Africa · Southern Africa
Dental Schools in South Africa
3 verified dental schools awarding an initial dental qualification in 3 cities.
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 South Africa
Dental qualification structure
- Wits describes its Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS) as a five-year, full-time course. Source: wits.ac.za · verified October 14, 2026
Registration and licensing context
- Wits states that first-time BDS registrants must register with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Source: wits.ac.za · verified October 14, 2026
Verified dental schools
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Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University School of Dentistry
Medunsa · Dental school
InitialBachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)Status not verifiedBasic record - View School
University of Pretoria School of Dentistry
Pretoria · Dental school
InitialBachelor of Dental Surgery (BChD)Status not verifiedBasic record - View School
University of the Witwatersrand School of Oral Health Sciences
Johannesburg · Dental school
InitialBachelor of Dental Science (BDS)OperatingBasic record
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How this country was researched
- Research status
- Initial reconciliation completed
- Candidates in discovery sources
- 4
- Verified operating or listed schools
- 3
- Unresolved candidates
- 1
- Excluded after checking
- 0
Discovery sources
- SMU School of Dentistry programmes · Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
- Wits Dental Science course finder · University of the Witwatersrand
- UP yearbook BChD · University of Pretoria
Limitations: HPCSA accredited-programme list could not be read; candidates compiled from university sites and Wikidata hints (2 items). UWC unverified because uwc.ac.za returned 403. Checked 2026-10-14.