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 17 of 27

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

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Queen's University Belfast Dental School
Belfast, United Kingdom
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
R.R. Dental College & Hospital, Udaipur
Udaipur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
R.V.S. Dental College & Hospital, Sulur
Sulur, India
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Master of Science in Dentistry
Radboud University - Dentistry (Tandheelkunde)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Ragas Dental College & Hospital, Chennai
Chennai, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rahbar College of Dentistry
Lahore, Pakistan
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore
Bangalore, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rajas Dental College & Hospital, Kavalkinaru Jn
Kavalkinaru Jn, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rajasthan Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur
Jaipur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
RAK College of Dental Sciences
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rama Dental College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur
Kanpur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur
Nagpur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rashid Latif Dental College
Lahore, Pakistan
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rayat Bahra Dental College, Mohali
Mohali, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
RCSI School of Dentistry
Dublin, Ireland
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5 years
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Faculty of Dentistry
Rize, Türkiye
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Regional Dental College, Guwahati
Guwahati, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rehman College of Dentistry
Peshawar, Pakistan
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Bachelor's degree in Dentistry (Grado en Odontología)
Rey Juan Carlos University Faculty of Health Sciences (Dentistry degree, Alcorcón campus)
Alcorcón, Spain
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Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)
Ribeirão Preto School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Dentistry study programme (leading to qualification as dentist)
Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Dentistry
Rīga, Latvia
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English, Latvian
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Dentistry
Rīga, Latvia
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Direct entry
Duration:
5 years
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English
Tuition:
€15,500 per academic year (2026-2027)
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
RIMT Dental College, Mandi Gobindgarh
Mandi Gobindgarh, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal
Bhopal, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
RKDF Dental College & Research Centre, Bhopal
Bhopal, India
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
South Jordan, United States
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Specialist degree in Stomatology (code 31.05.03)
Rostov State Medical University
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Royal Dental College, kerala
Kerala, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rungta College of Dental Sciences & Research, Bhilai
Bhilai, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Rural Dental College, Loni
Loni, India
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Newark, United States
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Direct entry
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Dentistry (Zahnmedizin), state examination
RWTH Aachen University Faculty of Medicine Dentistry
Aachen, Germany
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
S.B. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Bidar
Bidar, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital, Cuttack
Cuttack, India
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Dentistry (School of Dentistry programme)
S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University School of Dentistry
Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
S.J.M. Dental College & Hospital, Chitradurga
Chitradurga, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
S.M.B.T. Dental College & Hospital, Amrutnagar
Amrutnagar, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
S.R.M. Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai
Chennai, India
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State examination in dentistry (Zahnärztliche Prüfung) leading to licensure as dentist
Saarland University - Dentistry (Zahnmedizin)
Homburg, Germany
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Saidu College of Dentistry
Swat, Pakistan
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Specialist degree in Stomatology (code 31.05.03)
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Specialist degree in Stomatology (code 31.05.03)
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Sakarya University Faculty of Dentistry
Sakarya, Türkiye
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Dentistry (Faculty of Dentistry programme)
Samarkand State Medical University Faculty of Dentistry
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Sanaka Institute of Dental Sciences, Durgapur
Durgapur, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Santosh Dental College & Hospital, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, India
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Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)
São Leopoldo Mandic School of Dentistry
Campinas, Brazil
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Single-cycle master's degree in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics (Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria, class LM-46)
Sapienza University of Rome, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics degree course
Rome, Italy
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6 years
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Single-cycle master's degree in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics (Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria, class LM-46)
Sapienza University of Rome, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics degree course
Rome, Italy
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Saraswati Danwantri Dental College & Hospital, Parbhani
Parbhani, 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