental schools in addressing some of the key challenges Americans face when it comes to accessing dental care. I want to first start with some facts. Access to dental care has been improving steadily for many years among US children, especially children of low-income families. In fact, most states are seeing improvements as evidenced by rising dental care use among children receiving Medicaid benefits. For adults, the trends are different. Dental care utilization among adults is falling, and more and more adults report avoiding or delaying dental care because of cost. Emergency department visits for dental conditions are skyrocketing, a trend driven entirely by young adults. Low-income adults, more than any other group, are most likely to report problems accessing dental care. The access issue among lowincome adults relates to challenges finding dental care providers as well as financial barriers. In fact, among adults with Medicaid benefits, finding a dentist who accepts Medicaid is a challenge. Similarly, Americans living in rural areas report bigger challenges finding a dental care provider compared with those living in urban areas. In a nutshell, one could safely conclude from the empirical evidence that adults with lowincomes, the Medicaid population, and people living in rural areas tend to be the most likely groups to report problems finding a dentist. Whatever the underlying factors driving the financial and supplyrelated access issues for these 3 groups—and there are many—a common solution put forth is to train more dentists. The basic logic goes something like this: we have certain segments of the population who have a tough time accessing dental care. A major part of the access problem is due to a shortage of dentists. With more dentists expected to retire in the coming years, the shortage will likely get worse. Hence, there is a need for more dentists in the market, and this is achieved through expanded dental school enrollment. This story line