Dental Programs for Internationally Educated Dentists

These programs admit applicants who already hold a dental qualification, often one earned in another country, and lead to the receiving school's own dental degree after a shortened or adapted course. They are a different pathway from entering dental school for the first time and from specialist training, and they are listed here on their own.

29 advanced-standing programs

Sorted alphabetically by school. Tuition is shown in the original currency; nothing is converted or ranked.

Doctor of Dental Medicine (advanced standing) (DMD)
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Boston, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
$101,676 per academic year (2026-2027)
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (advanced standing) (DDS)
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
New York, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2.5 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry
Halifax, Canada
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
3 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingRestricted eligibilityBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (advanced standing) (DMD)
Harvard University School of Dental Medicine
Boston, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
Not verified
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (advanced standing) (DDS)
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (International Dentist Program) (DDS)
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Indianapolis, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2.5 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (International Dentist Program) (DDS)
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
Loma Linda, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
English
Tuition:
$29,114 per academic year (2025-2026)
Advanced standingOperatingDetailed record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (advanced standing) (DDS)
Marquette University School of Dentistry
Milwaukee, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
3 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
McGill University Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences
Montreal, Canada
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
3 years
Teaching language:
English
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingDetailed record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
3 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Newark, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2.3 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Schulich School of Dentistry, Western University
London, Canada
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
3 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Touro College of Dental Medicine
Hawthorne, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Boston, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2.5 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
$60,954 per academic year (2026-2027)
Advanced standingOperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry
Vancouver, Canada
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
Not verified
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingRestricted eligibilityBasic record
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (international route) (BDS)
University of Lancashire School of Dentistry
Preston, United Kingdom
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
1.5 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
£44,500 per academic year (2026/27)
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of Manitoba College of Dentistry
Winnipeg, Canada
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
CA$68,401.68 per academic year (2026-2027)
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of New England College of Dental Medicine
Portland, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2.4 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
$53,080 per academic year (2026-2027)
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry
Chapel Hill, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2.4 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
Oklahoma City, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2.5 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry
Dunedin, New Zealand
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
Not verified
Teaching language:
English
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Philadelphia, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2.5 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Pittsburgh, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
$29,346 per academic year (2026-2027)
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
Not verified
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry
Saskatoon, Canada
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
CA$69,338 per academic year (2026-2027)
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry
Toronto, Canada
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University of Washington School of Dentistry
Seattle, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
Not verified
Teaching language:
English
Tuition:
$55,586 basis not stated
Advanced standingOperatingDetailed record
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
VCU School of Dentistry
Richmond, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
2.8 years
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
Not verified
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
Pomona, United States
Entry:
Advanced standing
Duration:
Not verified
Teaching language:
Not verified
Tuition:
$40,320 per academic year (2026-2027)
Advanced standingOperatingBasic record

What a program record can show

Applicant eligibility: which prior dental qualifications and countries of qualification are accepted
Credit or exemptions given for prior study, and the remaining program duration
Entry assessments: written examinations, practical or clinical tests, interviews
Language requirements for the classroom, clinic and patient contact
Clinical training: supervised patient-care requirements, placements and who arranges them
Tuition and fees in the original currency, with instrument kit and laboratory costs listed separately
Whether the program leads to the school’s own dental degree, and what the school says about licensing eligibility

Anything the school has not published stays visible as “Not verified”; we never fill a gap from another country's rules.

Licensing is a separate question. A specialist certificate or master's degree does not by itself satisfy the licensing requirements for an initial dental degree, and completing an advanced-standing program does not guarantee that a regulator will register you. Check the dental regulator of the country where you intend to practise before you apply or pay. Recognition explained.