North America · Northern America
Dental Schools in Canada
10 verified dental schools awarding an initial dental qualification in 9 cities. Verified program languages: English, French.
Initial reconciliation completed. Every candidate from the official discovery sources has been verified, excluded, flagged as a duplicate or listed as unresolved. Not a guarantee of completeness.
Last reviewed October 14, 2026.
Dental education in Canada
Dental qualification structure
- Dalhousie offers a four-year Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) program; other Canadian faculties award the DMD or DDS. Source: dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Registration and licensing context
- Graduates of the Saskatchewan program are described as eligible for the North American board examinations. Source: admissions.usask.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Verified dental schools
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Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry
Halifax · University faculty
InitialAdvanced standingPostgraduateDoctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)OperatingRestricted eligibilityBasic recordPostgraduate specialties listed: General Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontics
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McGill University Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences
Montreal · University faculty
InitialAdvanced standingPostgraduateResearchDoctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)OperatingDetailed recordPostgraduate specialties listed: General Dentistry
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Schulich School of Dentistry, Western University
London · Dental school
InitialAdvanced standingPostgraduateDoctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)OperatingBasic recordPostgraduate specialties listed: Orthodontics
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Université de Montréal Faculty of Dental Medicine
Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Montréal
Montreal · University faculty
InitialPostgraduateResearchDoctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)OperatingDetailed recordPostgraduate specialties listed: General Dentistry
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Université Laval Faculty of Dental Medicine
Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université Laval
Québec · University faculty
Other qualificationInitialPostgraduateResearchDoctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)OperatingRestricted eligibilityBasic recordPostgraduate specialties listed: Endodontics, General Dentistry, Periodontics
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University of Alberta Mike Petryk School of Dentistry
Edmonton · Dental school
InitialDoctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)OperatingBasic record - View School
University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry
Vancouver · University faculty
InitialAdvanced standingPostgraduateResearchDoctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)OperatingRestricted eligibilityBasic recordPostgraduate specialties listed: Endodontics, General Dentistry, Orthodontics
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University of Manitoba College of Dentistry
Winnipeg · Dental college
InitialAdvanced standingPostgraduateResearchDoctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)OperatingBasic recordPostgraduate specialties listed: Orthodontics, Periodontics
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University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry
Saskatoon · Dental college
InitialAdvanced standingPostgraduateResearchDoctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)OperatingBasic recordPostgraduate specialties listed: Periodontics
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University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry
Toronto · University faculty
Other qualificationInitialAdvanced standingPostgraduateResearchDoctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)OperatingBasic recordPostgraduate specialties listed: Dental Public Health, Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and 6 more
How this country was researched
- Research status
- Initial reconciliation completed
- Candidates in discovery sources
- 10
- Verified operating or listed schools
- 10
- Unresolved candidates
- 0
- Excluded after checking
- 0
Discovery sources
- NDEB: education programs for the equivalency process · National Dental Examining Board of Canada
- CDAC search for accredited programs · Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada · not accessible
- Canadian dental faculty websites · University faculties
Limitations: CDAC accredited-program search could not be read; schools identified from faculty websites and the NDEB list. University of Alberta not verified (bot challenge). Checked 2026-10-14.