Initial Dental Qualifications

An initial dental qualification is the degree that is the entry route to practising as a dentist in its own system: a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), BChD, BDent or a national equivalent. The exact official award is shown on every program.

This list never mixes in advanced-standing programs for dentists who already qualified abroad, postgraduate specialty programs or research degrees; each has its own page.

1,312 initial dental programs · page 1 of 27

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

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
Mangalore, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
Mangalore, India
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
Mesa, United States
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Master of Science in dentistry (kandidat i odontologi), after a 3-year bachelor in dentistry (MSc)
Aarhus University Department of Dentistry and Oral Health
Aarhus, Denmark
Entry:
Graduate entry
Duration:
2 years
Teaching language:
Danish
Tuition:
Not verified
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Odontostomatology programme at bac + 7 (degree title not stated on the page)
Abomey-Calavi University Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Odontostomatology
Abomey-Calavi, Benin
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Master of Science in Dentistry
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) - Dentistry
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Médico Cirujano Dentista
Academic Unit of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Zacatecas
Guadalupe, Mexico
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Specialist degree in Stomatology (code 31.05.03)
Academician I.P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
5 years
Teaching language:
Russian
Tuition:
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Specialist degree in Stomatology (code 31.05.03)
Academician I.P. Pavlov Ryazan State Medical University
Ryazan, Russia
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Adelaide University School of Dentistry
Adelaide, Australia
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
5 years
Teaching language:
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Tuition:
A$108,300 per academic year
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bathinda
Bathinda, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Adhiparasakthi Dental College & Hospital, Melmaruvathur
Melmaruvathur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Aditya Dental College, Beed
Beed, India
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Adıyaman University Faculty of Dentistry
Adıyaman, Türkiye
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Dental degree (title not stated on the MDCN list)
Afe Babalola University dental programme
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Faculty of Dentistry
Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye
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Dental degree (title not stated on the MDCN list)
Ahmadu Bello University dental programme
Zaria, Nigeria
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Ahmedabad Dental College & Hospital, Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, India
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Dentistry course (six-year 歯学部歯学科 program)
Aichi Gakuin University School of Dentistry
Nagoya, Japan
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6 years
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Air Force Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore
Bangalore, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Ajman University College of Dentistry
Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
5 years
Teaching language:
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Tuition:
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Akdeniz University Faculty of Dentistry
Antalya, Türkiye
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Aksaray University Faculty of Dentistry
Aksaray, Türkiye
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Al-Ahliyya Amman University Faculty of Dentistry
Amman, Jordan
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
5 years
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Al Ameen Dental College & Hospital, Bijapur
Bijapur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Al-Azhar Dental College, Kerala
Kerala, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Al-Badar Rural Dental College & Hospital, Gulbarga
Gulbarga, India
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Bachelor's degree in Stomatology
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Stomatology programme
Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Duration:
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Teaching language:
Kazakh, Russian and English
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Faculty of Dentistry
Antalya, Türkiye
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Bachelor's degree in Dentistry (Grado en Odontología)
Alfonso X el Sabio Mare Nostrum Degree in Dentistry (Grado en Odontología)
Málaga, Spain
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Bachelor's degree in Dentistry (Grado en Odontología)
Alfonso X el Sabio University Faculty of Health Sciences (Dentistry degree)
Madrid, Spain
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine
Karachi, Pakistan
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Altınbaş University Faculty of Dentistry
İstanbul, Türkiye
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
AMC Dental College, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
AME’s Dental College & Hospital, Raichur
Raichur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi
Kochi, India
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Undergraduate program in Stomatology (rural directed free-tuition track)
Anhui Medical University Stomatology Program
Hefei, China
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5 years
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam, India
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Ankara Medipol University Faculty of Dentistry
Ankara, Türkiye
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry
Ankara, Türkiye
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Dentistry
Ankara, Türkiye
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial Dental College, Dhule
Dhule, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Annoor Dental College & Hospital, Ernakulam
Ernakulam, India
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Antalya Bilim University Faculty of Dentistry
Antalya, Türkiye
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Bachelor's degree in Dentistry (Grado en Odontología)
Antonio de Nebrija Degree in Dentistry (Grado en Odontología)
Madrid, Spain
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Doctor of Dental Surgery
Arab American University Faculty of Dentistry
Jenin, Palestine
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Duration:
5 years
Teaching language:
English
Tuition:
₪480 per credit
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Dentistry degree (5 years of study)
Arab Private University for Science and Technology Faculty of Dentistry
Hama, Syria
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5 years
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Bachelor in Dental Science (BDS)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Dentistry
Thessaloniki, Greece
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
5 years
Teaching language:
English
Tuition:
€18,000 per academic year
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Dental degree (Ptychio Odontiatrikis)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Dentistry
Thessaloniki, Greece
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Duration:
5 years
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Not verifiedSeparate English-taught track available
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad
Secunderabad, India
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Reading a dental qualification

Titles in our filters group awards for search only — BChD, BDent / BDSc, BDS, DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery), DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine) or another national title — and the exact official name is always kept. A DDS or DMD is a professional degree, not a research PhD. Whether a degree allows you to practise in a given country is decided by that country's regulator.

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Programs for dentists educated outside the country are listed separately. Dental programs for internationally educated dentists · Postgraduate specialties · Recognition explained