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 10 of 27

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

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Vijayawada
Vijayawada, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College, Kottayam
Kottayam, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College, Kozhikode
Kozhikode, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary
Bellary, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College, RIMS, Kadapa
Kadapa, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College, Silchar, Assam
Assam, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College, Srinagar
Srinagar, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College, Thrissur
Thrissur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Govt. Dental College, Trivandrum
Trivandrum, India
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Master of Dentistry (following the three-year Bachelor of Dental Health Science)
Griffith University School of Medicine and Dentistry
Gold Coast, Australia
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Doctor of Dental Medicine
Grigol Robakidze University - Doctor of Dental Medicine
Tbilisi, Georgia
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Georgian
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (medical dentist)
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty of Dental Medicine
Iași, Romania
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
GSL Dental College & Hospital, Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, India
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Bachelor's degree, Stomatology (口腔医学), five-year program
Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, China
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5 years
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Bachelor of Medicine (Stomatology)
Guangxi Medical University Stomatology Program
Nanning, China
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5 years
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Gulf Medical University College of Dentistry
Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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Direct entry
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5 years
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AED 132,300 per academic year (2026-2027)
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Guru Gobind Singh College of Dental Science & Research Centre, Burhanpur
Burhanpur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Guru Nanak Dev Dental College & Research Institute, Sunam
Sunam, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Gurunanak Institute of Dental Science & Research, Kolkatta
Kolkatta, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
H.K.D.E.Ts Dental College, Hospital & Research Institute, Humnabad
Humnabad, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
H.K.E. Society's, S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences & Research
S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
H.P. Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Shimla
Shimla, India
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry
Ankara, Türkiye
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Banbishnupur
Banbishnupur, India
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State examination in dentistry (Zahnärztliche Prüfung) leading to licensure as dentist
Hannover Medical School - Dentistry (Zahnmedizin)
Hannover, Germany
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Harran University Faculty of Dentistry
Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Harvard University School of Dental Medicine
Boston, United States
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Direct entry
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$76,828 per academic year (2026-2027)
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Dentistry
Hatay, Türkiye
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hazaribag
Hazaribag, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
HBS Dental College
Islamabad, Pakistan
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Health Sciences University Gülhane Faculty of Dentistry
Ankara, Türkiye
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Health Sciences University Hamidiye Faculty of Dentistry
İstanbul, Türkiye
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Dentistry course (six-year 歯学部歯学科 program)
Health Sciences University of Hokkaido School of Dentistry
Tobetsu, Japan
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6 years
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State examination in dentistry (Zahnärztliche Prüfung) leading to licensure as dentist
Heidelberg University - Dentistry (Zahnmedizin)
Heidelberg, Germany
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State examination in dentistry (Zahnärztliche Prüfung) leading to licensure as dentist
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf - Dentistry (Zahnmedizin)
Düsseldorf, Germany
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Hi-Tech Dental College & hospital, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, India
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
High Point University Workman School of Dental Medicine
High Point, United States
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar
Sunder Nagar, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Poanta Sahib
Poanta Sahib, India
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Dentistry course (six-year 歯学部歯学科 program)
Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry
Hiroshima, Japan
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur
Jabalpur, India
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歯学部歯学科 (School of Dental Medicine, Department of Dentistry)
Hokkaido University Faculty of Dental Medicine
Sapporo, Japan
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6 years
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Howard University College of Dentistry
Washington, United States
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4 years
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Specialist degree in Stomatology (code 31.05.03)
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Moscow, Russia
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
I.T.S. Centre for Dental Studies & Research, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
I.T.S. Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Gr. Noida
Gr. Noida, India
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Iğdır University Faculty of Dentistry
Iğdır, Türkiye
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Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)
IMES Catanduva School of Dentistry
Catanduva, Brazil
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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